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It is illegal to spit on the sidewalk.

City: Dodge City
Funny Rating:★★★★★
Added: 2026/3/18

The Law

A remnant of the Wild West frontier days when tuberculosis and other diseases ran rampant. Town marshals grew tired of cowboys leaving a mess of chewing tobacco juice outside saloons, leading to strict public health ordinances.

Source & Citation

Code/Statute: Dodge City Municipal Code § 8.04.010
Dodge City Public Health Code

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