7 Laws Every Milwaukeean Has Probably Unknowingly Broken At Least Once
By E Jamar|Published May 27, 2018
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E Jamar is a published writer based in Milwaukee, WI. Despite being a Midwesterner at heart, you can often find them trekking throughout the states and discovering new hidden gems. When they're not traveling, you can find them discussing disability issues, cuddling their pug puppy, and checking out new local spots.
Laws are an important way to keep society in check, but some are downright weird and unnecessary. While most laws are pretty universal, every place has a few particularly weird ones on the books. Did you know it’s illegal to steal used kitchen grease in North Carolina? Or that you’re not allowed to give fish alcohol in Ohio? It makes us wonder what brought these laws into existence because we have a hard time figuring out their reasoning.
While we can poke fun at laws from other places all day, Milwaukee is no exception when it comes to having some seriously strange rules, and you may have even broken some unknowingly. Here are seven crazy laws in Milwaukee that totally leave us scratching our head and wondering if we’re criminals.
1. If you look "offensive," you can't be out in public during the day.
Wisconsin Statute 98.17 has been in place since 1895 and is still a real law. Restaurants are prohibited from selling margarine, so if that’s your go-to, you might be risking it!
We love cheese as much as any other Milwaukeean, but there are rules for it? All Grade A cheddar must be "highly pleasing," whereas Grade B only needs to be "fairly pleasing." Who gets to judge this... and where can we sign up?
5. Business hours must operate under Central Time.
