ARKANSAS LIVESTOCK

No show planned for Spring 2008

County, Jr. District, District, State Fair Level, and Other Shows

1. All animals entering the grounds, including those showing in pet zoos, children’s barnyard animals, Old McDonald Farms, etc. must meet the requirements of their particular species.
    

2. Arkansas livestock (except for Arkansas sheep, goats, horses, steers, and rabbits) must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued within ninety (90) days prior to exhibition, showing the following:

ARKANSAS SHEEP AND GOATS:

1. Exhibition officials must maintain records of all sheep and goats that are exhibited for a period of five (5) years, to include:
   a) Identification Number
   b) Flock status as defined by the Voluntary Flock Certification Program
   c) The name, complete address and phone number of the owner
    

2. Fair personnel, veterinarians, or state-federal personnel may examine sheep on grounds. Any sheep showing clinical symptoms of Scrapie shall be immediately quarantined in isolation and required to undergo any approved diagnostic test and shall be consigned to slaughter or destruction with submission of tissues to an approved diagnostic laboratory at the exhibitor’s expense.
    

3. 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.
    

4. 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 not be allowed to show and may be released by fair officials, veterinarians, or state-federal personnel.