Stupid Laws from Michigan

A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission

There is a 10 cent bounty for each rat's head brought into a town office

It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house.

You may not swear in front of women and children. (Repealed)

Any person over the age of 12 may have a license for a handgun as long as he/she has not been convicted of a felony.

It is illegal to kill a dog using a decompression chamber.

There is a law that makes it legal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens. (Clawson)

Couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple's own property. (Detroit)

Willfully destroying your old radio is prohibited. (Detroit)

It is illegal for a man to scowl at his wife on Sunday. (Detroit)

It is illegal to let your pig run free in Detroit unless it has a ring in its nose. According to history and animal husbandry, it prevents them from "rooting" in the ground for their food. (Detroit)

Security guards at Joe Louis Arena will confiscate any item they feel might be thrown onto the ice. Furthermore, any person seen throwing an octopus onto the ice at a Red Wings game will be taken to jail. (Detroit)

No person shall throw an abandoned hoop skirt into any street or on any sidewalk, under penalty of a five- dollar fine for each offense. (Grand Haven)

It is illegal to paint sparrows to sell them as parakeets. (Harper Woods)

It is against the law to serenade your girlfriend. (Kalamazoo)

All bathing suits must have been inspected by the head of police. (Rochester)

Anyone can keep their cow on Main Street downtown at a cost of 3 cents per day. (Wayland)