A city ordinance in the state of New Mexico prohibits women from appearing unshaven in public. Additionally, lawmakers once compiled a list of 400 sexually explicit words to be removed from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
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6 Weird Laws of New Mexico
- Albuquerque: A city council member once proposed a law intending to prohibit Santa Claus from entering the city. The law was not enacted.
- Albuquerque: Local taxi drivers are forbidden from soliciting customers for their services.
- Carrizozo: Women are not permitted to appear unshaven in public.
- Carlsbad: Local couples are banned from engaging in sexual activities in a car during their lunch break. The only exception to this law is if the blinds or curtains are drawn.
- Las Cruces: Carrying a lunchbox while walking down Main Street is unlawful.
- State officials created a list of four “sexually explicit” words to be excised from Romeo and Juliet.
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