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Bear Wrestling and Other Prohibited Activities in Vermont You Didn't Know Were Illegal

Bear Wrestling and Other Prohibited Activities in Vermont You Didn’t Know Were Illegal

No specific Vermont law explicitly bans “bear wrestling” as a standalone activity. The phrase often appears in lists of quirky or outdated U.S. laws, ...

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Watch Your Mouth! The Georgias Where Cursing While Driving Is Against the Law

Watch Your Mouth! The Georgias Where Cursing While Driving Is Against the Law

No specific law in Georgia bans cursing while driving outright. Claims about such a rule in “the Georgias” (likely referring to the state of ...

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Chopping Down a Cactus Could Land You in Jail: Weird Property Laws in North Carolina

Chopping Down a Cactus Could Land You in Jail: Weird Property Laws in North Carolina

North Carolina lacks specific laws treating cactus removal as a jailable offense, unlike Arizona’s strict protections for native cacti. Protected Plants Overview North Carolina ...

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Is Your Pickle Illegal? The Bizarre Food Laws of New Mexico

Is Your Pickle Illegal? The Bizarre Food Laws of New Mexico

New Mexico has quirky food regulations under its Homemade Food Act, but no law outright bans pickles—rather, it restricts their home production and sale ...

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Chopping Down a Cactus: A Felony in Arizona, But What About Your Illinois Yard?

Chopping Down a Cactus: A Felony in Arizona, But What About Your Illinois Yard?

Arizona’s Native Plant Law (A.R.S. § 3-932) classifies removing or destroying protected native plants, including many cacti like saguaros, as theft without landowner consent, ...

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Is Sleeping on a Refrigerator Illegal in Your Pennsylvania Backyard?

Is Sleeping on a Refrigerator Illegal in Your Pennsylvania Backyard?

No, sleeping on a refrigerator in your Pennsylvania backyard is not illegal statewide—claims stem from debunked urban legends or misread local ordinances.​ Myth Origins ...

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Deed Dilemmas: What New York's Property Laws Really Mean for Your Backyard Fence

Deed Dilemmas: What New York’s Property Laws Really Mean for Your Backyard Fence

New York property deeds define ownership boundaries but rarely address fences directly, leaving disputes to state statutes, surveys, and local codes. Backyard fences must ...

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Slip and Fall in Colorado: Who's at Fault and Can You Get Compensation?

Slip and Fall in Colorado: Who’s at Fault and Can You Get Compensation?

Colorado follows the Premises Liability Act (Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-115) for slip and fall cases, assigning fault based on the property owner’s knowledge ...

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Divorce in Kentucky : Child Custody, Alimony, and How the Kentucky Decides Your Future

Divorce in Kentucky : Child Custody, Alimony, and How the Kentucky Decides Your Future

Kentucky courts decide divorce outcomes based on the child’s best interests for custody, equitable factors for property and alimony, prioritizing fairness over equality. Child ...

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The Gig Economy's Legal Landscape: Are You an Employee or Contractor in Louisiana?

The Gig Economy’s Legal Landscape: Are You an Employee or Contractor in Louisiana?

In Louisiana, the gig economy relies on a multi-factor test under state law to distinguish employees from independent contractors, rather than a strict ABC ...

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