Does Washington have any weird laws (Seattle, Everett: sales, felony, to buy)

[Hacker1234]

So we are most likely moving to the Seattle area from Texas. We are wondering if WA has any weird laws or weird cultural differences.

For example, I was born and raised in California and moved to Texas in my 20s and I had a bit of a culture shock. With things like not being able to buy hard liquor at the grocery store, you have to find a wet city and go to a liquor store, plus no sales on Sunday. Right when I moved to Texas the city I lived in finally legalized stores to be able to sell beer within city limits. It is illegal for car dealers to be open on Sunday. In the corp world they are really strict when it comes to dress codes, the days of wearing shorts and flip flops to the office were over.

Weird things like that. What weird stuff is around WA.

[BATCAT]

You used to have to buy liquor from state-run stores only, but that changed recently. The taxes on spirits are pretty painful, though.

Dress codes- if they even exist- are generally fairly relaxed here, in all but certain fields. Probably similar to the Bay Area.

Cannabis is- within certain restrictions- legal here, of course.

There are a lot of areas where you're technically not supposed to smoke, although how enforced this is varies by the location and time of day.

You can't buy any alcohol after 2am, and bars stop serving by 1:30.

If I think of more I'll add to this...

[Hemlock140]

No smoking within 25 feet of any doorway.

The harassing of a Bigfoot, Sasquatch is a felony.

Illegal to spit on a bus.

Illegal to paint polka-dots on the American Flag.

In Everett, It is illegal to display a hypnotized or allegedly hypnotized person in a store window.

[flyingsaucermom]

Originally Posted by Hemlock140

The harassing of a Bigfoot, Sasquatch is a felony.

And just how many WA residents been convicted of harassing a Bigfoot?

[Hemlock140]

Originally Posted by flyingsaucermom

And just how many WA residents been convicted of harassing a Bigfoot?

I'd guess none, we probably would have heard about it. More research indicate that this is not a state law, it was Skamania County that passed a law regarding Bigfoot in 1969 declaring that "any willful, wanton slaying of such creatures shall be deemed a felony" subject to substantial fine and/or imprisonment.

In Whatcom County, a bill was drafted (92-247) on 6/9/91, which unanimously passed a resolution declaring Whatcom County a Sasquatch Protection and Refuge Area.

[Seacove]

Originally Posted by Hemlock140

In Whatcom County, a bill was drafted (92-247) on 6/9/91, which unanimously passed a resolution declaring Whatcom County a Sasquatch Protection and Refuge Area.

That's awesome.

[StealthRabbit]

Weird laws in WA take on a whole new meaning if you are an employer or business owner and filing quarterly reports.

Us Skamaniacs take Bigfoot to a higher level.
Ordinances and County Code | Commissioners
Bigfoot News | Bigfoot Lunch Club: Skamania County
Bigfoot Bash and Bounty - Central Cascades Geotourism Project (no association with this myself)
The “Bounty” is a scavenger hunt pulling the seeker into surrounding areas in search of the elusive creature. Find him in the form of a 8-foot tall plywood cutout (there are at least a dozen to find) and be entered into a drawing for magnificent prizes. But remember, you can only “hunt” Bigfoot with a camera in Skamania County, no harming or killing this peaceful being

[Transmition]

Originally Posted by Hacker1234

So we are most likely moving to the Seattle area from Texas. We are wondering if WA has any weird laws or weird cultural differences.

For example, I was born and raised in California and moved to Texas in my 20s and I had a bit of a culture shock. With things like not being able to buy hard liquor at the grocery store, you have to find a wet city and go to a liquor store, plus no sales on Sunday. Right when I moved to Texas the city I lived in finally legalized stores to be able to sell beer within city limits. It is illegal for car dealers to be open on Sunday.

I'm confused now, which is the state full of people who go on about freedom and small government a lot?

The only weird laws I have come across in WA are that a person of a certain age can be considered too irresponsible to drink alcohol, but responsible enough to be arrested for doing so.

[CrazyDonkey]

Originally Posted by flyingsaucermom

And just how many WA residents been convicted of harassing a Bigfoot?

The Bigfoot would have to file a complaint.

[jacqueg]

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