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No Ice Cream in Back Pocket on Sundays in Kentucky

No Ice Cream in Back Pocket on Sundays in Kentucky
Kentucky’s “ice cream in back pocket” law is a debunked urban legend, not actual legislation.

The claim that it’s illegal to carry ice cream in your back pocket on Sundays in Kentucky is a widely circulated urban legend. This myth is often linked to preventing horse theft, with the story suggesting that thieves would place ice cream in their pockets to lure horses away. However, no such statute exists in the Kentucky Revised Statutes. LegalClarity.org confirms that this law is a fabrication, and there is no evidence of its existence in Kentucky law (legalclarity.org).

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