People who live in a state have to follow its rules, but some are more unusual than others. Are you married? Have you ever stayed in a hotel room with someone of the opposite sex or played bingo at church for seven hours? When done in certain ways, these things are against the law in North Carolina.
If you own a dog and break one law that is made worse by the rules of nature, you could get a misdemeanor! A North Carolina law says that you would be breaking the law if you let your female dog “run at large during the erotic stage of copulation.”
The Most Silliest Laws of North Carolina
Borrowing Horses or Dogs
A squad could have hanged you if you stole a man’s horse in the Wild West more than a hundred years ago. Even if you just hire a horse, it is against the law in North Carolina, though the punishment isn’t very harsh. Anyone in North Carolina who takes a horse, gelding, mare, mule, or dog “secretly and against the will of the owner for a special or temporary purpose” is breaking the law and faces a Class 2 misdemeanor.
If you steal a horse, mule, pig, cow, or dog, on the other hand, you will go to jail for at least a year. The crime has been around since 1866 and was last changed in 1994.
Sharing Bedroom With Opposite Sex
A man and a woman who are not married are breaking the law if they are found in a hotel, public inn, or boarding house using the same rooms for “immoral purposes.” They will be charged with a Class 2 misdemeanor. Also, don’t try to get around the rules by saying you’re married when you’re not. When this law was first made law in 1907, it closed that gap.
Stealing Kitchen Grease
Someone is guilty of a Class 1 crime if they take or help someone take a waste kitchen grease container worth $1,000 or less. This law was made in 2012 because used grease is useful. And biodiesel for home heating systems and carefully equipped cars is made from it.
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Stealing Pine Needles
When it comes to theft, North Carolina doesn’t just frown upon taking something unusual like grease. If you take pine needles or pine straw from land where notices, signs, or posters say that you can’t rake or remove them, or if you help someone do it, you can be charged with a Class H crime.
Bingo More Than Five Hours
Did you know that Grandma has to be at church bingo night by a certain time? North Carolina limits the number of bingo games that tax-exempt groups, like churches, can hold and how long they can last. “The number of sessions of bingo conducted or sponsored by an exempt organization shall be limited to two sessions per week and such sessions must not exceed a period of five hours each per session.” Bingo games that are held at fairs and other events are not covered by the law.
Illegal to not Pay Tax on Drugs
If your business is against the law, you can’t get away from the tax man. No matter what, you still have to pay taxes if you sell illegal drugs or drinks. Rates change based on weight.