2018 WARREN COUNTY FAIR LIVESTOCK SHOW RULES & REGULATIONS (home)/ (cell)

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1 LIVESTOCK TEAM COORDINATOR: Franci Schwartz (home)/ (cell) LIVESTOCK SUPERINTENDENTS: Beef Trent Edwards and Bill Miller Meat Goat & Sheep Walter Branson Poultry Rabbit Michael Gerdeman Swine Beef & Swine Jackpot Donny & Sherry Kopmann Darren Nadler Weight limits will be enforced for all market animals. Any animal not meeting the limits at check-in night will not be eligible for show or sale and must be removed from the fairgrounds that night. Each animal may be weighed only ONCE at check-in. Entry fees for ineligible animals will NOT be refunded. The weight limits are as follows: Market Beef Minimum 1000 lbs. Maximum 1600 lbs. Market Hogs Minimum 200 lbs. Maximum 350 lbs. Market Lambs Minimum 90 lbs. Maximum 160 lbs. Market Goats Minimum 50 lbs. Maximum 120 lbs. Single Fryer Rabbit Minimum 2.5 lbs. Maximum 5.5 lbs. Meat Chickens Minimum 2 lbs. Maximum 8 lbs. I. CODE OF ETHICS: Believing it is in the best interest of all junior exhibitors to present a wholesome and impressive image, the Warren County Fair sets forth the following regulations: 1. 4-H and FFA members are expected to conduct themselves according to the best tradition of their respective organization. Inappropriate conduct (drinking, stealing, vandalism, indiscreet behavior and/or poor showmanship) will not be tolerated. 2. Members of both 4-H & FFA must be in good standing with their respective organizations. 3. Any violation of these rules will be grounds for disqualifying the exhibitor and/or livestock involved. Furthermore, any premium monies and/or awards earned by a disqualified exhibitor will be forfeited and no entry fee will be refunded. II. ENTRIES: 1. Breeding stock classes must be entered online by midnight, Friday, June 22, All market classes must be entered online by midnight, Friday, June 8, Entry fees of $8.00 per exhibit (market chicken pens are one exhibit) are due at entry. 4. Entry must be completed at 5. No Late entries or incomplete entry forms will be accepted. a. Market Entries entered after June 8 will be subject to a $20 per exhibitor late fee.

2 b. Market Entries received after June 22 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! c. Breeding Stock Entries submitted after June 22 will be subject to a $20 per exhibitor late fee. d. Breeding Stock Entries received after June 29 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! e. No changes or substitutions will be allowed once an entry form has been submitted, except when necessary for market animals originally tagged in to show or breeding stock listed as possible substitution when original entry is submitted. 6. NO REFUNDS ON FEES. 7. No animal will be accepted at the fair that has not been officially entered. III. ENTRY ELIGIBILITY (MARKET AND BREEDING STOCK): 1. Each exhibitor must agree to abide by the rules of the Warren County Fair Livestock Team. 2. Individual exhibitors may not show more than TWO entries per class. 3. Animals must be owned, fed, and cared for by the exhibitor. Project records, SAE s or registration papers will show proof of ownership. 4. Partnership: 4-H/FFA members may own a 4-H /FFA livestock project in partnership with other 4-H and/or FFA members who are immediate (brother/sister) family members and in the case of breeding livestock, may have them registered jointly. Each member may show the same number of head as if they were individually owned. However, fair entries should identify which animals are to be shown by each exhibitor. The exhibitor s name must appear on the registration papers. 5. All exhibitors MUST be 8 years old as of Jan. 1, 2018 and enrolled in a legitimate project. 6. All FFA members are eligible to show as long as they are in good standing with their local FFA Chapter and are not 21 years of age as of Dec. 31 st, IV. MARKET ANIMALS: 1. Market animal entries are limited to youth that are active members of a Warren County 4-H or a Warren County FFA Chapter. 2. Market animals must be owned by the exhibitor at weigh-in, tag-in, or tattooing. 3. Market animals must be tagged and weighed for Rate-of-Gain (rabbit must be tattooed) & sheep and goats must have USDA Scrapie tags. a. If a tag comes loose at any time between tag-in and the show, the exhibitor is required to notify the species superintendent immediately. Every effort should be made to find the original tag. The superintendent will replace the tag and document the change. 4. To be eligible for auction, animals must be exhibited in class 150, 250, 350, 450, 550 or Animals must be exhibited at the fair to be eligible for final Rate-of-Gain. 6. All exhibitors must have a current SMQA certification card (in accordance with the state rulings) in order to sell their market animal. 7. Final Rate-of-Gain weigh-in will be Monday, July 2, 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Animals will be weighed only once during final weigh-in. All animals must be clean and DRY at check-in. Sheep should have less than ½ inch of wool at check-in. 8. All market animals must be in place on Monday, July 2 by 9:00 P.M.

3 9. All market animals NOT selling in the auction will be removed on Thursday, July 5, between 7:00 A.M. & 10:00 A.M., EXCLUDING ANIMALS STAYING FOR JACKPOT SHOWS. a. THIS IS THE OWNER S RESPONSIBILITY. 10. Rabbit exhibitors must have owned a buck and doe by March 1, 2018 and attempted to use them to raise their single fryer. Rabbits must be in exhibitor s possession by June 5, 2018, and must be no more than 70 days old by the date of show. 11. All exhibitors may enter each species in ultrasound class (class #101-beef, #201-hogs, #300- lambs, #600-goat). Entry fee of $5.00 each for hogs, lambs, & goats; $12.50 each for beef to be paid at time of online entry. (Fee is subject to change prior to time of entry submission.) 12. Heifers in the market beef class may NOT be bred and must meet the same weight requirements as steers. Heifers and steers will be shown together. Classes will be determined by weight, regardless of sex of the animal. V. BREEDING ANIMALS 1. Breeding Stock animals must be owned and in possession 30 days prior to the Warren County Fair. 2. Rabbits must be tattooed at the time of entry. 3. All sheep and goats must have USDA Scrapie Identification tag. 4. Junior exhibitors in any adjoining county may exhibit breeding stock animals at the Warren County Fair as long as that county reciprocates to our county exhibitors. 5. Breeding exhibitors will be limited to 6 head per species (beef, sheep, goat, chickens and rabbits). 6. No animals that were exhibited in a market class will be allowed to be entered in a breeding stock class. 7. All Breeding Stock animals must be in place as stated in the 2018 Livestock Schedule. 8. All Breeding Stock will be released on the same day as they are shown and must be off grounds by 10:00 P.M. that day. 9. Breeding Stock premiums may be mailed after the fair. 10. All exhibitors must purchase a daily pass to cover cost of daily admission, unless a season pass is purchased previously. 11. No health papers are needed on any breeding stock entry from the state of Missouri. VI. EXHIBITOR RESPONSIBILITIES: In order to receive premiums, the following responsibilities must be met: 1. All Warren county exhibitors must assist with facilities work days: a. SET UP: DATES TO BE DETERMINED *{LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED} b. FINAL SET UP & MEETING: Thursday, June 28 at 6:30 P.M. c. CLEAN UP: Sunday, July 8 at 8:00 A.M. If you cannot make one of the dates, you MUST contact Franci Schwartz in advance to make other arrangements. Premiums will be given out after cleanup & must be picked up by exhibitor. The exhibitor must be present to pick up premiums, unless prior arrangements are made with the livestock committee within the week prior to the fair. 2. Feed, bedding and other show supplies will be provided by the exhibitor. 3. Bedding is limited to shavings; no straw bedding is allowed in the barn. 4. All exhibitors must keep alleyways and livestock bedding clean at all times. 5. All cattle will be exhibited at halter.

4 6. Exhibitors of market animals will be responsible for purchasing a season pass. a. One vehicle pass will be issued per family and each camper will be issued a second vehicle pass. You must have one displayed in your vehicle to enter the gate and park on the grounds. b. All livestock exhibitors will enter through exhibitor gate. Everyone entering this gate MUST have a season pass. 7. Exhibitors must show their own animals except for illness, two entries in the same class, or help to secure animal for younger exhibitors. Another exhibitor (who shows that same species and who actively participates in 4-H/FFA) or a parent may help exhibitor. 8. If any animal is unruly or unmanageable, they must be removed from the grounds. 9. All exhibitors camping overnight will be charged $30 per camper/tent and must be wearing a camping wrist band at all times. All others will be asked to leave the fairgrounds. Campers must also complete a camping registration form, MUST be POSTMARKED by FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018; late registration forms are subject to a late fee. 10. Swine exhibitors must stop exercising hogs by one hour prior to the start of the market show. 11. Poultry exhibitors must provide cages for waterfowl and turkeys. All other cages will be provided. 12. Poultry exhibitors must have feed and water at all times. Exhibitor must provide adequate containers. 13. Goats must be shown with halter, lead, or neck chain. Bracing is accepted, and market goats will be clipped with hair no longer than ½ inch. VI. JUDGING 1. Judging will be done by the Danish System. 2. Market animals will be shown in classes according to weight, with no more than 15 animals per class. 3. Champion and Reserve ribbons and awards will be awarded in each weight class. 4. Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion of each species will be selected from the first and second place animals in each class. (Market classes only). 5. Supreme Champion and Supreme Reserve Champion, male and female, of each species will be selected from the Grand Champion of each breed (Breeding Stock classes only). VII. AWARDS: 1. Junior (age 8-12), Intermediate (age 13-16), and Senior (age 17-21) SHOWMANSHIP trophies will be awarded to the best show person in each species of market animals. IX. AUCTION: 1. Each Warren County youth is limited to one animal in the sale. 2. If an exhibitor shows more than one animal, they must notify the Livestock Team of which animal they wish to sell within one hour following the market show of their last animal. If an exhibitor has not notified the office of their auction animal by one hour after the final market show, the Livestock Team will make the decision for the exhibitor. If the exhibitor disagrees with the animal chosen for auction, then they will not sell an animal.

5 3. Overall Grand and Overall Reserve Champions must sell (unless same owner). If one exhibitor has an Overall Grand and an Overall Reserve Champion animal, the Overall Grand must be sold. 4. Sale order will be randomly generated by computer after final weigh-in. 5. Exhibitor must be in line for the sale ring with their animal at the time of sale or it will be a no sale. 6. Picture expense (2 5 x7 s) will be held from each exhibitor s sales proceeds. X. PROTEST: 1. All protests must be in writing to the Livestock Team Coordinator within 24 hours following the rule violation. XI. HEALTH: 1. Health requirements are established by the Missouri Department of Agriculture, Animal Health Division and shall be complied with as stated in 2 CSR Animal Health Requirements for Exhibition. Veterinarian will be present for examination at fair. All animals must meet the minimum health requirements as determined by the veterinarian to be eligible to show. 2. Beef must be free from warts, pinkeye, ringworm and other contagious diseases. 3. Sheep must be free from sore-mouth and foot-rot. 4. Any signs of these diseases may result in possible removal of animal from the fairgrounds. 5. Animals with active lesions of ring-worm with resulting loss of hair or warts easily visible without close examination will not be permitted to exhibit and shall be subject to isolation or expulsion depending on the nature and seriousness of the disease. 6. Sheep that are to be exhibited must be free of clinical signs of an infectious or contagious disease. 7. Scabies: a. Sheep from a scabies-quarantined area must be dipped or treated by an officially approved method within ten (10) days prior to exhibition. b. A prior permit number must be obtained and recorded on a health certificate if the sheep are from a scabies-quarantined area. 8. Goats must have scrapie tags and be free from diseases. 9. All poultry must be free of infections and/or contagious disease and will be subject to daily inspection while on exhibition. 10. Chickens will undergo blood testing for typhoid and pullorum at check-in. Any animal showing signs of disease must be removed from the fairgrounds. 11. All animals must have proper ID tags in place at time of species check-in. THE LIVESTOCK TEAM WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION ON ANY RULES AND/OR REGULATION VIOLATION. THE LIVESTOCK TEAM ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURY, LOSS, OR ACCIDENTS TO EXHIBITORS AND/OR ANIMALS.