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Fun Facts and Crazy Laws in Vermont

Patricia Beach
2 min readApr 21, 2019

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Just yesterday I was researching on the internet and found these humorous laws in Vermont posted by Erica Sweet at https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/vermont/crazy-vt-laws/

I have listed those crazy laws here but would recommend going to her post for the wonderful visuals and comments also.

  1. It is illegal to undress in public. But, it’s okay if you leave your house naked.
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2. It was once legal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole.

3. Its illegal to paint on a horse. even in the time of war.

4.It’s against the law to whistle underwater.

5. In the city of Barre all residents are required to bath every Saturday night.

6. Vermont has banned the prohibition of clotheslines.

7. You are not allowed to paint a landscape during war time. If caught you could go to jail.

8 .Billboards have been outlawed in Vermont scenes 1968.

9 It’s against the law to defame a court, If caught calling it a Kangaroo court, you could be fined $200.

10. It’s against the law to keep a dove in the freezer. You can hunt most animals in Vermont, but if you shoot a dove you better eat it fast.

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Patricia Beach
Patricia Beach

Written by Patricia Beach

Former owner of Lady Piccadilly, a teahouse in Conn., who moved to the hills of VT to create Aunt Patsy’s VT Country Dog Biscuits. Now Adventures of my cat.

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