CATCHING a tan is a summer activity beloved by many, whether at the beach or in the privacy of their own homes.

However, there’s an important law homeowners must make sure they’re following when laying out on their lawns, or risk $1,000 fines and jailtime.
A popular summer activity could get homeowners in trouble under the right circumstances (stock image)Credit: Getty
 
Sunbathers risk $1,000 fines and up to six months in jail if they get too revealing in the process (stock image)Credit: Getty
For many sunbathers, tan lines are an unavoidable part of the process that they’ve learned to live with.

However, others still seek a top-to-bottom tone change for the spring and summer months, electing to strip down and get the look they want.

In Idaho, this could have potentially disastrous consequences, even if homeowners are doing so in the comfort and privacy of their own yards.

Under the right circumstances, homeowners could receive a visit from local police that ends with a $1,000 fine and up to six months of jailtime, upped to 10 years on repeat offenses for indecent exposure.

However, the law uses language that could give homeowners some leeway on how they choose to tan.

The law specifically forbids a person exposing themselves in a public place or anywhere that others who’d be offended by the exposure are present.

Since nudity itself isn’t specifically outlawed in Idaho, the issue then becomes the presence of others and affronting them with one’s nudity.

With this in mind, sunbathers whose yards offer them a reasonable expectation of privacy can avoid tan lines by getting into their birthday suits.

While there are products sunbathers can use to eliminate tan lines without catching the eyes of catcallers and neighbors, some come with major health risks.