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LIVESTOCK
DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS
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Interpretations and Violations of Rules:
The North Central
Arkansas Spring District Fair Board reserves to its management the final
and absolute right to interpret these rules and arbitrarily settle and
determine all matters, questions and differences in regard thereto, or
otherwise arising out of or connected with, or incident to the NCASDF
exhibition, and the right to amend or add to any of these rules as its
judgment may determine.
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North Central Arkansas Spring District
Fair exhibitors are restricted as follows:
(A) Open only to
Jr. Exhibitors. Jr. Exhibitors are those individuals 19 years of age or
younger, single, and never married. Exhibitors may not exhibit after
graduating from high school or earning a GED.
(B) Exhibitors must reside in the North Central District--Sharp, Izard,
Fulton, Cleburne, Stone or Van Buren counties./OR
(C) If not a resident of the North Central District, then the exhibitor
must attend a school in a county in the North Central District, or be a
member of a 4-H or FFA chapter in the district. All exhibitors must be a
4-H or FFA member and be under the supervision of a 4-H or FFA advisor.
Exhibitors who are not old enough to be 4-H or FFA members may show
under the supervision of a parent/guardian.
(D) Jr. Exhibitors may show in only one District in Arkansas. Juniors
are reminded that it is unethical to accept premium monies in more than
one district. The North Central Arkansas Spring District Fair board
reserves the right to withhold premium money if exhibitors do not abide
by this rule.
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Showing: All exhibitors must show
their own animals except when an exhibitor has more than one animal in a
class, in which the animal(s) may be shown by another Jr. exhibitor.
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Breeding Beef Ownership: Exhibitors
must own their own animals and must have acquired title and taken
possession of the animal. All breeding animals must be registered in the
exhibitor’s name (not the farm name). No pending registration will
be accepted.
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Livestock Check In:
All breeding beef,
swine, and sheep exhibitors must have animal’s original registration
papers (or faxed copies from breed associations) in possession when
animals enter the fairgrounds. Animals must be checked in by the
appointed time or they will be scratched from the books. All cattle must
be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued with
ninety (90) days of the date of the fair.
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Premiums:
NCASDF will pay
premiums based on the total amount of money allocated from the Arkansas
Livestock and Poultry Commission after special prizes are purchased.
Premiums will be paid on a point basis.
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Youth Showmanship Contests:
A showmanship
contest will be included in each judged department. Contests will be
held for Wee Junior (age 8 and under), Junior (age 9 -13), and Senior
(age 14-19). Age is based on age as of January 1, 2008. There will no
Wee Junior Horse Showmanship.
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Care of Animals:
Exhibitors will be
responsible for the care and feeding of their animals. They should bring
their own feed troughs and water buckets. Water will be furnished.
Trailer parking will be available at an assigned location on the
fairgrounds. All stalls, pens, and aisles must be cleaned by exhibitors
before checking out. Please check out with superintendent before loading
animals and leaving the fairgrounds. Failure to comply will result in
forfeiture of premium money.
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Bedding:
Each exhibitor will
provide their own bedding. No straw is allowed in the barn, at tie-outs
only.
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Purebred Animals:
All animals in
Registered Breeding Beef classes, including Composites, must have
registration papers. Purebred animals must be 75% or greater,
depending on the respective breed associations; Composite animals must
be registered as low percentage with the respective breed association.
Along with the 2008 Arkansas State Fair, these composite breeds will
have their own breed divisions: (1) Charolais Composite, (2) Lim-Flex,
(3) Maintainer, (4) Shorthorn Plus, and (5) Sim Solution. All other
registered low percentage breeds not listed above will show in AOB (All
Other Breeds) Composite. (Poultry, rabbits, and commercial and market
classes are exempt).
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Health Regulations:
Refer to the
Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission Health Regulations for
exhibition requirements. The NCASDF reserves the right to have a blood
and urine laboratory analysis made for animals at the fair. Any
exhibitor administering a drug to an animal which would render the
carcass unfit for human consumption or any exhibitor of an animals
producing an analysis indicating the presence of an unapproved drug that
can result in a quantitative or qualitative change in the
characteristics of the animal will be required to return all premium
money and could be banned from further competition at the fair. Their
name and lab analysis will be submitted to the USDA for further
investigation and possible prosecution. Any animal receiving medication
for any life threatening disease or illness must be registered at the
time they are entered in the fair.
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Sick or Diseased Animals:
Sick or diseased
animals will not be permitted to show. In the event that a disease is
detected, the owner will be asked to remove the animal from the
fairgrounds. In the case of a dispute, fair officials will have
authority to call a veterinarian at the expense of the owner.
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FDA approved implants:
may be used in
steers, however, no drugs of any sort will be administered without
strictly following recommended withdrawal procedures. All entries are
subject to visual inspection and/or laboratory testing.
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The act of artificially filling animals
internally:
This would include stomach pumping, drench tubes, or any other method is
prohibited. Silicone injections or those injections for cosmetic
purposes shall be prohibited. The only exception to this rule is only in
the case of severely sick or severely dehydrated animals, the exhibitor
may have fluids or electrolytes administered with the approval of the
show superintendent.
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