Current & Past Strange Laws in Los Angeles County

Arcadia
        Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.
Alhambra
        You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.
Baldwin Park
        Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
Downey
        It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed 1995).
Hollywood (when it was an independent city)
        It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
Long Beach
        Cars are the only item allowed in a garage.
        It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
City of Los Angeles
        It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.
        You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
        You may not hunt moths under a streetlight.
        It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
        Toads may not be licked.
        It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500
        and/or six months in prison.
        Zoot suits are prohibited.
        Illegal to stage a bullfight in your backyard
        Illegal to blow snuff in another’s face
        Illegal to bath in someone else’s bathwater
        Illegal to fly a balloon more than five feet off the ground
        Illegal to wash your neighbor’s car without permission
        Illegal to sit on an outdoor restaurant table
Pasadena
        It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.
Santa Monica
        You may not play percussion instruments on the beach.