Dumb Maryland Laws You May Have Violated

From the "Craziest Laws in America" blog—here are some wacky Maryland laws.

• A woman may not go through her husband's pockets while he is sleeping;
• Men may not buy drinks for female bartenders;
• It is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one exception: prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only "in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises;"
• Thistles may not grow in one's yard;
• Eating while swimming in the ocean is prohibited;
• In the entire state, it is illegal to give or receive oral sex;
• It is a violation to be in a public park with a sleeveless shirt, including joggers, punishable with a$10 fine;
• You cannot swear while inside the city limits of Baltimore;
• Maryland requires that alcohol beverage writers be certified as experts by an agency of the state before they can receive product samples, which it limits to three bottles per brand;
• Baltimore: Though you may spit on a city roadway, spitting on city sidewalks is prohibited;
• Baltimore: It's illegal to take a lion to the movies;
• Baltimore: It is a violation of city code to sell chicks or ducklings to a minor within one week of the Easter holiday;
• Baltimore has regulations governing the disposal of hog's heads, pet droppings and oyster shells;
• Columbia: You can not have an antenna exposed outside of your house yet you can have a 25' satellite dish. Though clotheslines are banned, clothes are allowed to be draped over a fence;
• Gypsies should steer clear of Caroline County, MD, where it's a $100 fine or six months in the can for "forecasting or pretending to foretell the future;"
• In Baltimore it's illegal to block the sidewalk with a box. But the offense only carries a $1 fine;
• In Baltimore it is illegal to throw bale of hay (or of anything else) out a second-story window. That gets you a $20 fine;
• In Baltimore it's illegal to play professional croquet before 2 p.m. on Sunday. The law also applies to professional quoits;
• In Baltimore it is illegal to mistreat oysters;
• In Baltimore it is illegal to wash or scrub sinks no matter how dirty they get;
• In Halethrope, MD, kisses longer than one second are illegal;
• Ocean City: A law from the early 1900s prohibits men from going topless on the Boardwalk.