Use of funds — Required statements for advertisements
Effective Dec 4, 2025Ark. R. 2025-28 (eff. December 4, 2025)Arkansas Code § 15-11-205
(a) Funds must be used to buy advertising:
- (1) Magazine;
- (2) Newspaper;
- (3) Radio;
- (4) Television;
- (5) Online;
- (6) Posters;
- (7) Flyers; or
- (8) Billboards.
- (b) Purchase of supplies, clothing, or other items that could be used for resale will not be approved for funding.
(c)
- (1) All advertising purchased with grant money, excluding billboards, must include the following statement: “This ad paid for in part by AR Dept. of Parks, Heritage & Tourism. For more information on festivals in Arkansas, visit Arkansas.com.”
- (2) In print advertising, the statement must be no smaller than eight (8) points.
- (3) In audio advertising, the statement must not be under five (5) seconds in duration.
- (d) Billboard ads must include the following statement large enough to be legible from the highway: “Visit Arkansas.com for more events in The Natural State!”