Just  so our friends in Kentucky will not feel picked-upon, you should know that there are also some seriously nonsensical (or antiquated) laws restricting frivolous, dangerous or unseemly behavior in Tennessee.  So don’t get caught in any of the following illegal activities, and be warned, all you horse-thievin’, skunk-swappin’, minor-tatooin’ rascals…

  • Students may not hold hands while at school.

 

  • It is a crime to share your Netflix password in Tennessee.

 

  • No person shall operate scooters, roller skates or in-line skates on a permitted public roadway or sidewalk while listening to a portable radio, compact disc (CD) or tape player. So, MP3 players are OK? 

 

  • Any person who participates in a duel may not hold any public office in the state.

 

  • Stealing a horse is (still) punishable by hanging.

 

  • Tattooing a minor is a misdemeanor. (OK- maybe that one makes sense.)

 

  • It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish. Really.

 

  • It is illegal to dare a child to purchase a beer.

 

  • It is illegal to place tacks on a highway.

 

  • Skunks may not be carried into the state, sold, bartered, exchanged or otherwise transferred – a class C misdemeanor.