Oregon Dumb Laws

Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing.

Dishes must drip dry.

Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays.

One may not bathe without wearing “suitable clothing,” i.e., that which covers one’s body from neck to knee.

Eugene: It is illegal to show movies or attend a car race on Sundays.

Eugene: It is legal to conduct a horse race or a symphony concert.

Hood River: Juggling is strictly prohibited without a license.

Klamath Falls: It’s illegal to walk down a sidewalk and knock a snakes head off with your cane.

Portland: It’s against the law for a wedding ceremony to be performed at a skating rink.

Portland: People may not whistle underwater.

Portland: You cannot wear roller skates in restrooms.

Marion: Ministers are forbidden from eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon.

Myrtle Creek: One may not box with a kangaroo.

Salem: Women may not wrestle in Salem.

Springfield: It is illegal to own a reptile within the city limits, unless you are a school or city, as a pet.

Stanfield: Cloth towel dispensers are banned from restrooms.

Stanfield: No more than two people may share a single drink.