Blog: Funny Laws You Won't Believe Are True

Over the years, Los Angeles and the surrounding cities have passed some pretty interesting (for a lack of a better term) laws. I thought they were too funny and obscure not to share with all you Patch readers out there. 

Enjoy these from the LA Almanac :

Arcadia

• Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.

Alhambra

• You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.

Baldwin Park

• Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.

Downey

• It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed 1995).

Hollywood (when it was an independent city)

• It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.

Long Beach

• Cars are the only item allowed in a garage.
• It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.

City of Los Angeles

• It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.
• You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
• You may not hunt moths under a streetlight.
• It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
• Toads may not be licked.
• It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.
• Zoot suits are prohibited.
• Illegal to stage a bullfight in your backyard.
• Illegal to blow snuff in another’s face.
• Illegal to bath in someone else’s bathwater.
• Illegal to fly a balloon more than five feet off the ground.
• Illegal to wash your neighbor’s car without permission.
• Illegal to sit on an outdoor restaurant table.

Pasadena

• It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.

Santa Monica

• You may not play percussion instruments on the beach.