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State Law

• One must yield a phone line to a person if it is an emergency.
• It is illegal to wear a bullet-proof vest while committing a murder.
• You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service and full service only.
• It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.
• It is against the law to "frown" at a police officer.
• In an attempt to "foster kindness" in the citizens of New Jersey, the month of May is designated "Kindness Awareness Month".
• If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plates.
• The third Thursday of October is designated as "New Jersey Credit Union Day" and citizens of the state should observe the day with "appropriate activities and programs".
• Car dealerships are forbidden from opening on Sunday.
• You may not slurp your soup.
• Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street.
• It is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon.
• Spray paint may not be sold without a posted sign warning juveliles of the penalty for creating graffiti.
• Handcuffs may not be sold to minors.
• If one is convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, he or she may never again apply for a personalized license plate.
• All motorists must honk before passing another car, bicyclist, skater, and even a skateboarder.

Local Law

Bernards Township

• It is illegal to frown as the town is a "Frown-Free Town Zone".

Blairstown

• Shooting ranges are outlawed.
• No street-side trees may be planted that "obscure the air".
• It is illegal to throw ashes on the sidewalk.

Caldwell

• You may not dance or wear shorts on the main avenue.

Cranford

• Citizens are not permitted to park their own boat on their lawn.

Cresskill

• All cats must wear three bells to warn birds of their whereabouts.

Elizabeth

• It is forbidden for a woman, on a Sunday, to walk down Broad Street without wearing a petticoat.

Haddon

• It is illegal to use the Crystal Lake Pool without first obtaining a bathing tag from the Township Clerk.
• Cross-dressing is illegal.
• No one may annoy someone of the opposite sex.

Manville

• It is illegal to offer whiskey or cigarettes to animals a the local zoo.

Mount Laurel

• Climbing trees is prohibited in all city parks.
• It is illegal to get drunk and annoy others in your house.

Newark

• It is illegal to sell ice cream after 6pm, unless the customer has a note from his doctor.

Ocean City

• People may not slurp their soup.
• Pinball machines are not to be played on Sunday.
• Raw hamburger may not be sold.

Raritan

• Profanity is prohibited.

Sea Isle City

• There will be no boiling of bones on the property.

Trenton

• You may not throw a bad pickle in the street.
• Pickles are not to be consumed on Sundays.