Weird Colorado

Weird Colorado Laws

  • One may not mutilate a rock in a state park.

  • Car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday.

  • It is illegal for liquor stores to sell food or grocery stores to sell any alcohol except beer that is at most 3%.

  • No liquor may be sold on Sundays or election days.

  • It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.

  • Tags may be ripped off of pillows and mattresses.

  • In Alamosa - Throwing missles at cars is illegal.

  • In Alamosa - Keeping a house where unmarried persons are allowed to have sex is prohibited.

  • In Alamosa - To own a dog over three months of age, one must obtain a license.

  • In Alamosa - Persons may not urinate in public.

  • In Arvada - Establishments which sell alcohol must have enough lighting to read text inside them.

  • In Aspen - Catapults may not be fired at buildings.

  • In Boulder - It is legal to challenge a police officer, but only until he or she asks you to stop.

  • In Boulder - It is illegal to permit ones llama to graze on city property.

  • In Boulder - Boulders may not be rolled on city property.

  • In Boulder - Couches may not be placed on outside porches.

  • In Colorado Springs - It is permissable to wear a holstered six-gun within city limits, except on Sunday, Election Day, or holidays.

  • In Cripple Creek - It is illegal to bring your horse or pack mule above the ground floor of any building.

  • In Denver - The dog catcher must notify dogs of impounding by posting, for three consecutive days, a notice on a tree in the city park and along a public road running through said park.

  • In Denver - It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.

  • In Denver - You may not drive a black car on Sundays.

  • In Denver - It is illegal to mistreat rats in Denver, Colorado.

  • In Durango - It is illegal to go in public dressed in clothes "unbecoming" on one's sex.

  • In Logan County - It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep. Source

  • In Louisville - Residents may not own chickens, but may own up to three turkeys.

  • In Pueblo - It is illegal to let a dandelion grow within the city limits.

  • In Sterling - Cats may not run loose without having been fit with a taillight.

  • In Vail - It is illegal to crash into obstacles on a ski slope.

  • In Vail - No one may keep junk close to someone else.