Strange Things That Are Actually Illegal in Rhode Island

Every state in America has their owns general laws. Those rules and regulations residents must follow or face legal actions.

But not every law on the books still makes sense. Some might have you wondering if they ever made sense.

In Rhode Island, there are about a dozen laws left on the books that make you wonder how they became a law in the first place. Or why such a law was ever actually needed.

With New England being some of the oldest states in the nation, it’s no surprise that their list of strange laws is kind of long – and some are extremely specific to the coastal area.

In Massachusetts, for example, it’s illegal to use tomatoes in the production of clam chowder. (Keep it classic apparently.)

In Connecticut it’s against the law to go clamming at night.

New Hampshire has laws against raking a beach without a permit and picking up seaweed from a beach.

In Vermont there is no whistling underwater allowed and in Maine, one cannot have Christmas decorations up past January 14th.

While these laws may make total sense to the residents of the specific town they were passed for or at one time seemed like the right thing to prevent, today they just sound a little weird.

But several Rhode Island laws really take the cake when it comes to strange.

Some of these laws stem from the strict blue laws the Ocean State has had in place since colonial days, while others seem newer, though just as odd.

Here are the weirdest laws still on the books in Rhode Island.