In a state known for its loud hair, loud music and several wild TV shows, New Jersey is everywhere in the media as of late. But did you know, in New Jersey you can't pump your own gas? New Jersey and Oregon are the only two states where it is illegal pump your own gas. New Jersey in 1951 made it a law that only a professional can pump gas. Several attempts have been made to change the law but the people of New Jersey voted against.