It is unlawful to attach a vending machine to a utility pole.

The Law Explained

During the mid-20th century, aggressive entrepreneurs started chaining small gumball and cigarette dispensers to public telephone and power poles to avoid paying rent. The state quickly banned the practice to ensure electrical workers could safely climb the poles without dodging stale peanuts. Today, it mostly applies to rogue flyer boxes, but vending machines are explicitly named.