Our elected officials have some unique ways to protect the public. For example, did you know that is illegal to raise rats as pets here in the city of Billings?

Amazingly, there are many more laws, still on the books, that are even weirder. And if you think the laws of the land are crazy here in Montana, consider our neighbors in Wyoming, who are strictly prohibited from fishing with firearms. Where's the fun in that?

To determine which state has the strangest laws in the mountain west, we paid a visit to our Townsquare Media office in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and put their crack staff of google educated experts to the test. Of course, ignorance of the law is not a defense, so let’s find out how many of these state statutes you know.

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