3 Utah Laws That Need To Be Enforced For Fun

Quirky Laws in the Beehive State 

Every place has their strange laws that are still on the books. These three laws in Utah are not enforced and maybe they never were. I think when you read them, you might agree with me and hope that changes. It is fun to think of a police officer tasked  with carrying out their duty. 

You cannot sell gunpowder as a cure for a headache in Trout Creek, Utah 

I think this law makes sense and I would like to see a task force organized that would interrogate all 23 residents of this town (that was the population in 1940, and it may have increased since then).  

They would just make double sure nobody was breaking the gunpowder law by inspecting bathroom medicine cabinets. “Is this Advil or gunpowder? And if it is the second, who sold it to you?” 

Throwing Rocks at Pedestrians is Prohibited in Most Cases 

In Logan, you can’t go annoying fellow citizens by throwing rocks at them. This seems reasonable, but there is an exception if the property owner has given their permission. I have a feeling that local police have not been educated on the finer points of this law. 

“Don’t worry officer, I said it was OK for him to throw that rock at Mrs. Jenkins.” 

Public Swearing at Someone Who Has Passed On is Illegal

It is a class C misdemeanor to go off publicly with a lot of foul language at a corpse. That’s right, you cannot swear at the dead. 

This would be a fun law to enforce. “Stop that language for a moment while I check for a pulse.” 

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