West Virginia Laws

No children may attend school with their breath 

smelling of "wild onions.
Any person who commits adultery shall be fined at 
least twenty dollars.
It is legal for a male to have sex with an animal as 
long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.
It is illegal to snooze on a train.

According to the state constitution, it is unlawful for 
anyone to own a red or a black flag.
Roadkill may be taken home for supper.
Whistling underwater is prohibited.
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weird-west-virginia.html

Movie & TV Production Spotlight 
2010-2011: 6 key projects were filmed in the state, 
including 4 films and 2 TV series. Movies: Super 8, 
Cut, Pilgrim Song, and The Legend of Black Annie. 
TV: Coal and Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution.
Production Incentive: 

West Virginia's incentives to production include The 
West Virginia Film Industry Investment Act that 
currently provides for transferable tax credits of up 
to 31% of qualified in-state spend for production on 
eligible feature length theatrical or direct-to-video
motion pictures, made-for-TV motion pictures, TV 
pilots, series, and miniseries and more.
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Washington Laws

It is illegal to attach a vending machine to a utility 

pole without prior consent from the utility company.
No person may walk about in public if he or she has 
the common cold.
It is illegal to entice girls away from the Maple Lane 
School for girls.
X-rays may not be used to fit shoes.

All lollipops are banned.

It is illegal to paint polka dots on the American flag.

It is illegal to pretend that one's parents are rich.

In Seattle - You may not carry a concealed weapon 

that is over six feet in length.

In Spokane - Persons may not wear a life jacket near 

the Spokane River.

In Spokane County - Strippers may not come closer 
than four feet to any customer.
Disney Vacation HomesIn Wilbur - You may not ride an ugly horse.
http://www.weirdfacts.com/weird-state-laws/66-
weird-washington.html

Movie & TV Production Spotlight 
2010-2011: 21 key movies were filmed in the state, 

including: 21 and Over, Camilla Dickinson, Dancing 
on the Edge, Judas Kiss, Knights of Badassdom, Eden, 
Fat Kid Rules the World, Ira Finkelstein's Christmas, 
and Safety Not Guaranteed.
Production Incentive: 
Washington's incentives to production include 

Washington's designated production-assistance 
organization, Washington FilmWorks, that offers 
funding assistance of up to 30% of total in-state 
Qualified Expenditures (including labor and talent 
who are Washington state residents) to commercial, 

television and feature film eBid Online Auctions productions selected to be 

funded by WFW. The production company must meet 

certain in-state spending thresholds. 
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Virginia Laws

Not only is it illegal to have sex with the lights on, one 


may not have sex in any position other than 

missionary.
If one is not married, it is illegal for him to have 

sexual relations.
You may not have oral or anal sex.
Driving while not wearing shoes is prohibited.
It is illegal to tickle women.
In Norfolk - Spitting on a sea gull is not tolerated.
In Norfolk - A man may face 60 days in jail for 


patting a woman's derriere.
In Richmond - It is illegal to flip a coin in a 

restaurant to see who pays for a coffee
In Waynesboro - It is illegal for a woman to drive a 

car up Main Street unless her husband is walking in 

front of the car waving a red flag.
http://www.weirdfacts.com/weird-state-laws/65-
weird-virginia.html

Movie & TV Production Spotlight 
2010-2011: 10 key movies were filmed in the state, 

including: Lincoln, J. Edgar, Nocturnal Agony, To 

Have and to Hold, Lake Effects, The Perfect Breed, At 

the Top of the Pyramid and Alone Yet Not Alone.
Production Incentive: 

Virginia's Governor's Motion Picture Opportunity Fund 
provides a performance-based cash rebate at the 
Governor’s discretion, taking into consideration length 
of filming, job creation, trainees hired and goods and 
services purchased in Virginia. In 2010, productions 

receiving tax incentives generated an economic 

impact of $14.2 million.
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Vermont Laws

Women must obtain written permission from their 

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husbands to wear false teeth.
It is illegal to deny the existence of God.
In Barre - All residents shall bathe every Saturday 

night.
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weird-vermont.html

Movie & TV Production Spotlight 
2010-2011: 1 key movie was filmed in the state: Dug 

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Production Incentive: 
No significant tax incentive available for production.
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Utah Laws

It is against the law to fish from horseback.

The Modern Day Sugar Daddy WebsiteIt is illegal not to drink milk.
It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon.
Birds have the right of way on all highways.
It is considered an offense to hunt whales.
Alcohol may not be sold during an emergency.
It is illegal to cause a catastrophe.
In Logan - Women may not swear.
In Tremonton - It is illegal to have sex in a moving 
ambulance and if you are caught the guy is let go and 

the woman is punished and her name appears in the 
newspaper.
In Trout Creek - Pharmacists may not sell gunpowder 
to cure headaches.
http://www.weirdfacts.com/weird-state-laws/63-
weird-utah.html

Movie & TV Production Spotlight 
2010-2011: 16 key projects were filmed in the state, 

including 15 films and 1 TV series. Movies include: 
John Carter of Mars, 127 Hours, Frozen, The Future, 
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, Immortality Bites, and 
Guns, Girls and Gambling. TV: Flip Men.

Production Incentive: 
Utah offers up to a 25% rebate or refundable tax 

credit for films, TV and digital media programs with 

a minimum spend of $1 million. Another incentive is 

available for productions with less than $1 million in-

state spend, which provides a cash rebate of 15% on 

qualified spend.
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Texas Laws

It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.

It is illegal to milk another persons's cow.
It is illegal to sell ones eye.
A program has been created in the state that 
attempts to control the weather.
It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a 

time while standing.
In Dallas - It's illegal to possess realistic dildos.
In Galveston - Landing an airplane on the beach is 
illegal.
In Temple - You can ride your horse in the saloon.
In Texarkana - Owners of horses may not ride them 

at night without tail lights.
http://www.weirdfacts.com/weird-state-laws/62-
weird-texas.html

Movie & TV Production Spotlight 
2010-2011: 78 key projects were filmed in the state, 
including 55 films and 23 TV series. Movies include: 

True Grit, Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon, Spy 
Kids 4: All the Time in the World, Battleship, Atlas 
Shrugged: Part I, Judy Moody and the Not Bummer 

Summer, and Monte Carlo. TV includes: The Chase, 
Friday Night Lights, The Little Couple, The Lying 
Game, Texas Women, Top Chef: Texas, and Big Rich 
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Production Incentive: 
The Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program 
offers qualifying feature films, SeekingArrangement is the leading sugar daddy dating and sugar baby personals. television programs, 

commercials, video games, and stand-alone post-
production/finishing projects the opportunity to 
receive a rebate payment of 5%-17.5% of eligible 
Texas spending upon completion of a review of their 
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Tennesee Laws

Hollow logs may not be sold.
More than 8 women may not live in the same house 

because that would constitute a brothel.
It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
Giving and receiving oral sex is still prohibited by law.
Driving is not to be done while asleep.
Tattooing a minor is a misdemeanor.
It is illegal to dare a child to purchase a beer.
Skunks may not be carried into the state.
In Lexington - It is illegal to transport an ice cream 

cone in your pocket.

In Memphis - It's illegal for frogs to croak after 11 
PM.
In Nashville - No person may keep a cheetah as a pet.
In Nashville - Males may not be sexually aroused in 
public.
In Oneida - An ordinance forbids anyone to sing the 

song "It Ain't Goin' To Rain No Mo'.
http://www.weirdfacts.com/weird-state-laws/61-
weird-tennesee.html

Movie & TV Production Spotlight 
2010-2011: 18 key projects were filmed in the state, 
including 14 films and 4 TV series. Movies include: 
Country Strong, Water for Elephants, Fall Away, 
Footloose, Deadline, The East, and To Kill a Memory. 
TV: Down Home with the Neelys, Glamour Belles, 
Police Women of Memphis, and Girls Who Like Boys 

Who Like Boys.
Production Incentive: 

Tennessee offers a two incentive programs for a total 
possible rebate of 32% of qualified spending, including 
a cash rebate equal to 17% of qualified spending and a 
rebate of 15% of all qualified expenditures, including 
promotion and advertising, if the production company
establishes its headquarters in Tennessee. 
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