Dumb Georgia Laws
Note: All cited laws are real and currently in effect, and have been verified for authenticity by practicing attorney Nathan Belofsky, Esq., the world's leading authority on strange laws.
- In the State of Georgia, it’s a crime to sell your child off to the circus.
- In Columbus, Georgia, it’s against the law to block a moviegoer’s view by wearing a hat.
- In Georgia, it’s illegal to sell body parts gathered at an accident scene.
- In Georgia, those engaging in llama-related activities accept the risk of injuries.
- In Georgia, it’s a crime to use vulgar language against a police officer answering a 911 call.
- In Georgia, selling the tail of a squirrel is against the law.
- In Georgia, it’s illegal to noodle a fish.
- In Georgia, selling “knuckles” to a minor is a crime.
- In Georgia, using dynamite, batteries or walnut shells to fish is a crime.
- In Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, it’s a crime to talk too loud at a carnival.
- In Georgia, it’s illegal to catch more than fifteen Redfin Pickerel in a day.
- In Dublin, Georgia, it’s against the law to play catch in the street.
- In Georgia, it’s illegal for beachcombers to keep oysters measuring less than 3 inches from hinge to mouth.
- In Georgia, it’s a crime to move a trout from one lake to another.
- In Columbus, Georgia, it is illegal for bars to have a Ladies Night.
- In Georgia, it’s illegal to feed a wild alligator.
- In Georgia, failing to relinquish a phone line in a term of emergency is illegal.
- In Georgia, passengers in a hovercraft or hydroplane can’t hunt feral hogs.
- In Georgia, it’s against the law to go hunting with a blind pig.
- In Georgia, one can only hunt bears when wearing at least 500 square inches of florescent orange clothing.
- In Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, it’s illegal to give away reptiles as a promotion.
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