An ancient law in the New Jersey prohibits visitors to gas stations from refilling their own vehicles. A certified attendant must always be present. Another unique stipulation applies in Cresskill, where all cats must be outfitted with at least three bells.
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20 Weird New Jersey Laws
- Caldwell: If you amble down Main Street in this town, you are prohibited from wearing shorts or dancing.
- Automobile sales are outlawed on Mondays.
- Cranford: Town residents are forbidden from parking their boats on the lawn.
- Cresskill: All cats must bear three bells on them so that birds can escape in time.
- Elizabeth: Women strolling down Broad Street on Sunday must adorn a skirt.
- Berkley Heights: It is illegal to walk down the street accompanied by cattle on Sundays.
- Newark: The consumption of ice cream after 6:00 p.m. is forbidden. This ban can be overruled with a doctor’s note.
- New Jersey: It is against the law to own a homing pigeon.
- New Jersey: Soup sipping is illegal.
- New Jersey: Children are forbidden from sipping alcohol, even from their parents.
- During the fishing season, men are prohibited from knitting.
- Scowling at a police officer is unlawful.
- Manville: Serving cigarettes or alcohol to animals at the zoo is illegal.
- Ocean City: Soup slurping is prohibited.
- Ocean City: Playing pinball on Sundays is forbidden.
- Ocean City: The sale of raw hamburgers is outlawed.
- Highway parking under bridges is illegal.
- Raritan: Blasphemy is forbidden.
- Trenton: The consumption of tomato paste on Sundays is illegal.
- All pumps must be operated by an attendant and fully serviced. Self-service at these pumps is prohibited.
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