Deanesfield Primary School

Curious laws - Food and Drink
All are existing USA laws

State laws...

It is illegal to have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time. (Alabama - but this is only illegal on Sundays in Georgia and New York State)

You are breaking the law if you refuse anyone a glass of water. (Arizona)

It is against the law to break more than 3 dishes per day, or to chip the edges of more than 4 cups and/or saucers. (Florida)

You are prohibited from carrying a drink from the bar to the table - this has to be done by a waiter or waitress. (Indiana)

You have to pour your drink into a glass, not drink from any bottle. (Indiana)

It is illegal to eat more than 3 sandwiches at a wake. (Massachusetts)

If you deface a milk carton by drawing on it you may get a $10 fine. (Massachusetts)

You must not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way attempt to keep time with the music playing in any cafe, restaurant or bar. (New Hampshire)

It is illegal to slurp soup. (New Jersey)

It is unlawful to take a bite out of someone else's hamburger. (Oklahoma)

No dishes may be wiped, they must ne drip-dried. (Oregon)

It is illegal to eat ice cream on Sundays. (Oregon)

No merchandise except fruit may be sold within half a mile of a church. (South Carolina)

You are forbidden from lying down and sleeping in a cheese factory. (South Dakota)

The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is outlawed in Texas because it contains a recipe for making beer at home. (Texas)

All lollipops are illegal. (Washington State)

It is against the law to serve margarine instead of butter in state prisons. (Wisconsin)

You are allowed to take home for supper any animals that have been killed on the roads. (West Virginia)

It is illegal for children to attend school with their breath smelling of 'wild onions'. (West Virginia)

City laws...

It is forbidden to carry a lunch box down the street between 11 am and 1 pm. (Riverside, California, and at any time in the main street in Las Cruces, New Mexico)

You must always eat chicken with your hands. (Gainsville, Georgia)

You are forbidden from eating in a place that is on fire. (Chicago, Illinois)

It is illegal to sit on the kerb and drink beer out of a bucket when in the Pullman area. (Chicago, Illinois)

No person may enter a theatre, cinema or ride a streetcar within 4 hours of eating garlic. (Gary, Indiana)

You are forbidden from eating ice cream while swimming in the sea. (Ocean City, Maryland)

You may not eat peanuts in church. (Boston, Massachusetts)

You are not allowed to eat hamburgers on Sundays. (St. Cloud, Minnesota)

Barbers are prohibited from eating onions between 7 am and 7 pm. (Waterloo, Nebraska)

You must not sell raw hamburgers. (Ocean City, New Jersey)

You are not allowed to eat pickles on a Sunday. (Trenton, New Jersey)

It is illegal to throw a bad pickle in the street. (Trenton, New Jersey)

It is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the pavement during a concert. (Greene, New York and Ridley Park, Pennsylvania)

You are forbidden from eating doughnuts while walking backwards. (Marion, Ohio)

You must not walk backwards while eating a hamburger in the city centre. (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

Church ministers are prohibited from eating onions or garlic before giving a sermon. (Marion, Oregon)

It is against the law to give any pie to fellow diners, and also illegal to take any unfinished pie home. All pie has to be eaten on cafe or restaurant premises. (Memphis, Tennessee)

It is not legal to flip a coin to see who pays for the coffee in a restaurant or cafe. (Richmond, Virginia)

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