Only official members of federally accepted Native American tribes may legally possess or collect eagle feathers. If a normal citizen has one, it is illegal.
100 Mind-Blowing Illegal Facts
In Alabama, it is illegal to participate in shooting, hunting, gaming, card playing, or racing on Sundays. The fine ranges from $10 to $100.
In Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig. This is because guinea pigs are social animals, and they are considered victims of abuse if they are alone.
In Svalbard, a remote Norwegian island, it is illegal to die. This is because bodies are unable to be buried safely due to the permafrost on the ground. If you are about to die, they fly you back to mainland Norway to pass on there.
In Israel, it is illegal to bring bears to the beach.
Even though drugs are officially illegal in the Netherlands, it is legal to be under the influence of any drug to encourage people to seek medical help.
In Switzerland, it is illegal to flush the toilet after 10 pm.
Pitbulls rank high among the most affectionate and least aggressive dogs. Pitbulls are only aggressive when forcibly trained as such, usually for illegal dogfighting.
It is illegal to play a musical instrument in the Northern Territory, Australia, to annoy other people.
In Zimbabwe, it is illegal for citizens to make offensive gestures at a passing car.
In India, the flying of a kite is illegal under a 1934 law, which classifies kites as aircraft.
In New Jersey, it’s illegal to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a violent crime.
It’s illegal to own only one guinea pig in Switzerland.
“Fancy riding” on bikes is illegal in Illinois. That includes riding without hands or taking your feet off the pedals when you’re on the street.
It’s illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland. It’s considered animal abuse because they’re social beings and get lonely.
You could go to jail for collecting eagle feathers in the U.S. Only official members of federally accepted Native American tribes can keep or collect eagle feathers. If a regular citizen had one, it would be illegal.
Wasting food is illegal for supermarkets in France. France is the first country in the world that legislate a Food Waste Law that bans supermarkets from wasting unsold food. It mandates that supermarkets must compost their leftover produce, or donate the goods to charity.
The Grand Theft Auto franchise has lawsuits that total over $1 billion. There are a lot of controversies that surround the game due to the nature of its gameplay. Rockstar North has faced many legal claims of copyright and influencing young players to commit sexual and illegal acts.
Only owning one guinea pig is illegal in Switzerland. Guinea pigs are herd animals and therefore become severely depressed when alone. Switzerland considered only owning one illegal to practice social rights for animals.
A man in Florida once threw a live alligator through a drive-thru window. A 24-year-old man named Joshua James was being handed his order at a Wendy’s drive-thru before he randomly threw an alligator into the window. He was then later charged with assault, theft, and the illegal possession of an alligator.
A Norwegian Island made dying illegal. It is illegal to die in Svalbard because they are unable to safely bury the deceased due to the permafrost ground. When people on this island are about to die, they are brought to mainland Norway to pass away there.
Arizona forbids camel hunting. This act has been made illegal within Arizona’s borders. Any misdemeanours towards camels are also forbidden.
In China, seductively eating a banana during a livestream is illegal. This was done so that the number of underaged women in China could not attract older male audiences. The Chinese government deems such acts like this harm the social morality.
In some parts of Texas, it is illegal to cuss in front of a dead person. You can’t swear in front of a corpse in Texas. In Reno, possession and distribution of sex toys is also illegal.
Skydiving on a Sunday is illegal for single women in Florida. Unmarried women who are caught committing this “crime” can face imprisonment or subject to fines.
It is illegal to sell a “bounceless” pickle in Connecticut. The 1945 Hartford Courant states that it is illegal to sell bounceless pickles – because if it doesn’t bounce, it is not edible.
In 1992, after a record amount of snow, the government of Syracuse, NY, declared any additional snowfall before Christmas Eve illegal. Unfortunately, Mother Nature didn’t take the threat too seriously. It snowed two days after the move was announced.
It’s illegal to be an astrologer in Yamhill, Oregon. The practice of all “occult arts” including, fortune telling, phrenology, palmistry, clairvoyance, mesmerism, or spiritualism as a means of divination or giving advice is illegal in this city.
While graffiti is mostly illegal wherever you go, there are about 1,650 legal graffiti walls around the world.
Illegal drunkenness. Since 1872 it’s been illegal to be drunk in a pub.
Prohibition myths. It wasn’t illegal to drink alcohol during Prohibition – the 18th Amendment and subsequent Volstead Act prohibited the production, sale and transport of ‘intoxicating liquors’ within America, but their possession and consumption were never outlawed. Any alcohol already stashed away could be enjoyed in people’s own homes.
Out of this world. Châteauneuf-du-Pape, in France, made it illegal to land a flying saucer in the town in 1954.
You’re not allowed to get drunk in English pubs: We’re starting the Culture section of this list of facts about England with this surprising by-law: It is illegal to be drunk in a pub. The Licensing Act took effect in 1872 and essentially bans anyone in England from being drunk anywhere that isn’t their private property. It’s certainly an odd by-law to have in place when the country hosts more than 35,000 pubs, all of which have the main purpose of drinking. Even so, it’s a well-intentioned act that aims to reduce drinking levels to keep people safe!
Even though it’s illegal for children below the age of 18 to buy alcohol in the UK, it’s legal for them to consume alcohol within their homes or other private premises.
There was a time when suicide was considered illegal in the UK and those who survived such attempts were strangely enough hanged as a punishment. Suicide was decriminalised in the year 1961.
In the pubs and bars of England, it’s legal to drink but illegal to get drunk.
In the United States, it is illegal to depict people living today on money.