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Food New York

It is illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket on Sundays.

Status: Historical / Repealed

The Law Explained

This bizarre prohibition stems from the days of horse thievery, when clever criminals would place an ice cream cone in their pocket to lure a horse away without explicitly stealing it. If caught, they would simply claim the horse followed them on its own. While horse theft is not the threat it used to be, the law technically remains on the books.

๐Ÿ“š Source / Legal Code

Official Code Citation: N.Y. Agri. & Mkts. Law ยง 351 (Historic)
Where to look:

New York Agriculture and Markets Law

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