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Dumb North Dakota 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 North Dakota, only U.S. citizens can be appointed to the Dry Pea and Lentil Council.
  • In North Dakota, a model rocket cannot produce more than eighty newton-seconds of total impulse with a thrust duration of less than one-half second.
  • In Jamestown, North Dakota, it’s a crime to duplicate a key that says, “Do Not Duplicate.”
  • In North Dakota, kangaroo boxing is a crime.
  • In Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, throwing a nut skin onto a sidewalk is illegal.
  • In North Dakota, it’s a crime to remove a purple coneflower from a field.
  • In Grand Forks, North Dakota, it’s against the law to throw a snowball on public property.
  • In North Dakota, a food-seller cannot be held liable for making someone fat.
  • In Minot, North Dakota, it’s unlawful to indecently exhibit a studhorse.
  • In North Dakota, it’s a crime to buy a body that’s been dug up from the ground.
  • In Jamestown, North Dakota, immodest dancing in public is a crime.
  • In North Dakota, providing a common drinking cup in public is against the law.
  • In Grand Forks, North Dakota, it’s illegal to throw candy from a parade float.
  • In North Dakota, a person may not own feral swine.
  • In Jamestown, North Dakota, it’s illegal to be rude in church.
  • In North Dakota, selling soft drink containers with metal pull tabs is a crime.
  • In North Dakota, it’s illegal to drop objects from a ski-lift.
  • In Grand Forks, North Dakota, it’s a crime to break into a dog pound.
  • In North Dakota, releasing a destructive force is a felony.
  • In North Dakota, falsely claiming to be married is a crime.
  • In Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, public dances can only last four hours.
  • In North Dakota, it’s against the law to scarify a minor without their parent’s consent.
  • In Grand Forks, a person can be prosecuted for failing to confine a dog in heat.
  • In North Dakota, a person may not intentionally clone another human being.
  • In North Dakota, it’s against the law to enslave another person.
  • In Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, it’s a crime to expose copulating animals.
  • In Grand Forks, North Dakota, it is a crime to assault a police dog.
  • In Minot, North Dakota, putting a penny in an automatic parking ticket machine is a crime.
  • In Minot, North Dakota, moving a building along city streets requires a permit.

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