Utah

Utah is the 45th state of the USA located in the west. With about 2.9 million residents and an area of about 220.000 sq km, the 'Beehive State' is the 33rd-most-populous and the 13th-largest state. The capital is Salt Lake City. There are many sights, like Arches National Park, Monument Valley and Zion National Park.

Crazy laws:
- It is against the law to fish from a horseback.
- When you are 50 years old, you are allowed to marry your cousin.
- It is illegal not to drink milk.
- It is forbidden to fire nuclear weapons, but you are allowed to own them.
- Birds have the right of way on all streets.
- The husband is responsible for every crime that is comitted by his wife while she is in his presence.
- It is not allowed to sell drinks with more than 3.2% alcohol.
- During an accident you are not allowed to sell alcohol.
- You are not allowed to own beer that is stored in a container bigger than two liters, except you are a retailer.
- In Kaysville you need an identity card to enter a food store after darkness.
- In Logan women are not allowed to curse.
- In Salt Lake City pedestrians are not allowed to carry a violine in a paper bag.
- Throwing snowballs in Provo will get you fined $50.
- In Trout Creek pharmacists are not allowed to sell gunpowder against headache.

(Katharina) source: Wikipedia, www.guenstige-haushaltsgeraete.info/sinnlose-gesetze, Westküste USA Stefan Kremer