(a) Since the purple martin, a bird known for its appetite for flying insects, is deemed by most as an attractive asset for its appearance, song, cleanliness, and diet — America’s Most Wanted Bird, and since the City of Lake Village in Chicot County of southeastern Arkansas is located along the North-South Flyway, the major […]
The white-tailed deer is hereby designated the official mammal of the State of Arkansas.
The City of Cotter, Arkansas, shall hereafter be known and may be referred to as the “Trout Capital of the U.S.A.”.
The Stuttgart soil series, member of a soil family of fine, smectitic, thermic albaquultic hapludalfs, is designated and declared as the official Arkansas state soil.
The Dutch oven is designated as the official historic cooking vessel of the State of Arkansas.
(a) The Diana fritillary butterfly is designated the official butterfly of the State of Arkansas. (b) (1) This section does not require a state agency or office to republish a publication or brochure in order to list or display the state butterfly. (2) A state agency or office may include the information concerning the state […]
(a) Rice is designated the official grain of the State of Arkansas. (b) (1) This section does not require a state agency or office to republish a publication or brochure in order to list or display the state grain. (2) A state agency or office may include the information concerning the state grain in future […]
(a) As used in this section, “public building” means a structure occupied by an agency of the State of Arkansas or its political subdivisions. (b) The State of Arkansas may honor and pay tribute to a member of the armed services who is killed in action by lowering a state flag located on a public […]
(a) The Cynthiana grape, or Vitis Aestivalis, is designated the official grape of the State of Arkansas. (b) (1) This section does not require a state agency or office to republish a publication or brochure in order to list or display the state grape. (2) A state agency or office may include the information concerning […]
(a) The pecan is designated the official nut of the State of Arkansas. (b) This section does not require a state agency or office to republish any publication or brochure in order to list or display the state nut. A state agency or office may include the information concerning the state nut in future publications […]
(a) The Governor may confer by proclamation the honorary title of “Artist Laureate of the State of Arkansas” in recognition of outstanding accomplishments and contributions in art by a person who is a resident of the State of Arkansas. (b) (1) The person designated or appointed by the Governor as Artist Laureate of the State […]
The City of Springdale, Arkansas, shall hereafter be known and may be referred to as the “Poultry Capital of the World”.
(a) (1) If funds under subsection (b) of this section are available, local school superintendents, local building administrators, or chief administrators of the public schools in this state, or institutions of higher education, or their respective designees, and the administrative officials of state agencies, or their respective designees, shall prominently display in a conspicuous place […]
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Pursuant to an act of the United States Congress, Arkansas is entitled to have placed in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol statues, in marble or bronze, not exceeding two (2) in number, of deceased persons who were citizens of Arkansas, and illustrious for […]
(a) The Arkansaurus fridayi is designated as the official dinosaur of the State of Arkansas. (b) (1) This section does not require a state agency or office to republish a publication or brochure to list or display the state dinosaur. (2) A state agency or office may include information concerning the state dinosaur in a […]
The Bowie knife is designated the official knife of the State of Arkansas.
(a) The alligator gar is designated the official primitive fish of the State of Arkansas. (b) (1) This section does not require a state agency or office to republish a publication or brochure in order to list or display the alligator gar. (2) A state agency or office may include the information concerning the state […]
The shotgun is designated the official firearm of the State of Arkansas.
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) The Bowie knife has been designated the official knife of the State of Arkansas; (2) The Bowie knife is recognized as Arkansas’s most famous blade weapon and the national American blade; (3) Arkansas blacksmith James Black crafted an original Bowie knife in Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas, in 1831; […]
