8 Strange American Laws You Never Knew Existed
5. Restrictions at buying drinks for more than three people in Nevada
There is a law in Nevada which makes it illegal for a person to buy drinks for more than three people at a time. Did the lawmakers think of what someone will do if they are throwing a party and need to buy drinks for ten to fifteen people at a time? Or did they expect the drinks to be bought painstakingly in lots of three each?
6. People who fight a duel cannot be elected to public office in Tennessee
A strange law in Tennessee prohibits people who fight duels to be elected to public office in Tennessee. Even those who send or accept a challenge to fight a duel will be punished and will not be allowed the right to hold a position in any public office.
7. Convicted drunk drivers can never have personalized plates in New Jersey
For those people who live in New Jersey and have a liking for fancy personalized number plates for their cars, better not get caught driving after drinking. This is because a strange law states that anyone who is convicted of drunk driving can never have personalized plates again.
8. Don’t wake up a sleeping bear in Alaska for a photo opportunity
Why would anyone even attempt to wake up a sleeping bear for a photo opportunity? While that question may remain unanswered, there is a law in Alaska which makes it illegal for anyone to wake up a sleeping bear for the sake of a photo opportunity. Isn’t it crazy that it is illegal to wake up a sleeping bear for a photo opportunity but it is not illegal to wake up a sleeping human for the same reason?
