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You are probably trying to be a good citizen, but you probably broke one of these outdated laws in Minnesota this week.

laws that are associated with Minnesota according to MinnesotaFunFacts.com. Let’s take a look and see how many of these we have broken.

1. You can’t cross the state line with a duck on your head
2. According to the State Law, Nursing Homes and Senior Centers are only allowed to host BINGO TWICE a week.
3. You can’t be in the road if you are looking for a business or looking for a ride
4. Minnesota “Declares Mosquitoes Public Nuisance”
5. It’s against the law to stand around a building without any reason to be there
6. You can’t cross over to Wisconsin with a chicken on your head
7. Your bathtub MUST have feet
8. If you own an elephant you can’t park it on Main Street
9. No kid under the age of 12 years old may talk on the phone without a parent supervising. (Blue Earth, Minnesota)
10. A wife can’t cut her own hair without her husband’s permission
11. Men who drive motorcycles must have a shirt on
12. Farmer’s can’t sleep with their animals (specifically pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens)
13. If you are a male and live in Brainerd, by law, you must grow a beard
14. If you throw a hoop skirt (not sure if they still exist) into the street or on the sidewalk, you’ll be fined $5
15. If a cat is found stray, a police officer must kill it
16. It’s against the law to allow any animals to sleep in bakeries in Duluth
17. You can’t tease skunks
18. If you own a red car, it’s against the law for you to drive it on Lake Street in Minneapolis
19. This one is true as of 2010! You can’t be charged with drunkenness or public drunkenness
20. Eating a hamburger on Sunday is against the law in St. Cloud
21. If you kill a rat and bring its head to a town office, they’ll give you 10 cents for each one.
22. Cow owners in Wayland can keep their cow on Main Street for 3 cents a day
23. Do you have some mud on your tires? Well, it’s against the law for you to drive your vehicle on Minnetonka streets if it leaves behind mud!
24. No Airplanes can be parked in city parks
25. It’s against the law to walk down an alley
26. You can’t sleep naked in the state of Minnesota

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