We all know we’re not supposed to break the law. What many of us may not know, however, is when exactly we’re doing so. For example: have you been walking your cow down a public highway? Well, that part is okay. But if you’ve blindfolded your cow first, you might get into some trouble. From the extremely helpful to the outlandishly absurd, here are 12 weird laws in Arkansas you probably didn’t know about:

  1. When playing a pinball machine, you may not win more than 25 free games as a reward.

Flickr/Shawn Clover

  1. No smoking in cars with small children.

SmartSign/Flickr In Arkansas, it is illegal to smoke in a car with a child weighing less than 60 pounds.

  1. No smoking in restaurants or bars that allow people under the age of 21 to enter.

Flickr/Intrinsic-Image

  1. The smoking laws continue: in Arkansas, you’re not allowed to smoke in a lot of places, actually.

Flickr/Anastasia Massone Smoking is prohibited in all public places and enclosed areas within places of employment, says the Arkansas law books.

  1. Men and women may not flirt with each other on the streets of Little Rock.

Flickr/bravelittlebird No flirting, no problem.

  1. Alligators are not allowed to live in bathtubs.

Stephen Kruso/Flickr Crocodiles, meanwhile, can make themselves right at home in your bathroom.

  1. If you must walk your cow down a public highway, you may not blindfold it first.

Flickr/george ruiz Now that would just be silly!

  1. Little Rock doesn’t allow you to walk your cow down Main Street after 1 p.m. on Sundays.

Flickr/Dave Wild On Sundays in Little Rock, it appears that “till the cows come home” means until 12:59 p.m. And no, it doesn’t matter how friendly or adorable your cow is.

  1. You may not purchase alcohol on Christmas Day in Arkansas.

Flickr/Heather Katsoulis

  1. In some Arkansas counties, you cannot buy alcohol at all!

Flickr/Rae Allen

  1. Your dog isn’t allowed to bark after 6 p.m. in Little Rock.

Flickr/euze Hush, Fido!

  1. Within the city limits of Jacksonville, it’s illegal to own a pit bull.

Flickr/maplegirlie As a matter of fact, pit bulls are banned in a lot of Arkansas cities. You might want to check your town’s laws before you consider bringing one home.

Did you know about all of these weird laws in Arkansas? Have you broken any inadvertently? Do you know any other odd Arkansas laws? Tell us about your favorite weird law in the comments below!

Flickr/Shawn Clover

SmartSign/Flickr

In Arkansas, it is illegal to smoke in a car with a child weighing less than 60 pounds.

Flickr/Intrinsic-Image

Flickr/Anastasia Massone

Smoking is prohibited in all public places and enclosed areas within places of employment, says the Arkansas law books.

Flickr/bravelittlebird

No flirting, no problem.

Stephen Kruso/Flickr

Crocodiles, meanwhile, can make themselves right at home in your bathroom.

Flickr/george ruiz

Now that would just be silly!

Flickr/Dave Wild

On Sundays in Little Rock, it appears that “till the cows come home” means until 12:59 p.m. And no, it doesn’t matter how friendly or adorable your cow is.

Flickr/Heather Katsoulis

Flickr/Rae Allen

Flickr/euze

Hush, Fido!

Flickr/maplegirlie

As a matter of fact, pit bulls are banned in a lot of Arkansas cities. You might want to check your town’s laws before you consider bringing one home.

For more weird Arkansas eccentricities, check out these 12 unbelievable facts about the state.

OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article.

The OIYS Visitor Center

Weird laws in Arkansas August 31, 2021 Sarah What are some other weird laws in Arkansas? If you got a kick out of the above list of weird laws in Arkansas, we have some other oddball rules you’ll enjoy. There’s a law on the books that says Arkansas teachers can’t receive a raise if they bob their hair. Why? We have no idea. Another bizarre law states that it’s illegal in Arkansas to honk your horn at a sandwich shop after 9 p.m. (Before 9 p.m., you can honk away!) The final one has to do with the weather: it’s illegal for the Arkansas River to rise above the Main Street Bridge in Little Rock. We’re not sure if Mother Nature got this memo, because she may be in trouble for breaking this rule! What are some weird places to visit in Arkansas? The Natural State could easily be called the Weird State, due to how many weird attractions and places we have. First up: there’s a bigfoot-like creature haunting the area surrounding Fouke. It was once the subject of a 1972 docudrama called The Legend of Boggy Creek. The town of Fouke has a lot of fun with this beast, even aiming it at tourists with their Monster Mart. Arkansas has an insane amount of “world capital” superlatives in its cap: Hope is the Watermelon Capital of the World. Alma is the Spinach Capital. Mount Ida is the World Quartz Crystal Capital. Mountain View is the Folk Music Capital. Searcy County is the Chocolate Roll Capital… we could go on! And don’t even get us started on the weather… no matter where in Arkansas you are, it’s bound to get a little weird sometimes!

What are some fun facts about Arkansas? It’s state trivia time! Fact: Arkansas’s forests could cover the entire country of Switzerland one and a half times. Arkansas has 18.8 million acres of forested land. Another fun fact: Arkansas produces more rice than any other state – rice production in Arkansas is a $6 billion industry! And Arkansas earns its nickname as the Natural State; Arkansas boasts 9,700 miles of streams and rivers, 2.5 million acres of national forest, 50 state parks, seven national scenic byways, and three state scenic byways. We may be weird, but we sure are beautiful!

The OIYS Visitor Center

Weird laws in Arkansas

August 31, 2021

Sarah

What are some other weird laws in Arkansas? If you got a kick out of the above list of weird laws in Arkansas, we have some other oddball rules you’ll enjoy. There’s a law on the books that says Arkansas teachers can’t receive a raise if they bob their hair. Why? We have no idea. Another bizarre law states that it’s illegal in Arkansas to honk your horn at a sandwich shop after 9 p.m. (Before 9 p.m., you can honk away!) The final one has to do with the weather: it’s illegal for the Arkansas River to rise above the Main Street Bridge in Little Rock. We’re not sure if Mother Nature got this memo, because she may be in trouble for breaking this rule! What are some weird places to visit in Arkansas? The Natural State could easily be called the Weird State, due to how many weird attractions and places we have. First up: there’s a bigfoot-like creature haunting the area surrounding Fouke. It was once the subject of a 1972 docudrama called The Legend of Boggy Creek. The town of Fouke has a lot of fun with this beast, even aiming it at tourists with their Monster Mart. Arkansas has an insane amount of “world capital” superlatives in its cap: Hope is the Watermelon Capital of the World. Alma is the Spinach Capital. Mount Ida is the World Quartz Crystal Capital. Mountain View is the Folk Music Capital. Searcy County is the Chocolate Roll Capital… we could go on! And don’t even get us started on the weather… no matter where in Arkansas you are, it’s bound to get a little weird sometimes!

What are some fun facts about Arkansas? It’s state trivia time! Fact: Arkansas’s forests could cover the entire country of Switzerland one and a half times. Arkansas has 18.8 million acres of forested land. Another fun fact: Arkansas produces more rice than any other state – rice production in Arkansas is a $6 billion industry! And Arkansas earns its nickname as the Natural State; Arkansas boasts 9,700 miles of streams and rivers, 2.5 million acres of national forest, 50 state parks, seven national scenic byways, and three state scenic byways. We may be weird, but we sure are beautiful!

The OIYS Visitor Center

The OIYS Visitor Center

If you got a kick out of the above list of weird laws in Arkansas, we have some other oddball rules you’ll enjoy. There’s a law on the books that says Arkansas teachers can’t receive a raise if they bob their hair. Why? We have no idea. Another bizarre law states that it’s illegal in Arkansas to honk your horn at a sandwich shop after 9 p.m. (Before 9 p.m., you can honk away!) The final one has to do with the weather: it’s illegal for the Arkansas River to rise above the Main Street Bridge in Little Rock. We’re not sure if Mother Nature got this memo, because she may be in trouble for breaking this rule!

What are some weird places to visit in Arkansas?

The Natural State could easily be called the Weird State, due to how many weird attractions and places we have. First up: there’s a bigfoot-like creature haunting the area surrounding Fouke. It was once the subject of a 1972 docudrama called The Legend of Boggy Creek. The town of Fouke has a lot of fun with this beast, even aiming it at tourists with their Monster Mart. Arkansas has an insane amount of “world capital” superlatives in its cap: Hope is the Watermelon Capital of the World. Alma is the Spinach Capital. Mount Ida is the World Quartz Crystal Capital. Mountain View is the Folk Music Capital. Searcy County is the Chocolate Roll Capital… we could go on! And don’t even get us started on the weather… no matter where in Arkansas you are, it’s bound to get a little weird sometimes!

What are some fun facts about Arkansas?

It’s state trivia time! Fact: Arkansas’s forests could cover the entire country of Switzerland one and a half times. Arkansas has 18.8 million acres of forested land. Another fun fact: Arkansas produces more rice than any other state – rice production in Arkansas is a $6 billion industry! And Arkansas earns its nickname as the Natural State; Arkansas boasts 9,700 miles of streams and rivers, 2.5 million acres of national forest, 50 state parks, seven national scenic byways, and three state scenic byways. We may be weird, but we sure are beautiful!