State prisons in Wisconsin once prohibited the serving of butter, with margarine notably being banned statewide. Another peculiar regulation forbids restaurants from serving apple pie without cheese!
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20 Dumb Wisconsin Laws
- Margarine was once banned in this state.
- Legislators in this state passed a law in the late 1970s declaring that women aged 21 and older did not need to disclose their age. In scenarios where age disclosure is legally required, a woman could respond with, “over twenty.”
- Serving butter in state prisons was once forbidden.
- Car sales on Sundays are not allowed.
- If you wish to make cheese, you must obtain a permit.
- City residents are prohibited from harming their enemies.
- Condoms are deemed obscene material and cannot be prominently displayed in pharmacies.
- In Connorsville, a man may not discharge a gun while his wife is experiencing an orgasm.
- In this state, you can legally marry your house.
- If you drive a car after 3 a.m., you must launch a flare into the sky every mile.
- It’s against the law to cut a woman’s hair.
- In La Crosse, all mannequins in store windows must be dressed – failing to do so is against the law.
- In La Crosse, playing chess in public is forbidden.
- Kissing on a train is prohibited.
- In Racine, it is illegal to wake up a sleeping firefighter.
- In Racine, a woman is only permitted to walk on the street at night with a male escort.
- In Kenosha, a man may not appear excited in public.
- In Milwaukee, playing drums or the flute on the street to attract attention is not allowed.
- In St. Croix, women are not allowed to wear red in public.
- It is forbidden to serve apple pie in restaurants without cheese.
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