In the small town of Alderson, you're forbidden to walk your pet lion, tiger, or leopard, even if they are on a leash. No word on how they govern walking your pet panthers, jaguars, or cougars, though.
In a state law that is very specific in the way it was written, you are not allowed to dig for ginseng in your neighbor's yard, unless they have permitted you (per Stupid Laws).
The state has also a weird way to help pay for higher education. On the books is a tax "to raise money to provide revenue for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a four-year school of medicine, dentistry, and nursing of West Virginia University, an excise tax is hereby levied" on all bottles of soda sold in stores. Who'd have ever thought you could help out higher learning by opening up a Coke?
If you thought your minister was boring, imagine how much more boring they'd be without a sense of humor. In Nicholas County, a local law forbids any member of the clergy to crack jokes or tell funny stories during their sermon.
Got a potty mouth? In the state of West Virginia, it could cost you a fortune. State law makes you pay $1 each time you use profanity. A fine in the same amount is also the penalty for being intoxicated in a public place.
