It is a felony to steal more than $1000 of grease
A bill has been passed that restricts local planning agencies’ ability to use climate change science to predict sea-level rise.
The mere possession of a lottery ticket is illegal in North Carolina and may result in a $2,000 fine. Repealed
No one may be a professional fortune-teller, and if one wishes to pursue the practice as an amateur, it must be practiced in a school or church. Repealed by Session Laws 2004-003
It is illegal to have sex in a churchyard.
Oral sex is considered a crime against nature.
A marriage can be declared void if either of the two persons is physically impotent.
It’s against the law to sing off key.
Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields.
While having sex, you must stay in the missionary position and have the shades pulled.
If a man and a woman who aren’t married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married.
All couples staying overnight in a hotel must have a room with double beds that are at least two feet apart.
Persons in possession of illegal substances must pay taxes on them.
A three dollar tax must be paid on all white goods sold.
Organizations may not hold their meetings while the members present are in costume.
Bingo games may not last over 5 hours unless it is held at a fair.
Serving alcohol at a bingo game is not allowed.
Barber
Fights between cats and dogs are prohibited.
Chapel Hill
It is a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate publicly.
Charlotte
Women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times.
Dunn
It is illegal to drive cars through city cemeteries for pleasure.
No one may visit their departed loved ones late at night.
Cars may not be driven on sidewalks.
It is illegal to throw rocks at a city street.
No person shall spit on a city street.
Elon College
There is to be no rollerblading during daylight hours, on the roads, or on the bricks.
Forest City
You must stop and call City Hall before entering town in an automobile.
Greensboro
Restaurants “with on sidewalk dining” must post their menu so that it is clearly readable from the sidewalk, but is not readable from the street.
Kill Devil Hills
You may not ride a bicycle without having both your hands on the handle bars.
Rocky Mount
It is required that you must pay a property tax on your dog.
Southern Shores
It is against the law to rollerblade on a state highway.
Zebulon
It is illegal to stand outside the police station for any purpose after dark.
No person may walk on top of the water tank of the city.
