Dumb Arkansas Laws – Mispronouncing the Name Is a No-No

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An archaic law prevents the promotion of teachers who have had their hair cut. It is also illegal to mispronounce the state’s name Arkansas.

15 Dumb Arkansas Laws

• By local ordinance, teachers who have cut their hair cannot receive promotions.
• It is, oddly enough, legal for men to strike their wives, but only once a month.
• Voters are given a maximum of five minutes to complete a ballot.
• Keeping alligators in bathtubs is against the law.
• A recent bill proposed that the state should finance growth hormones for undersized residents.
• The name of the state of Arkansas must be pronounced “Arkansaw.”
• Unmarried couples holding hands cannot pass through the doors of the University of Arkansas.
• In the town of Fayetteville, it is unlawful to kill any “living creature.”
• In the capital of Arkansas, Little Rock, same-sex flirting is punishable by 30 days in jail.
• Buying or selling blue light bulbs in Arkansas is illegal.
• Mispronouncing the name of the state is also illegal.
• In the city of Little Rock, dogs are permitted to bark until 6 p.m.
• According to a City of Little Rock ordinance, leading a cow down Main Street after 1:00 p.m. on Sundays is prohibited.
• In the City of Little Rock, sounding a horn near a place that serves sandwiches or cold drinks after 9:00 p.m. is against the law.
• The Arkansas legislature passed a law stating that the Arkansas River cannot rise higher than the main bridge in the city of Little Rock.