Posted on 05/04/2024 7:44:49 AM PDT by Twotone
The Gem State is no stranger to the weird and wonderful world of silly legislation, and like many states, we harbor a number of outdated statutes written too long ago to be relevant, and too nonsensical to make removing them from the rulebooks worth the effort. So, we dug a little deeper into Idaho’s hidden vault of crazy laws to see what sort of ridiculous ordinances we could find that you haven’t heard of yet. Here are just a few of the weirdest laws in Idaho:
1. It is against the law to live in a dog kennel (or house) unless you're a dog.
But if you do, it gives new meaning to being "in the doghouse."
2. In Idaho Falls, it is illegal to ride a motorcycle if you're over 88.
Sound off, Idaho Falls locals. Is this one actually enforced?
3. And don't you dare think about riding a merry-go-round on a Sunday, you rebel.
There must be a story behind this crazy law in Idaho...somewhere.
4. In Tamarack, it is illegal to buy onions after dark without a permit.
But when the sun is up, onion rings all around!
5. You also can't sell chickens after sundown without permission from the Sheriff.
I'm assuming that this doesn't include fast-food chicken?
6. Hunting with a remote using the Internet is punishable by law.
The law says nothing about hunting with a remote without the Internet, however.
7. But it's also forbidden to hunt from a helicopter, whether it's in the air or not.
I guess this one seems logical ...
8. Selling an "Idaho Deluxe" potato with rot, blemishes, or sun damage can get you sent to jail for up to six months.
We take our potatoes very seriously here.
9. In Pocatello, you are required by law to smile.
And I quote, "It is prohibited for pedestrians and motorists to display frowns, grimaces, scowls, threatening and glowering looks, gloomy and depressed facial appearances, generally all of which reflect unfavorably upon the city’s reputation." So, turn that frown upside-down!
10. Public displays of affection in Idaho are limited to under 18 minutes.
I think we've all been in situations where this law could have come in handy. That, or a hose.
11. In Eagle, it is illegal to sweep dirt from one's house into the street.
Let's keep it clean, folks!
12. The state of Idaho forbids you from fishing off the back of a camel. This is another one of those preposterous rules that doesn't make a lick of sense.
13. But before you search for a different mammal to fish from the back of, know that giraffes are off-limits too. I don't know about you, but my weekend plans are now completely ruined.
14. According to the "Mayhem" section of Idaho Code, cannibalism is also illegal unless it is necessary to survive.
Well, duh. But if you're a zombie? Do what you gotta do.
Do you know of any other weird laws in Idaho? If so, we’d love to hear about them!
There’s only 5 minutes left to sundown...are you going to buy the chicken or not?
In Oregon they used to require a secondary heat source in every house stick-built. Very sensible, as power can go out & sometimes for days at a time. My house here in Idaho is electric only. I do worry what I’d do if the power were out for any length of time.
Where we are- we have only one source- fuel oil burner- when electric goes out, we fire up the generator and run a room heater when it’s not too cold, or the house furnace if it’s real cold- we just have to be sure to have several cans of gas for the generator as outages in the sticks can last days sometimes-
Sometimes with these crazy laws I assume there was some very specific issue or situation at hand that led to the law being passed. I wonder what the backstory on this one was? :-D
Probably the sheriff was a Democrat and he charged a fee for a permit to sell chickens after daylight.
Dang right! Do you want a society where phony, rotten potatoes aren't restricted to the Presidency?
For example. "It is against the law to live in a dog kennel (or house) unless you're a dog."
I'll bet ONE guy ONCE slept in a dog house and claimed it was his house so they passed a law to make it illegal.
Grandpa Fred lived in Poky. Didn’t like his given name ‘Alfred’ so he went by ‘Fred’. He was from Kansas. The end.
In Norman Oklahoma it was, perhaps still is, illegal for a male to have a woman sit on his lap without an intervening pillow of at least six inches thickness, if the woman was not his relative, when the male is over 18 but under the age of 40.
I knew a person who received a ticket for this crime in the late 1960’s.
Pocatello smile law: I guess funeral goers must all smile.
Well number 12 ends my fishing days in Idaho, but thankfully there’s rat fishing in Baltimore to look forward to.
Baltimore Area Rat Fishing (BARF)
https://youtu.be/3Yv9I33uob0?si=Fmp06vcwvOL4sORe
And we thought Utah was crazy?
This is what happens when drunks make laws.
Probably a lot of people pulled all kinds of crap and they had to make laws against it
In the US it is illegal to trade in onion futures.
Well, I know what I’m gonna do tomorrow! I’m going to get myself a camel, find a merry-go-round by a pond or lake, get that camel up on that merry-go-round, get atop that camel, and go fishing while grimacing the whole time...
There are places in the South where they hunt wild hogs from helicopters. Not so crazy if you know what's going on in the world.
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