The Americans: a law unto themselves

You have to be careful in America - there's so many things you can do wrong without knowing it. So here's a bit of help in staying on the right side of the law in the Land of the Free. Though basically you should be OK if you avoid shooting rabbits, jumping off buildings or getting marine creatures drunk.

In New York you need a special licence before you hang out your clothes on a washing line.

Unmarried women are not allowed to go parachuting in Florida on a Sunday.

Shooting rabbits from a motorboat is illegal in Kansas.

In Wisconsin, the state prisons are not allowed to serve butter substitutes to the inmates.

Don't be tempted to get a fish drunk in Ohio if you want to stay on the right side of the law.

The penalty for jumping off a building in New York is death.

In North Dakota it is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.

In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

In Nebraska bar owners aren't allowed to sell beer unless simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.

Liquor stores in Indiana are banned from selling milk.

Bank robbers in Louisiana aren't allowed to squirt the clerk with a water pistol after committing their crime.

Vehicle drivers in Alabama must not drive when blindfold.

In North Dakota, it is illegal to serve beer and pretzels at the same time in a bar or restaurant.