14. Ohio: Intoxicating Fish
Wildlife conservation laws are completely standard across the country, but this specific aquatic regulation takes animal protection to an incredibly strange level. The state strictly proclaims that getting a fish drunk is entirely against the law. The origins of this specific law stem from older, highly unethical commercial fishing practices. Desperate anglers would frequently dump large quantities of cheap alcohol or toxic biological substances into small, enclosed ponds to rapidly deplete the oxygen levels. This would chemically sedate the fish and force them to float to the surface for a massive, effortless catch. Lawmakers banned the practice to enforce fair sporting rules and protect water quality.