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15 Ridiculous Laws That Are Somehow Still on the Books
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Den of Geek
The United States has accumulated centuries’ worth of laws, and not all of them have aged gracefully.
While many were written to address very specific situations, their mere existence is still baffling to us.
Surprisingly, quite a few have never been formally repealed, meaning they’re technically still part of the legal code even if they’re rarely, if ever, enforced.
Here are some of the strangest laws that somehow remain on the books, proving that lawmakers occasionally worried about some very unusual problems.
The ordinance likely stemmed from incidents involving people treating wildlife as entertainment, making it one of America’s most oddly specific animal laws.