Okay, let's say you've finally downloaded your favorite Chihuahua bark as the ringer on your cell - If you happen to be travelling through Arkansas make sure you're not expecting any important calls after sundown.  Police might mistake the bark for a real dog and fine you a lot of money.

Yes, barking after 6 PM is officially outlawed in Little Rock, Arkansas.  And while we're not quite sure how officials plan to enforce such a bizarre, un-enforceable condition – it's just one of the weird and wacky dog-related laws still on the books.

Today we're rounding up some of the strangest, unbelievable animal laws that are sure to make your tail spin.

California

• Cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.
• Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
• And in Belvedere, CA, no dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash.

Connecticut

• It is illegal to educate dogs.

Illinois

• It is illegal to give a dog whiskey
• It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets.
• Of course in Illinois it's also forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck.

Ohio

• A police officer may bite a dog to quiet him.
• Since 1980 a county ordinance prohibited defecation by any animal (this has been recently repealed to the animals' great relief).

Oklahoma

• People who make "ugly faces" at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.
• Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.