3. Entries must be clean.
4. Superintendent can recommend class and lot
placement of entry.
5. Entries considered too fragile, too large or
small, or valuable may be turned away because
of risks.
6. Identification must be securely attached to
exhibit.
7. While the utmost care is taken, handling en-
tries, the Grant County Fair will NOT be respon-
sible for loss or damage of an entry.
8. No premiums shall be awarded when an ex-
hibit does not merit placement even though
there is no competition.
9. Where there is no competition in a class,
awards may be given at the judges discretion.
10. Lego creations must be secured to base
and snugly assembled so as to prevent disas-
sembly when moved
Division 1: Senior: (age 65 and over)
Division 2: Adult: (age 18-64)
Division 3: Intermediate: (age 15-17)
Division 4: Youth: (age 12-14)
Division 5: Junior (age 6-11)
Division 6: Beginners: (age 5 and under)
Class 1-Lego
Lot
1- From kit
2- Original design
Class 2-K’NEX
Lot
1- From kit
2- Original design
Class 3-Erector Sets
Lot
1- From kit
2- Original design
OPEN CLASS
LIVESTOCK
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. All Open Class Livestock must preregister
by Friday, July 20,2015. No exceptions. If live-
stock have not been preregistered, they will not
be accepted for exhibit. All open livestock ex-
hibitors must have their exhibit area cleaned
and a supervisor must sign their Clean Barn
Card to receive their premiums.
2. Entries for the Livestock and Small Animal
Depts have an “Open Class Livestock and
Small Animal Entry Form” included in the Fair
Guide.
3. There is no entry fee for animals in 2015.
4. Open Class Livestock will be entered on
Tuesday morning.
5. All exhibits must be entered and exhibited in
the name of the legal owner.
6. Owner or attendant must be present during
judging of livestock entries.
7. No interference with the judges during the
judging will be allowed; persons doing so will
forfeit the right to premiums.
8. All entries of purebred cattle shall contain
name and number as shown on the Certificate
of Registration.
9. All grade stock of the same breed shall follow
the sire.
10. In all cases, the right is reserved to reject, or
accept conditionally any entry or application at
any time, at the discretion of the Superintendent.
11. The judge will in no case award a premium
where there is no merit, even if it is the only one
animal entered in the Class/Lot.
12. WHERE THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH EN-
TRIES TO MAKE A LOT, LOTS MAY BE CON-
SOLIDATED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SU-
PERINTENDENTS.
13. If it is ascertained that an animal is entered
in a Class or Lot in which it does not properly
belong, no placing will result and no premiums
will be paid.
14. All animals are subject to inspection by a
veterinarian upon admission to the Fairgrounds.
No animal or bird that shows evidence of any
infectious or contagious disease shall be al-
lowed to remain on the grounds.
15. Only those animals entered in the Fair may
be housed on the Fairgrounds during the Fair.
16. All animals not manageable at the time of
the Fair will not be acceptable as entries and
must be removed from the Fairgrounds. The
decision shall be the option of the
Superintendent and shall be final.
17. All cattle entered in Registered Breeding
Classes must be registered and recorded with a
recognized breed association. Registration cer-
tificates or legal photo static copies of certifi-
cates must be available on request. Where there
has been a transfer of ownership, the transfer
must have been effected in the records of the
breed association and so shown on the regis-
tration certificate.
*Exceptions:
• Exhibitors whose breed association required
an inspector’s approval prior to registering may
present a statement by the secretary of the as-
sociation that the animal is otherwise eligible to
be registered if the statement identifies the
animal by birthrate, sire, dam, and ear tag,
tattoo or notching and the animal will not be
over 12 months of age on the opening day of
the Fair.
• Qualified animals from one established herd
operated as a breeding unit even though regis-
tered individually to different members of a
family or breeding partnership must be shown
by one partner in individual Lots or classes and
shown in group classes by the breeder of
animal. Partnership ownership of animals must
show on registration certificate.
18. Exhibitors must at all times give the neces-
sary personal attention to all animals they have
entered for exhibit. All animals are to be clean
and well-groomed throughout the show. Stall
and pen areas are to have sufficient clean bed-
ding and aisle-ways are to be maintained in a
clean and uncluttered condition at all times.
19. During Fair, straw and manure must be re-
moved daily from stall or cage and hauled to an
area designated by the Livestock
Superintendent. All morning clean-up work is to
be completed by 8:30 a.m.
20. Each exhibitor is expected to furnish feed
and bedding for his/her own animals.
21. Animals offered for sale at the fair are not to
be removed from the fair after 10 p.m. Saturday
of fair.
22. All beef and dairy animals must be broke to
halter and must be double tied with separate
ropes (neck ropes and halter rope). All bulls
must be broke to nose leads and will be re-
quired to have nose leads in place when being
shown and/or lead on grounds.
23. Junior yearling females that have dropped
offspring are barred from showing.
24. All females (beef classes) 24 months of age
or older at the beginning day of the Fair must:
(a) have a calf; or (b) show obvious sign of
pregnancy; or have a veterinarian’s certificate of
pregnancy.
25. Livestock exhibits may be removed from
grounds after 10 pm Saturday, of Fair.
26. At the conclusion of the Fair, all straw and
manure must be removed from the stall area to
an area designated by the Barn Superintendent.
Failure to do so will result in the Fair holding
premium checks until the stalls are cleaned.
27. Superintendent must verify that the pens are
clean before premiums are paid.
28. No exhibitor shall be allowed to sell or give
away articles on the Fairgrounds at any time
during the Fair without permission of the
Superintendent of your group that will be ok’d
with Fair Board prior to fair.
29. SMOKING IS PROHIBITED IN ALL BARNS.
30. The judging schedule will be posted prior to
show time.
31. Note that all animals shown in group class-
es must have been shown in their respective
single age sections first.
32. Open Class Livestock and small animals are
open to anyone. 4-H and FFA exhibitors may
show in Open Class.
33. Exhibitors are limited to 10 entries or as
space allows.
DEPARTMENT L POULTRY
PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED BY JULY 20
All birds exhibited MUST have numbered leg
bands.
DIVISION 1 Large Chicken
CLASS
1 American
2 Asiatic
3 English
4 Mediterranean
5 Continental
6 All Other Standard Breeds
Lots
COCK: Male at least one year old.
HEN: Female at least one year old.
COCKEREL: Male 4 months to one year old
PULLET: Female 4 months to one year old
DIVISION 2 Bantam
CLASS
1 Modern Game
2 Old English Game
3 Single Comb Clean Legged
4 Rose Comb Clean Legged
5 All Other Combs Clean Legged
6 Feather Legged
Lots
COCK: Male at least one year old.
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