1. In Minneapolis, there is a law prohibiting the use of alleys for through pedestrian traffic. No shortcuts in this city!
2. In Cottage Grove, as an emergency water saving measure, your street number dictates when you can use your sprinklers and water your plants. Even numbered days are for even addresses, and odd numbered days are for odd addresses.
3. Minnetonka residents must also keep their wood piles neatly stacked or secured to avoid collapse, lest they be declared a public nuisance.
4. Finally, in this obviously clean city, it is also a public nuisance to drive a vehicle with wheels or tires that deposit mud, dirt, sticky substances, litter, or other materials.
5. As of 2010, a statute states that no person may be charged with or convicted of the offense of drunkenness or public drunkenness. The trick is to avoid all other chargeable offenses once publicly intoxicated.
6. There is still a law stating that when a married woman commits adultery, both the wife and husband can be fined up to $3,000 and imprisoned for up to one year.
7. It is illegal to conceal your identity in public with a robe, mask, or other disguise for any purpose other than entertainment, weather protection, or medical treatment. If you see the paparazzi, you better run really fast.