TAMPA BAY, Florida - You can't cruise down a hill with your car in neutral.If you want to bring wine home from a restaurant, you must first order an entree, a vegetable or salad, and bread. You can't drive cattle through the streets of St. Petersburg without permission.Yes, all those laws are actually on the books in Florida and you could be thrown in jail for violating them. Of course, you won't be.Of the thousands of laws that keep order in the state, a small percentage of them are decades old and routinely ignored. Why? Because repealing the outdated language is often too difficult.If you google "dumb laws in Florida," dozens of webpages with hundreds of silly, weird, and unbelievable laws pop up. They include:ul>
Unmarried women cannot parachute on Sundays. Pregnant pigs cannot be confined to cages. You can't cruise down a hill with your car in neutral. Unmarried couples may not commit "lewd acts" and live together in the same residence. It's illegal to ride a bicycle without hands on the handlebars. If you park your elephant at a parking meter, you must still feed the meter. HB 4007 - Involves chauffeur's licenses, which are no longer distributed. HB 4009 - Related to regulations on outdoor theatersfor movies, plays and operas. HB 4017 - Repeals language thatmakes adultery illegal as well asunwed coupleslewdly and lasciviously associating or living together. HB 4019 - Involves a law that prohibits motor vehicles from coasting down hills in neutral. HB 4021 - Related to regulations on water-dispensing machines. HB 4113 - Repeals language that makes riding a bike with no hands illegal. HB 4121 - Related to regulations on sale, possession, transfer, or other disposing of clove cigarettes. including some pictured in our gallery:ul> Florida law forbids rats to leave the ships docked in Tampa Bay. Corrupting the public morals is defined as a nuisance, and is declared a misdemeanor offense. Florida prohibits topless walking or running within a 150 foot zone between the beach and the street. Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal. In Florida failure to tell your neighbor his house is on fire is illegal. In Florida it is illegal to fish while driving across a bridge. In Florida, a special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing. In Florida, men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown. It is considered an offense to shower naked. It is illegal to block any traveled wagon road. It is illegal to skateboard without a license. Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging. When having sex, only the missionary position is legal. Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner. You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers. One may not commit any "unnatural acts" with another person. Corrupting the public morals is defined as a nuisance, and is declared a misdemeanor offense. Doors of all public buildings must open outwards. em>Connect with 10 News reporter Noah Pransky on Facebook at www.facebook.com/noahpransky or Twitter at www.twitter.com/noahpransky.You may also like...Real Genius: Autistic boy, 12, teaches calculusIvy Leaguer: Teen girl forces mother to buy her a car at gunpointBird death: Escaped bird dies while being returned to Florida zooSinkhole: Woman rescued after sinkhole swallows herRacy cover: Oral sex cover lands college newspaper editor in hot waterBikinis: Jannus Live 2011 bikini contest pictures/>
