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Stupid Nebraska Laws

Eating onions between 7am-noon is prohibited for barbers

This law was most likely passed because most people don’t want barbers with smelly breath being so close to them during their haircuts.

Filed in: Waterloo

Men with shaved chests are prohibited from running around

Make sure you run around with your chest rug or else you might end up with a fine.

Filed in: Omaha

Donut shops are prohibited from selling doughnut holes

Dunkin Donuts would be in violation of this law as their Munchkins are nothing but the punch-outs from donuts.

Filed in: Lehigh

Flying a plane while drunk or high is prohibited

This is a law that seems to be broken all the time by airline pilots.

28-1465
Aircraft; operation while under influence of liquor or drug; prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or be in the actual physical control of any aircraft while under the influence of alcoholic liquor or of any drug or when that person has five-hundredths of one percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her body fluid as shown by chemical analysis of his or her blood or breath.

Source:
Laws 1978, LB 903, � 1; Laws 2001, LB 773, � 1.

Filed in: Nebraska

You cannot get married if you have herpes

One way to get out of marrying your girlfriend is to contract herpes.

42-102
Minimum age; affliction with venereal disease, disqualification.

At the time of the marriage the male must be of the age of seventeen years or upward, and the female of the age of seventeen years or upward. No person who is afflicted with a venereal disease shall marry in this state.

Source:
R.S.1866, c. 34, � 2, p. 254; R.S.1913, � 1541; C.S.1922, � 1490;
Laws 1923, c. 40, � 1, p. 154; C.S.1929, � 42-102; R.S.1943, � 42-102;
Laws 1963, c. 242, � 1, p. 735; Laws 1965, c. 230, � 1, p. 673;
Laws 1971, LB 728, � 1; Laws 1978, LB 165, � 1.

Filed in: Nebraska