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State Law

• Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
• You may not fish on a camel's back.
• Riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime.

Local Law

Boise

• Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back.

Coeur d Alene

• If a police officer approaches a vehicle and suspects that the occupants are engaging in sex, he must either honk, or flash his lights and wait for three minutes before approaching the car.

Pocatello

• A law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless some are exhibited to public view."
• A person may not be seen in public without a smile on their face.