Boone County Fair General Rules
EXHIBITOR ELIGIBILITY - All exhibitors must be residents, attend school or be a member of 4-H or FFA in Boone County.
AGE REQUIREMENTS – LIVESTOCK EXHIBITORS ONLY- Youth who have not reached their 20th birthday* on or before the day of the show are eligible. *Additionally, exhibitors may exhibit in this show no later than the fall after graduating from high school or having received a GED certificate or its equivalent.
CHECK-IN OF ANIMALS - All exhibitors must have animals’ registration papers checked in with superintendent at designated time(s). Animals must be checked in by the appointed time or they will be scratched from the judging books. The original registration certificate must be provided unless otherwise noted in division rules.
CARE AND CUSTODY - All livestock/exhibits must be owned and cared for by the exhibitor by July 15th of current year. Each exhibitor is responsible for the care, showing and selling of his or her own animal/exhibit until the fair management has issued a release. ALL ARTICLES OR PRODUCTS MUST BE OWNED BY OR THE WORK OF THE EXHIBITOR AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN EXHIBITED IN PREVIOUS YEARS
FITTING/GROOMING AND ANIMAL CARE - Fitting is allowed unless the specific show states otherwise. The exhibitor must be present at all times during fitting when assistance is being provided. Painting of switches, tail heads, topknots, and boning of legs are permissible.
PREMIUMS - Premiums will be paid on point basis strictly upon the report as rendered by competent judges. This record shall stand as official. The number of points awarded for each place is indicated in each respective class in the catalogue. The total number of points awarded in this department will be divided into the total money allotted to this department to determine the amount of money to be paid on each point. The amount multiplied by number of points will represent the premiums to be paid.
SMOKING IN BARNS - Smoking is prohibited in all barns and building.
ANIMAL MOVEMENT & HOUSING – Once livestock has been checked in it must remain on the fairgrounds until the fair management has issued a release. Livestock leaving without proper release will forfeit all premium and/or sale money. Animals must be on display in the barns from 8:00am to 8:00pm daily. At no time shall an animal enter a barn where different species are to be or are currently housed. For Example: Swine shall be limited to the swine barn and are not allowed in any other barn
SHOWMANSHIP – Exhibitors qualify for divisions based on age the day of the show. Exhibitors must have an entry in the show to be eligible to exhibit in showmanship . Example: Only Steer exhibitors can compete in Steer Showmanship.
DECISION OF JUDGES - The decisions of the judges are final in all cases, except where mistake, fraud, misrepresentation or collusion, not discovered at the time of the award, is proven. In such cases, the management will make the final decision. If an exhibitor in any way interferes with the judges during their adjudication, or shows any disrespect to them, the Fair Board may demand a proper apology from such exhibitor, and such action will exclude him or her from competition and from the ring and may also withhold from such exhibitors any premiums that may have been awarded.
CONTROL OF ANIMALS - All open and junior exhibitors must have complete control of their animals in the show ring at all times. If, in the opinion of the Show official, an animal is unruly to the point of endangering other exhibitors or animals, that animal will be excused from the ring and disqualified. All breeding cattle and steers for exhibition must be shown with halters and be sufficiently gentle to be properly handled by one attendant on foot. All Bulls, 6 months old or older, must be shown with nose ring or nose clip and lead.
DISCOURTESY / DISOBEDIENCE - Any act of discourtesy or disobedience to the officials on the part of the exhibitor, parents or sponsors will disqualify exhibitor from the contest, and the owner shall forfeit their entrance and other fees.
DELINQUENT ACTS - If an exhibitor is caught having any involvement in any delinquent act or being involved with a disqualified entry, they may be removed from the grounds forfeiting any further competition, awards, premiums, sale slots and/or proceeds. Fees will not be reimbursed and the exhibitor may be barred from future competition. Delinquent Acts include but are not limited to vandalism, use of alcohol or drugs, and aggressive or violent behavior.
PROHIBITED ACTS
· Administering any substance to an animal per OS (by esophagus) is prohibited. Treatment of severely sick or dehydrated animals must be pre-approved by BCFB Personnel.
· Violations of the BCFB Ownership requirements or Care and Custody rules listed in this fair book. This includes the manipulation of documents or providing false statement as to affect ownership of an animal and its eligibility to be exhibited.
EXHIBITOR RESPONSIBILITY - It is the sole responsibility of the Exhibitor to follow all the rules contained herein. Extent of knowledge on the part of the Exhibitor with regard to the animal being subject to any prohibited act is not relevant to any issue, and it shall not be a defense that a person or persons unknown subjected the animal to any prohibited act.
PENALTIES - An Exhibitor who violates any of the rules contained herein, or whose exhibit has been found to be in violation of the rules is subject to such animal and/or exhibitor being barred from competition.
PERSONS INVOLVED IN PROHIBITED ACT - Any person that in any way performs any prohibited act, with or without the owner’s permission, may be forever barred from showing at the Boone County Fair.
SPECIFIC RULES MAY APPLY FOR INDIVIDUAL SHOWS
LIABILITY - In no case shall the Fair or any of its officers or directors, be held responsible for any loss, damage, injury or death by disease, theft, or from any other cause of any character, to any property while same is in the fair grounds, or any other time or place. The management assumes no responsibility, either as bailee or otherwise, for any property being brought and kept upon said grounds. If the property owners or theirs interested in the property, desire protection against loss, damage, injury form fire, or other cause, they must make their own arrangements and pay for such insurance. No claim for injury to any person or property shall ever be asserted nor suit instituted or maintained against the Fair, its officers, or its agents, or on behalf of any person firm or corporation or their agents, representatives, servants or employees having license or privilege to exhibit in the fairgrounds or occupy any space thereon. The fair will not be in any way liable for any injury to any attendant, to any exhibit in all departments, while en route to or from the Fair.
EXHIBITION HEALTH
REQUIREMENTS FOR LIVESTOCK, POULTRY AND EXOTIC ANIMALS
General Requirements: All animals entering the grounds, including those shown in petting zoos, children’s barnyard, Old McDonald Farm, etc., must meet requirements of their particular species.
Arkansas livestock (except for Arkansas sheep, goats, horses, steers and rabbits) must be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued within 90 days prior to exhibition, showing the following:
ARKANSAS CATTLE
EMERGENCY TUBERCULOSIS REGULATIONS
All sexually intact dairy cattle six months of age and older for interstate entry into Arkansas will be required to have a negative tuberculosis (TB) test within 30 days prior to entry.
These same dairy cattle will also be required to have an entry permit and a certificate of veterinary inspection prior to entry, as well as the negative test and must be officially identified.
Sexually intact dairy cattle under six months of age can be permitted under a hold order direct to a premise or designated facility and held there until they are tested negative at six months of age, at owner’s expense.
The new regulation exempts dairy cattle that originated from accredited free TB herds (but not free states), neutered dairy feeder cattle, and dairy cattle delivered direct to slaughter, or delivered to a market for sale direct to slaughter.
All breeding beef cattle 12 months of age and over entering Arkansas under the emergency regulations must meet one (1) of the following criteria:
Rodeo stock from any state that has lost its tuberculosis (TB) accreditation must be tested 60 days prior to their utilization as rodeo stock and retested every twelve (12) months.
All other requirements of the Arkansas Tuberculosis Regulation shall stand as they are currently written and it is the responsibility of the accredited veterinarian to abide by these.
Issued in Little Rock, Arkansas on April 7, 2005
Phil Wyrick, Executive Director
AR Livestock & Poultry Commission
If Arkansas is a Class Free State, Arkansas cattle are exempt from brucellosis testing. If Arkansas is not a Class Free State, then the following testing requirements must be met: Negative brucellosis test within 90 days prior to exhibition, for females and bulls 18 months of age and over. All animals that have calved or are bred must be tested. Animals’ origination from a Certified Brucellosis Free Herd are exempt if the Certified Free Herd number is shown on certificate.
All heifers that are 4-12 months of age shall be vaccinated before entering show. Heifers that are born on or after January 1, 1985, that are over 12 months of age and are not official calfhood vaccinated will not be allowed to show (unless they are from a brucellosis certified free herd)
ARKANSAS SWINE
As of July 1, 2001 all swine must have an office premise ID.
Animals 6 months or older to be tested negative for brucellosis within 90 days of exhibition or originate directly out of Validated Herd, with Validation number and date of last herd test shown on certificate (barrows exempt from brucellosis testing, but must be pseudorabies tested.)
Animals to be tested negative for pseudorabies within 90 days of exhibition on a list approved by the State Veterinarian or originate directly out of a Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd.
Free of other contagious, infectious and communicable diseases (erysipelas, atrophic rhinitis, etc.); otherwise they will not be allowed to show and will be released from the fairgrounds.
ARKANSAS SHEEP AND GOATS
Exhibition officials must maintain records of all sheep and goats that are exhibited for a period of five years, to include: Identification Number
Flock status as defined by the Voluntary Flock Certification Program
The name, complete address and phone # of the owner Fair personnel, veterinarians, or state-federal personnel may examine sheep on grounds. Any sheep or goat showing clinical symptoms of Scrapie shall be immediately quarantined in isolation and required to undergo any approved diagnostic tests and shall be consigned to slaughter or destruction with submission of tissue to an approved diagnostic laboratory at the exhibitor’s expense. Commingling (as defined by the Arkansas Scrapie Regulation) of sheep or goats of different flock status as defined by the Voluntary Flock Certification Program (VFCP) is prohibited and must be reported to the VFCP state official and State Veterinarian. No sheep or goats showing symptoms of disease, particularly foot rot, sore mouth, sheep pox, evidence of fungal infection, evidence of abscesses or with draining abscesses will be allowed to show and may be released by fair officials, veterinarians, or state-federal personnel.
ARKANSAS RABBITS
Rabbits will be inspected on grounds. No rabbits showing symptoms of disease will be allowed to show.
ARKANSAS HORSES
Negative EIA test required within past 12 months for animals over 6 months old. Nursing foals under 6 months of age are exempt from testing if accompanied by negative tested dams. Photocopies will not be accepted: carbon copies are acceptable.
ARKANSAS CERVIDS
Valid certificate of Veterinary inspection.
Negative brucellosis test within 90 days.
Negative cervical tuberculosis test within 90 days.
ARKANSAS CAMELIDS
Valid certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
Negative brucellosis test within 90 days.
Negative tuberculosis test within 90 days
ARKANSAS RATITES
Valid certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Permanent Identification.
Negative avian influenza test within 90 days.
ARKANSAS POULTRY
An official representing the exhibition shall notify the state veterinarian no later than thirty days prior to the exhibition, giving names, place, inclusive dates, and time of the event. The requirements are as follows:
All in state poultry, which includes domesticated gamed birds,
quail, pheasants, peafowl, guineas, and turkeys, present at exhibition in Arkansas shall have originated from U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent flocks or have had a negative pullorum-typhoid test within ninety days of the movement to the exhibition (pullorum-typhoid testing on fairgrounds during the fair is prohibited.) This information will be documented on a NPIP Form VS 9-3, 90 day Certificate, NPIP Flock Certification Form or similar certificate, which will accompany the poultry during exhibition.
All non-certified birds must be banded (leg or wing band) with a sealed band. Wrap around plastic bands are not acceptable. In state waterfowl are exempt from pullorum-typhoid requirements.
3. Any poultry showing evidence of infectious or contagious disease or insect infestation will not be permitted to exhibit.
4. Record Keeping. The sponsor of the exhibition shall complete a list of all poultry present at exhibition. This list shall contain the name and address of each owner, the number, the number, the species, breed, variety, sex, type and pullorum-typhoid status of all poultry present. A copy of this shall be retained by the sponsor of the exhibition for at least twelve (12) months.
Poultry Chain & Broilers do not have to be bled
OTHER IN-STATE TAME OR EXOTIC ANIMALS
Please call state veterinarian’s office for information and permit.
EXHIBITOR ELIGIBILITY - All exhibitors must be residents, attend school or be a member of 4-H or FFA in Boone County.
AGE REQUIREMENTS – LIVESTOCK EXHIBITORS ONLY- Youth who have not reached their 20th birthday* on or before the day of the show are eligible. *Additionally, exhibitors may exhibit in this show no later than the fall after graduating from high school or having received a GED certificate or its equivalent.
CHECK-IN OF ANIMALS - All exhibitors must have animals’ registration papers checked in with superintendent at designated time(s). Animals must be checked in by the appointed time or they will be scratched from the judging books. The original registration certificate must be provided unless otherwise noted in division rules.
CARE AND CUSTODY - All livestock/exhibits must be owned and cared for by the exhibitor by July 15th of current year. Each exhibitor is responsible for the care, showing and selling of his or her own animal/exhibit until the fair management has issued a release. ALL ARTICLES OR PRODUCTS MUST BE OWNED BY OR THE WORK OF THE EXHIBITOR AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN EXHIBITED IN PREVIOUS YEARS
FITTING/GROOMING AND ANIMAL CARE - Fitting is allowed unless the specific show states otherwise. The exhibitor must be present at all times during fitting when assistance is being provided. Painting of switches, tail heads, topknots, and boning of legs are permissible.
PREMIUMS - Premiums will be paid on point basis strictly upon the report as rendered by competent judges. This record shall stand as official. The number of points awarded for each place is indicated in each respective class in the catalogue. The total number of points awarded in this department will be divided into the total money allotted to this department to determine the amount of money to be paid on each point. The amount multiplied by number of points will represent the premiums to be paid.
SMOKING IN BARNS - Smoking is prohibited in all barns and building.
ANIMAL MOVEMENT & HOUSING – Once livestock has been checked in it must remain on the fairgrounds until the fair management has issued a release. Livestock leaving without proper release will forfeit all premium and/or sale money. Animals must be on display in the barns from 8:00am to 8:00pm daily. At no time shall an animal enter a barn where different species are to be or are currently housed. For Example: Swine shall be limited to the swine barn and are not allowed in any other barn
SHOWMANSHIP – Exhibitors qualify for divisions based on age the day of the show. Exhibitors must have an entry in the show to be eligible to exhibit in showmanship . Example: Only Steer exhibitors can compete in Steer Showmanship.
DECISION OF JUDGES - The decisions of the judges are final in all cases, except where mistake, fraud, misrepresentation or collusion, not discovered at the time of the award, is proven. In such cases, the management will make the final decision. If an exhibitor in any way interferes with the judges during their adjudication, or shows any disrespect to them, the Fair Board may demand a proper apology from such exhibitor, and such action will exclude him or her from competition and from the ring and may also withhold from such exhibitors any premiums that may have been awarded.
CONTROL OF ANIMALS - All open and junior exhibitors must have complete control of their animals in the show ring at all times. If, in the opinion of the Show official, an animal is unruly to the point of endangering other exhibitors or animals, that animal will be excused from the ring and disqualified. All breeding cattle and steers for exhibition must be shown with halters and be sufficiently gentle to be properly handled by one attendant on foot. All Bulls, 6 months old or older, must be shown with nose ring or nose clip and lead.
DISCOURTESY / DISOBEDIENCE - Any act of discourtesy or disobedience to the officials on the part of the exhibitor, parents or sponsors will disqualify exhibitor from the contest, and the owner shall forfeit their entrance and other fees.
DELINQUENT ACTS - If an exhibitor is caught having any involvement in any delinquent act or being involved with a disqualified entry, they may be removed from the grounds forfeiting any further competition, awards, premiums, sale slots and/or proceeds. Fees will not be reimbursed and the exhibitor may be barred from future competition. Delinquent Acts include but are not limited to vandalism, use of alcohol or drugs, and aggressive or violent behavior.
PROHIBITED ACTS
· Administering any substance to an animal per OS (by esophagus) is prohibited. Treatment of severely sick or dehydrated animals must be pre-approved by BCFB Personnel.
· Violations of the BCFB Ownership requirements or Care and Custody rules listed in this fair book. This includes the manipulation of documents or providing false statement as to affect ownership of an animal and its eligibility to be exhibited.
EXHIBITOR RESPONSIBILITY - It is the sole responsibility of the Exhibitor to follow all the rules contained herein. Extent of knowledge on the part of the Exhibitor with regard to the animal being subject to any prohibited act is not relevant to any issue, and it shall not be a defense that a person or persons unknown subjected the animal to any prohibited act.
PENALTIES - An Exhibitor who violates any of the rules contained herein, or whose exhibit has been found to be in violation of the rules is subject to such animal and/or exhibitor being barred from competition.
PERSONS INVOLVED IN PROHIBITED ACT - Any person that in any way performs any prohibited act, with or without the owner’s permission, may be forever barred from showing at the Boone County Fair.
SPECIFIC RULES MAY APPLY FOR INDIVIDUAL SHOWS
LIABILITY - In no case shall the Fair or any of its officers or directors, be held responsible for any loss, damage, injury or death by disease, theft, or from any other cause of any character, to any property while same is in the fair grounds, or any other time or place. The management assumes no responsibility, either as bailee or otherwise, for any property being brought and kept upon said grounds. If the property owners or theirs interested in the property, desire protection against loss, damage, injury form fire, or other cause, they must make their own arrangements and pay for such insurance. No claim for injury to any person or property shall ever be asserted nor suit instituted or maintained against the Fair, its officers, or its agents, or on behalf of any person firm or corporation or their agents, representatives, servants or employees having license or privilege to exhibit in the fairgrounds or occupy any space thereon. The fair will not be in any way liable for any injury to any attendant, to any exhibit in all departments, while en route to or from the Fair.
EXHIBITION HEALTH
REQUIREMENTS FOR LIVESTOCK, POULTRY AND EXOTIC ANIMALS
General Requirements: All animals entering the grounds, including those shown in petting zoos, children’s barnyard, Old McDonald Farm, etc., must meet requirements of their particular species.
Arkansas livestock (except for Arkansas sheep, goats, horses, steers and rabbits) must be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued within 90 days prior to exhibition, showing the following:
ARKANSAS CATTLE
EMERGENCY TUBERCULOSIS REGULATIONS
All sexually intact dairy cattle six months of age and older for interstate entry into Arkansas will be required to have a negative tuberculosis (TB) test within 30 days prior to entry.
These same dairy cattle will also be required to have an entry permit and a certificate of veterinary inspection prior to entry, as well as the negative test and must be officially identified.
Sexually intact dairy cattle under six months of age can be permitted under a hold order direct to a premise or designated facility and held there until they are tested negative at six months of age, at owner’s expense.
The new regulation exempts dairy cattle that originated from accredited free TB herds (but not free states), neutered dairy feeder cattle, and dairy cattle delivered direct to slaughter, or delivered to a market for sale direct to slaughter.
All breeding beef cattle 12 months of age and over entering Arkansas under the emergency regulations must meet one (1) of the following criteria:
- Originate from a tuberculosis-free state.
- Originate from a tuberculosis-free herd. The herd number and current herd test must be shown on the certificate of veterinary inspection.
- Tested negative for tuberculosis within 30 days of shipment.
Rodeo stock from any state that has lost its tuberculosis (TB) accreditation must be tested 60 days prior to their utilization as rodeo stock and retested every twelve (12) months.
All other requirements of the Arkansas Tuberculosis Regulation shall stand as they are currently written and it is the responsibility of the accredited veterinarian to abide by these.
Issued in Little Rock, Arkansas on April 7, 2005
Phil Wyrick, Executive Director
AR Livestock & Poultry Commission
If Arkansas is a Class Free State, Arkansas cattle are exempt from brucellosis testing. If Arkansas is not a Class Free State, then the following testing requirements must be met: Negative brucellosis test within 90 days prior to exhibition, for females and bulls 18 months of age and over. All animals that have calved or are bred must be tested. Animals’ origination from a Certified Brucellosis Free Herd are exempt if the Certified Free Herd number is shown on certificate.
All heifers that are 4-12 months of age shall be vaccinated before entering show. Heifers that are born on or after January 1, 1985, that are over 12 months of age and are not official calfhood vaccinated will not be allowed to show (unless they are from a brucellosis certified free herd)
ARKANSAS SWINE
As of July 1, 2001 all swine must have an office premise ID.
Animals 6 months or older to be tested negative for brucellosis within 90 days of exhibition or originate directly out of Validated Herd, with Validation number and date of last herd test shown on certificate (barrows exempt from brucellosis testing, but must be pseudorabies tested.)
Animals to be tested negative for pseudorabies within 90 days of exhibition on a list approved by the State Veterinarian or originate directly out of a Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd.
Free of other contagious, infectious and communicable diseases (erysipelas, atrophic rhinitis, etc.); otherwise they will not be allowed to show and will be released from the fairgrounds.
ARKANSAS SHEEP AND GOATS
Exhibition officials must maintain records of all sheep and goats that are exhibited for a period of five years, to include: Identification Number
Flock status as defined by the Voluntary Flock Certification Program
The name, complete address and phone # of the owner Fair personnel, veterinarians, or state-federal personnel may examine sheep on grounds. Any sheep or goat showing clinical symptoms of Scrapie shall be immediately quarantined in isolation and required to undergo any approved diagnostic tests and shall be consigned to slaughter or destruction with submission of tissue to an approved diagnostic laboratory at the exhibitor’s expense. Commingling (as defined by the Arkansas Scrapie Regulation) of sheep or goats of different flock status as defined by the Voluntary Flock Certification Program (VFCP) is prohibited and must be reported to the VFCP state official and State Veterinarian. No sheep or goats showing symptoms of disease, particularly foot rot, sore mouth, sheep pox, evidence of fungal infection, evidence of abscesses or with draining abscesses will be allowed to show and may be released by fair officials, veterinarians, or state-federal personnel.
ARKANSAS RABBITS
Rabbits will be inspected on grounds. No rabbits showing symptoms of disease will be allowed to show.
ARKANSAS HORSES
Negative EIA test required within past 12 months for animals over 6 months old. Nursing foals under 6 months of age are exempt from testing if accompanied by negative tested dams. Photocopies will not be accepted: carbon copies are acceptable.
ARKANSAS CERVIDS
Valid certificate of Veterinary inspection.
Negative brucellosis test within 90 days.
Negative cervical tuberculosis test within 90 days.
ARKANSAS CAMELIDS
Valid certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
Negative brucellosis test within 90 days.
Negative tuberculosis test within 90 days
ARKANSAS RATITES
Valid certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Permanent Identification.
Negative avian influenza test within 90 days.
ARKANSAS POULTRY
An official representing the exhibition shall notify the state veterinarian no later than thirty days prior to the exhibition, giving names, place, inclusive dates, and time of the event. The requirements are as follows:
All in state poultry, which includes domesticated gamed birds,
quail, pheasants, peafowl, guineas, and turkeys, present at exhibition in Arkansas shall have originated from U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent flocks or have had a negative pullorum-typhoid test within ninety days of the movement to the exhibition (pullorum-typhoid testing on fairgrounds during the fair is prohibited.) This information will be documented on a NPIP Form VS 9-3, 90 day Certificate, NPIP Flock Certification Form or similar certificate, which will accompany the poultry during exhibition.
All non-certified birds must be banded (leg or wing band) with a sealed band. Wrap around plastic bands are not acceptable. In state waterfowl are exempt from pullorum-typhoid requirements.
3. Any poultry showing evidence of infectious or contagious disease or insect infestation will not be permitted to exhibit.
4. Record Keeping. The sponsor of the exhibition shall complete a list of all poultry present at exhibition. This list shall contain the name and address of each owner, the number, the number, the species, breed, variety, sex, type and pullorum-typhoid status of all poultry present. A copy of this shall be retained by the sponsor of the exhibition for at least twelve (12) months.
Poultry Chain & Broilers do not have to be bled
OTHER IN-STATE TAME OR EXOTIC ANIMALS
Please call state veterinarian’s office for information and permit.