Dumb Laws - Arkansas

A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.

It's illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas. Arkansas must be pronounced "Arkansaw"

Oral sex is considered to be sodomy.

Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs.

The Arkansas legislature passed a law that states that the Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.

A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.

A voter is only allowed five minutes to mark his ballot.

Flirtation between the members of the opposite sex on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.

At Arkansas State University two people cannot hold hands while standing in a doorway unless they belong to a union.

In Arkansas it is illegal to buy or sell blue lightbulbs.

An Arkansas legislator not long ago proposed that the state provide growth hormones to dwarfs.

Fayetteville: It is illegal to kill "any living creature".

Little Rock: Dogs may not bark after 6 PM.

Little Rock: Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.

Little Rock: It is unlawful to walk one's cow down Main Street after 1:00 PM on Sunday.

Little Rock: No person shall sound the horn on a vehicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 P.M.

Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs.

The Arkansas legislature passed a law that states that the Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.

A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.

A voter is only allowed five minutes to mark his ballot.

Flirtation between the members of the opposite sex on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.

At Arkansas State University two people cannot hold hands while standing in a doorway unless they belong to a union.

In Arkansas it is illegal to buy or sell blue lightbulbs.

An Arkansas legislator not long ago proposed that the state provide growth hormones to dwarfs.

Fayetteville: It is illegal to kill "any living creature".

Little Rock: Dogs may not bark after 6 PM.

Little Rock: Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.

Little Rock: It is unlawful to walk one's cow down Main Street after 1:00 PM on Sunday.

Little Rock: No person shall sound the horn on a vehicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 P.M.