Dumb Minnesota 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 Minnesota, the length of a frog is measured from the tip of the nose to the tip of the hind toes, with legs fully extended.
- In the State of Minnesota, the length of a fish must be measured from the tip of the nose or jaw, whichever is longer, to the farthest tip of the tail.
- In Minnesota, it’s illegal to sponsor a greased pig contest.
- In Minnesota, it’s a crime to carry a white cane unless you’re blind.
- In Minnesota restaurants, pans with nonstick coating can only be washed with nonabrasive sponges.
- In Winona County, Minnesota, all hotels must provide their guests with unworn blankets and pillows.
- In Minnesota, chasing animals with a car is illegal.
- In Minnesota, buying alcohol on Sunday is a misdemeanor.
- In Minnesota, you can’t hunt with a ferret.
- In Minnesota, it’s a crime to drag an anchor through aquatic vegetation.
- In Minnesota, it’s illegal to hunt animals with a spotlight.
- In Minnesota, it’s a crime for drivers to coast down a hill.
- In Minnesota, a fisherman can only fish with one line.
- In Minnesota, fishing with a fishberry is illegal.
- In Minnesota, it’s a crime to sponsor a turkey scramble.
- In Minnesota, using a goldfish as bait is against the law.
- In Minnesota, it’s a crime to leave a fishing line unattended.
- In Minnesota, a funeral director can’t require a customer to purchase a casket for cremation.
- In Minnesota, it’s illegal to hunt by radio.
- In Minnesota, the door of a fish house on ice must always open outwards.
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