These 10 Crazy Laws in Rhode Island Will Leave You Scratching Your Head In Wonder

Each state has its own obscure and bizarre laws that just aren't very relevant anymore. Some of them are so strange it can be difficult to imagine why they were ever passed in the first place. Here are 10 weird laws in Rhode Island that are hard to believe actually exist.

1. Throwing pickle juice on a trolley is an offense in Rhode Island.

We're not sure why someone would do such a thing, but it must have been common enough to become law. Of all the illegal things in Rhode Island, would you even expect one to include pickles?

2. Intentionally biting off someone's limb is understandably illegal in the Ocean State.

What sorts of things were happening in little Rhody that created a need to clearly make biting off someone's limb illegal? Hopefully we'll never know.

3. In case you were considering stringing rope lower than 14 feet across a highway in the state, don't. It's illegal.

The penalty is a fine between $100 and $500. You can probably see why these are classified as weird laws in Rhode Island.

4. Riding a horse on the highway for the purpose of testing its speed is not allowed either.

You'll have to find another way to test your horse's speed in Rhode Island.

5. Professional sports, with the exception of hockey and ice polo, need a special license to play on Sundays.

I guess football and baseball just didn't make the cut.

6. There is a law requiring loud noises to be made whenever you're passing someone on the left.

A turn signal just doesn't cut it in Rhode Island, apparently.

7. It is illegal to coast downhill in neutral in the state.

Who doesn't love coasting in neutral from time to time?

8. Both challenging, or accepting, a dual is illegal in the state.

Even if the fight never happens, this offense is still punishable by law. Punishment includes a prison sentence between one and seven years.

9. Did you know it's illegal in Providence for a store to sell a toothbrush and toothpaste to the same customer on a Sunday?

We're not sure exactly why, but it is definitely illegal in the city. This might be one of the stranger illegal things in Rhode Island, wouldn't you say?

10. Smoking a pipe after sunset in the city of Newport is not allowed.

This is a highly bizarre punishable offense.

Do you know of any other weird laws in Rhode Island? What are the ones that confuse you the most? Let us know in the comments! Then take a peek at these 10 illegal things in Rhode Island.