It’s Illegal To Do This With Girlfriend in Kalamazoo
Did I We found a list of “interesting” laws in Michigan – including some state laws and others specific to cities all over this great state. click here to check out one list of laws.
Here’s a couple of local laws to contemplate:
Clawson
There is a law that makes it legal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens. (suddenly the farmers market is a much stranger place)
Detroit
Putt-putt golf courses must close by 1:00 AM.
Couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple’s own property.
Willfully destroying your old radio is prohibited. (we like this law)
It is illegal for a man to scowl at his wife on Sunday.
It is illegal to let your pig run free in Detroit unless it has a ring in its nose.
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. (I wonder if this was enacted during Happy Days…kidding)
Harper Woods
It is illegal to paint sparrows to sell them as parakeets. (someone please find the back story for this – there has to be more to it)
Kalamazoo
It is against the law to serenade your girlfriend. (I’m betting this made law by Kalamazoo Mayor Carrie-Oke…no really, there’s got to be more to this story right?)
Rochester
Did you know all bathing suits must have been inspected by the head of police. (Wait…is it just me or does this sound like a Simpsons episode)
Soo
Smoking while in bed is illegal. (unless you sing to your girlfriend in Kalamazoo – see above)
Wayland
Anyone can keep their cow on Main Street downtown at a cost of 3 cents per day. (Where do they keep the change?)
NEW LAWS FOR 2023
And since we’re discussing laws – here are some normal (?) laws that went into effect this year: