California (CA) 加利福尼亞州愚蠢的法律

A law created in 1925 makes it illegal to wiggle while dancing.
1925 年制訂的一項法律規定,跳舞時扭腰擺臀是違法的。

Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
禁止動物在酒館、學校或做禮拜 (或拜神) 的場所方圓 1,500 英尺內公然交配。

Bathhouses are against the law.
澡堂是違法的。

Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water.
社區領袖通過的一項法令規定,任何人試圖阻止小孩鬧著玩地跳過路面小水坑是違法的。

In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same guidelines as cats and dogs.
在動物之家,對待蜥蜴與蛇的方式等同於貓狗。

It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
從行駛中的車輛射擊任何獵物都是輕罪,除非目標是鯨魚。

It is an offense for residents to appear on reality TV shows.
居民上電視實境秀節目是犯罪行為。

It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
沒有狩獵執照而設置捕鼠器是違法的。

Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.
包括蝸牛、樹懶和大象在內,許多動物被養做寵物是違法的。

No more than 6 people are allowed to stay in a hotel room where payment has been paid for just 1 person.
在只付一個人住宿費的旅館房間,最多只允許 6 個人逗留。

No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
無人駕駛的車輛時速不可超過 60 英里 (譯註:近 100 公里)。

Old women must hide their faces when in the vicinity of virgins. The penalty for disobeying this law is 5 years in prison.
在處女附近的老女人必須藏其臉。違反這項法律的罰則是入獄 5 年。

On some beaches it is still illegal for females to surf.
在某些海灘,女性衝浪仍是違法的。

Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
民眾保證可以曬到陽光。

Women may not drive in a house coat.
穿著家居寬鬆長袍的婦女不可開車。

Alhambra - 阿罕布拉市

You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.
沒有適當的許可證不可將車子留在街上一整晚。

Arcadia - 阿卡迪亞市

Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.
孔雀有通過任何街道 - 包括私人車道 - 的先行權。

Baldwin Park - 包德溫公園市

Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
任何人都不准在游泳池騎腳踏車。

Belvedere - 貝爾維德爾市

City Council order reads: "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash."
市議會的命令規定:「沒有飼主牽著皮帶的狗不得出現在公共場所」。

Blythe - 布來瑟市

You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.
除非你已擁有至少兩頭牛,否則不准穿牛仔靴。

Burlingame -伯靈格姆市

It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds.
隨地吐痰是違法的,但在棒球場除外。

Carmel - 卡梅爾市

Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor)
站在人行道時不可吃冰淇淋 (柯林伊斯威特當市長時已廢除)

Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.
婦女在市界內不可穿高跟鞋。

Cathedral City - 大教堂城

It is prohibited to sleep in a parked vehicle.
禁止睡在停著的車輛裡。

One may not bring their dog to school.
不可帶狗到學校。

Persons may not ride their bicycles through the "Fountain of Life".
不可騎腳踏車通過「生命之泉」。

Cerritos - 喜瑞都市

All dog waste must be removed from any yard within seven days.
任何庭院的狗屎都必須在七天內全部清除。

Chico - 奇科市

Bowling on the sidewalk is illegal.
在人行道上打保齡球是違法的。

Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.
在市界內引爆核彈處以 500 美元罰鍰。

Driving a herd of cattle down a street is against the law.
在馬路上驅趕牛群是違法的。

It is illegal to own a green or smelly animal hide.
擁有綠色或臭的獸皮是違法的。

It is illegal to plant a garden in any public street.
在公共街道上開闢花園是違法的。

One must obtain a permit from the city to throw hay in a cesspool.
必須獲得市政府許可才能將乾草丟入糞坑。

Dana Point - 達納點市

One may not use one's own restroom if the window is open.
自家廁所的窗戶若沒關不可如廁。

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Arkansas (AR) 阿肯色州愚蠢的法律

Atheists are disqualified from holding office or testifying as witness.
無神論者將被剝奪擔任公職或作證的資格或權利。

Men are not allowed to ask women to dance during the month of July.
七月間男性不可邀請女性跳舞。

It is illegal to call a child Zabradacka.
叫小孩 Zabradacka 是違法的。(若有人知道 Zabradacka 的意思,煩請告知)

A voter is only allowed five minutes to mark his ballot.
選民蓋印選票的時間只有五分鐘。

Arkansas must be pronounced "Arkansaw"
Arkansas 必須發「阿肯色」的音。(譯註:Arkansas 大多發「阿肯色」的音,即重音在第一音節,最後一個 s 不發音;但實際上,有些美國人是將重音放在第二音節,而且最後一個 s 有發音)。

The Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.
阿肯色河水位不得漲到高於小岩城的大街橋。

Alligators may not be kept in bath tubs.
短吻鱷不可養在浴缸。

A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.
法律規定,把頭髮剪短的學校老師不會獲得加薪。

A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
男人可以合法地打老婆,但一個月不得超過一次。

Fayetteville - 費耶特維爾市

It is against the law to make bats and owls into burgers.
把蝙蝠和貓頭鷹做成漢堡是違法的。

It is unlawful to walk one's cow down Main Street after 1:00 PM on Sunday.
星期天下午一時以後在大街遛牛是違法的。

It is illegal to kill "any living creature".
殺害「任何活的生物」是違法的。

Dogs may not bark after 6 PM.
狗狗在下午六時以後不可吠叫。

Little Rock - 小岩城

No one may suddenly start or stop their car at a McDonald's.
任何人都不可在麥當勞前面突然發動車子或停車。

It is an offense to eat cheese on a Friday unless it is accompanied by a large bottle of beer.
星期五吃起司是犯罪行為,除非配著一大瓶啤酒吃。

Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.
男女在小岩城街上調情可能入獄三十天。

No person shall sound the horn on a vehicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 P.M.
晚上九時以後任何人都不得在任何供應冷飲或三明治的地方按鳴車輛喇叭。

Arizona (AZ) 亞利桑納州愚蠢的法律

You can’t walk through a hotel lobby with spurs on.
腳上穿著馬刺的人不可走過旅館大廳。

Elephants must have a bell around their necks to warn swans of their approach.
大象的脖子必須繫鈴以警告天鵝「大象來了」。

Children are not allowed to sing nursery rhymes after 8 pm.
兒童不准在晚上八點之後唱兒歌。

It is illegal to sing in a public place while wearing a swimsuit.
身穿泳裝時,在公共場所唱歌是違法的。

Bullfrog hunting season has been permanently closed.
牛蛙狩獵季已永久結束。

It is a class 2 misdemeanor if one places a mark upon a flag which is likely to provoke physical retaliation.
在國旗上做了可能引發身體報復的記號,構成二級輕罪。

It is illegal to manufacture imitation cocaine.
製造假古柯鹼是違法的。

When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person possesses.
遭到罪犯或竊賊攻擊時,只可用跟對方相同的武器自衛。

There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus.
砍斷一株仙人掌有可能坐牢二十五年。

It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.
拒絕給人一杯水是違法的。

Hunting camels is prohibited.
禁獵駱駝。

Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.
驢子不能睡在浴缸裡。

Committing a misdemeanor while wearing a red mask makes it a felony. This goes back in the days of the Wild West!
戴著紅面具所犯下的任何輕罪都會變成重罪。這追溯到美國西部時代。

Glendale - 格蘭戴爾市

Cars may not be driven in reverse.
汽車不可倒著開 (不可倒車)。

Globe - 格洛伯鎮

Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.
不可在街上跟美洲原住民玩紙牌。

Hayden - 海頓鎮

If you bother the cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be fined.
打擾白尾兔或牛蛙,將被處以罰金。

Maricopa County - 馬里科帕郡

No more than six girls may live in any house.
任何房子最多只能住六個女生。

Mesa - 梅莎市

It is illegal to smoke cigarettes within 15 feet of a public place unless you have a Class 12 liqueur license.
在公共場所方圓十五英尺內抽菸是違法的,除非抽菸者擁有十二級甜酒執照。

Mohave County - 莫哈維郡

A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.
法令規定,任何偷竊肥皂被抓到的人,必須用該肥皂清洗自己直到該肥皂全部用罄為止。

Nogales - 諾加利斯市

The wearing of suspenders is prohibited by city ordinance. Women can be fined up to $500 – Men up to $2000.
市法規禁止穿吊帶和背帶。違反者女性可能被處以高達五百美元罰款 – 男性可能被罰高達兩千美元。

Prescott - 普里史考特市

It is illegal to ride a horse up the stairs of the county courthouse.
騎馬上郡法院的樓梯是違法的。

Tempe - 坦佩市

It is illegal to eat grass from any area where sheep or cows are grazing.
吃來自任何放牧牛羊地區的草是違法的。

You must be 18 years old to buy spray paint.
必須年滿十八歲才能購買噴漆。

Tombstone - 墓碑市

It is illegal for anyone over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.
年滿十八歲者微笑時若被看見沒有缺牙是違法的。(所以,擁有一口完整牙齒的人可能遭到逮捕,除非都不笑)

Tucson - 土桑市

Women are forbidden from wearing pants in public.
女子禁止公然穿著長褲。

Alaska (AK) 阿拉斯加州愚蠢的法律

It is illegal to whisper in someone’s ear while they are moose hunting.
在正在獵麋鹿的人士耳邊喃喃低語是違法的。

It is illegal to eat live eels in public unless you shout "Warning – Idiot eating eels" beforehand.
公然吃活鰻是違法的,除非事先高喊「警告 - 有個笨蛋要吃鰻魚」。

It is against the law in some areas for mothers to breast feed babies over 6 months old in public.
在一些地區,母親公然給六個月以上的嬰兒餵母奶是違法的。

Waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking photographs is strictly prohibited.
嚴禁為了拍照而弄醒睡覺中的熊。

Men must NEVER be completely naked.
男人絕不可以一絲不掛。

Stealing snow from a neighbor's garden to make a snowman is against the law. Using it for an igloo is acceptable.
偷鄰居花園的雪來做雪人是違法的。但用來做小屋是可以的。

It is forbidden to push a live moose out of a plane which is in motion.
禁止將活的麋鹿推出移動中的飛機

It is against the law to look at a moose from an airplane.
從飛機上俯瞰麋鹿是違法的。

Eating a neighbor’s baby is strictly forbidden.
嚴禁吃鄰居的嬰兒。

Intentionally avoiding walking on the cracks in the pavement is illegal.
故意不走在人行道的裂縫上是違法的。

No moose is allowed to have sex on city streets.
禁止麋鹿在城市街道上交配。

Anchorage -安克拉治市

No person may drive a vehicle when there are more than three people in the front seat, which number shall include the driver.
包括司機在內,當前座至少坐了四個人時,任何人都不許開車。

Persons may not live in a trailer as it is being hauled across the city.
當活動房屋正在被拖行通過安克拉治市時,任何人都不許住在裡面

It is illegal to string a wire across any road.
在任何道路上,將電線從一邊拉到另一邊是違法的。

No one may tie their pet dog to the roof of a car.
任何人都不許將他們的寵物狗繫在車頂上。

Fairbanks - 費爾班克斯市

It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.
餵麋鹿喝酒精性飲料被視為犯罪行為。

Haines - 海恩斯市

Employers of bars must not let their bartenders serve while they are drunk themselves.
酒吧的雇主不許在他們本身喝醉時讓酒保上酒

A person may only carry a concealed slingshot if that person has paid for the appropriate license.
如果一個人花錢買了彈弓許可證,那個人只許攜帶藏起來的彈弓。

Juneau - 朱諾市

Buildings that preserve scenic vistas are awarded bonus points by the government.
保存觀景台的建築物可獲得政府的紅利點數。

Owners of flamingos may not allow their pet to enter a barber's.
紅鶴的主人不許讓他們的寵物進入理髮店。

Nome - 諾姆市

No one can carry a bow and arrow within city limits.
任何人都不許在諾姆市境內攜帶弓箭。

Soldotna - 索爾多特納市

Persons may not allow “attractive nuisances” to occur.
任何人都不許讓「有吸引力之妨礙」的事物出現。

註:attractive nuisances 是指對兒童有吸引力但可能對他們造成危險的物品或設施,如游泳池、噴泉、水井、機器 (如割草機)、危險的動物。

Alabama (AL) 阿拉巴馬州愚蠢的法律

It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
駕駛人開車時被蒙住眼睛是違法的。

The game of dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
星期天不可以玩骨牌遊戲。

You may not drive barefooted.
不可赤腳開車。

It is illegal to intentionally maim oneself to escape duty.
故意自殘以逃避責任是違法的。

It is illegal to impersonate a member of the clergy.
假扮或冒充神職人員是違法的。

In a divorce, women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage. However, this provision does not apply to men.
離婚時,女性可以保留她們婚前擁有的所有財產。然而,這項規定並不適用於男性。

Face masks may not be worn in public.
當眾不可戴口罩。

The act of placing salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.
在鐵軌上撒鹽的行為可處以死刑。

Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
鼻屎不可彈入風中。

Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.
禁止人熊摔角比賽。

It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your car.
如果車頭掛著燈籠,在單行道上開錯方向是合法的。

Men may not spit in front of the members of the opposite sex.
男性不可在異性面前吐痰。

Incestuous marriages are perfectly legal.
亂倫的婚姻是完全合法的。

It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
戴假八字鬍在教堂引起哄堂大笑是違法的。

It is against the law to have an ice cream cone in your back pocket.
將 (冰淇淋) 甜筒放在後口袋裡是違法的。

You must have windshield wipers on your car.
汽車一定要有雨刷。

It is illegal to spit in public.
公然吐痰是違法的。

It is illegal to marry any animal that is not already a relation.
跟任何還不是親戚的動物結婚是違法的。

Courting couples must not hold hands while dining in a restaurant.
談情說愛的情侶在餐廳用餐時禁止十指緊扣。

It is a criminal offence to call a policeman, "Shitface".
叫警察「屎臉」(塞面 - 請用台語發音) 是刑事犯罪。

Elephants must not be placed in electric ovens.
禁止將大象放入電烤箱。

It is illegal to stab yourself to gain someone’s pity.
刺傷自己來博取別人同情是違法的。

Anniston - 安尼斯頓市

You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.
諾伯街禁穿牛仔褲。

Brewton - 布魯頓市

Use of motor boats is forbidden on city streets.
禁止在布魯頓市的街道開快艇。

Huntsville - 杭茲維爾市

If an animal control officer is in uniform, it signifies to the public that he is an animal control officer.
如果動物管制官員穿著制服,那是向民眾表示他就是動物管制官員。

Jasper - 傑士伯市

It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.
丈夫用直徑大於其拇指的棍棒打太太是違法的。

Lee County - 李郡

Selling peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday is illegal.
星期三日落後在李郡賣花生是違法的。

Linden - 林登市

All women of "uncertain" chastity must be off the streets by 9 p.m.
所有貞操「不確定的」女性在晚上九點之前必須離開街道。

Mobile - 莫比爾市

Bathing in city fountains is prohibited.
禁止在莫比爾市的噴水池沐浴。

It is illegal to spit orange peels out on to the sidewalk.
將橘子皮吐在人行道上是違法的。

It is illegal to ride bicycles on interstate highways.
在州際公路騎單車是違法的。

It is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels.
穿著尖銳高跟無帶女便鞋是違法的。

It is unlawful to howl at ladies inside the city limits.
在莫比爾市境內對女士咆哮是違法的。

No person within the city may possess confetti.
莫比爾市境內任何人都不可持有五彩碎紙。

Palm reading requires a $10 permit.
看手相須取得一份十美元的許可證。

Spray String and Snap Pops are illegal.
噴彩罐 (彩帶噴罐) 和摔炮是違法的。

Women may not wear a "lewd" dress in public.
女性不可公然穿著「猥褻的」衣服。