Weird Michigan


Weird Michigan Laws
  • Persons may not be drunk on trains.

  • Under state law, dentists are officially classified as mechanics.

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

  • Adultery is illegal, but can only be punished upon a complaint by the affected husband or wife.

  • No man may seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl, or else he risks five years in prison.

  • The last Sunday in June of every year was named �log cabin day�.

  • Cars may not be sold on Sunday.

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

  • There is a 3 cent bounty for each starling and 10 cent bounty for each crow killed in any village, township, or city in the state.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • In Detroit - Putt-putt golf courses must close by 1:00 AM.

  • In Detroit - Security guards at Joe Louis Arena will confiscate any item they feel might be thrown onto the ice.

  • Detroit - Motor City may be known for its love of cars, but over there, it’s strictly a no-no to make love in one. Couples are banned from having sex in a vehicle unless the act takes place while the car is parked on the couple’s own property.
  • In Detroit - Willfully destroying your old radio is prohibited.

  • In Detroit - It is illegal for a man to scowl at his wife on Sunday.

  • In Detroit - It is illegal to let your pig run free in Detroit unless it has a ring in its nose.

  • In Grand Haven - 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.

  • In Harper Woods - It is illegal to paint sparrows to sell them as parakeets.

  • In Kalamazoo - It is against the law to serenade your girlfriend.

  • In Port Huron - The speed limit for ambulances is 20 mph.

  • In Rochester - All bathing suits must have been inspected by the head of police.

  • In Soo - Smoking while in bed is illegal.

  • In Wayland - Anyone can keep their cow on Main Street downtown at a cost of 3 cents per day.

 

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