Silly laws around the US: Maine edition (1 Viewer)

Ahsoka · 28 July 2024

Some time back I made a thread about how whaling is illegal in Oklahoma, and now I’ve decided to do this for the whole US

I’ll start in the northeast, and make my way south and then west, with Hawaii and Alaska at the end, and for each state, I’ll share laws that are pretty silly, or at least sound silly at first glance. Most of these laws will probably not actually be enforced, most likely they’ll be stuff that no one has gotten around to repealing yet. But they’ll hopefully still be funny.

For Maine, we’ve got some law that definitely sounds silly or oddly specific.

Law 1: It is illegal to blow your nose in public in Waterville, Maine.
That would make a funny news story ngl. Can someone do this and can a police officer enforce that? For the lols

Law 2: Advertisements can not be placed in cemeteries.
So much lost potential

A graveyard would be a good spot for safety equipment ads. Or a funeral home (not really ofc, that would be a terrible place to advertise)

Law 3: it is illegal to step out of a plane mid flight.
I mean, I think you may have bigger issues than that if you do step out of a plane mid flight, but this isn’t on my to do list anywhere, so I’m cool with it.

Law 4: In Rumford, Maine, it is illegal to bite your landlord.
Like fair enough, but I feel like there’s a story behind this

Also if anyone wants to be tagged for future versions, let me know and I’ll add you to a tag list

magali · 28 July 2024

Ahsoka said:
Law 1: It is illegal to blow your nose in public in Waterville, Maine.

well that doesnt seem very practical

Ahsoka · 28 July 2024

siren said:
well that doesnt seem very practical

I suppose it can help with all the waste from tissues people use

But im not positive that walking around with snot dripping out of your nose is a much better alternative

magali · 28 July 2024

Ahsoka said:
I suppose it can help with all the waste from tissues people use But im not positive that walking around with snot dripping out of your nose is a much better alternative

RIGHT

what should one do then?!?

Ahsoka · 28 July 2024

siren said:
RIGHT what should one do then?!?

Well stores are private businesses right? So if you step into a grocery store or whatever, does the law no longer apply because it’s in a privately owned location?

Thats my only solution currently

magali · 28 July 2024

Ahsoka said:
Well stores are private businesses right? So if you step into a grocery store or whatever, does the law no longer apply because it’s in a privately owned location? Thats my only solution currently

that makes sense.. but also imagine stepping into a walmart, blowing your nose and leaving

maybe maine doesnt have lots of sick people

Ahsoka · 28 July 2024

siren said:
that makes sense.. but also imagine stepping into a walmart, blowing your nose and leaving maybe maine doesnt have lots of sick people

Well out of 50 states, they rank 38th in population density. It’s not too difficult to have fewer sick people if you don’t have a high density of population like they do

magali · 28 July 2024

Ahsoka said:
Well out of 50 states, they rank 38th in population density. It’s not too difficult to have fewer sick people if you don’t have a high density of population like they do

damn.. maybe i need to move to maine