Bizarre New York laws include restrictions, penalties for taking a selfie with a tiger
NYS mental health committee member Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick on the bipartisan efforts to pass legislation to protect children online. Every state has its own set of strange laws still technically on the books that may surprise you, including New York. When it comes to strange laws in a state, many have little evidence to back them, with origins unknown, while others are ones you can still find in written law. Strange laws are often head-scratchers in terms of trying to figure out why the law was created in the first place. Below are a few examples of strange laws in New York.