Bear Wrestling and Other Prohibited Activities in OklahomaYou Didn’t Know Were Illegal

Yes, bear wrestling is explicitly illegal in Oklahoma under state law. Enacted in 1996 to curb animal cruelty, the statute prohibits promoting, participating in, or even training bears for such events.

Key Prohibited Activities

Oklahoma bans horse tripping alongside bear wrestling, where equines are roped to fall for entertainment; violators face up to 1 year in jail and $2,000 fines.
Bar owners cannot allow simulated bestiality acts, like pretending to have sex with a buffalo, under liquor laws regulating nudity and sexual simulations.
Profane swearing carries a $1 fine per instance, stemming from early 1900s statutes rarely enforced today.

Other Quirky Laws

• Taking a bite from another’s hamburger without permission.​
• Wearing cowboy boots to bed.
• Reading a comic book while driving.​
  Many stem from outdated early-20th-century codes but remain on the books, though prosecutions are unlikely for most.​

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