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DEPARTMENT 003 OPEN CLASS
37 2026 BUTLER COUNTY
show.
Department 003 - Swine O. No Cooking in barns.
Mike Green-Member In Charge Rules for Classes 1-10
Rules Governing This Department: Registered Breed
Please Read All Rules Carefully A. Registration Certifi cates for all Purebred Market Hogs
A. Entries close and must be into the Senior Fair Board are REQUIRED from respective Breed Assn. To be
Offi ce by 3pm. On Saturday July 11th, 2026. Late En- shown at weigh-in.

tries accepted until July 18th, 2026 at 3pm. With $75/ B. Registration certifi cates must be in Exhibitors name or
entry. If entries are mailed, you may check with the fair family as owner, transferred by entry due date.

board offi ce at 513.892.1423 to see if they have been C. All purebred market hogs to be ear notched. (Universal
received before the deadline. We are not responsible System)
for delay or loss of mailed entries. D. Breed Purity Verifi cation by Sr./Jr. Fair Board. All mar-
B. Open Class exhibitors must purchase a Society ket hog entries not meeting the purebred requirement
Membership, 4-Day Pass or 7-Day Pass, except Butler will be permitted to enter as a crossbred, unless it is
County Jr. Fair Exhibitors who are entering their Junior the exhibitors 3rd crossbred pig, at which time it is
Fair Animals. disqualifi ed, as exhibitors are limited to a maximum of 2
C. ALL Exhibitors will be charged a one time $2.00 crossbred entries. Animal will need to be removed from
exhibitor fee each year, regardless of online or in the fairgrounds by Saturday night of weigh-in.
person entries. Stall rental is $5.00 per head unless it E. A minimum of 3 entries is required per breed or they
is a 4-H or FFA project. Entry Fee $8.00 per entry. Fees will show AOB.
must be paid at time of entry. All Junior Fair animals F. Purebred or composite breeds not recognized by the
must be entered under Junior Fair exhibitor’s name. Do Ohio State Fair Breeds will not be eligible for AOB
not reserve more stalls/pens than needed. If additional classifi cation.
housing is reserved and cannot be accommodated, G. Purebred hogs will show per breed. A Champion and
fees will not be refunded. Reserve Champion from each breed will be selected
D. Livestock must be in their proper places by 1:00 p.m., Each breed Champion and Reserve will be eligible to
Saturday, July 25th 2026. show for the top 5 purebred, at the conclusion of the
E. Per the Ohio Department of Agriculture rules, the breed shows.
application of ice, ice packs, cold packs, or cold com- H. The top 5 purebreds will be eligible to show for the
presses on market animals is prohibited, except when Overall Top 5 open class market hog with the 4 cross-
specifi cally prescribed by the offi cial fair veterinarian

to treat heat stress or a diagnosed medical condition. bred Division Champions & Reserve Champions.
Using these items for other purposes is considered an Rules for Class 11
unacceptable practice. The use of these treatments Crossbred
will make the market animal ineligible for competition.
F. Livestock trailers will not be permitted to park in the A. Exhibitors may bring a maximum of two market hogs to
infi eld fair week. Trailers must be moved off the fair- the fair. (Include Jr. Fair animals in total.)
grounds by12:00 a.m., Sunday, July 26th 2026. B. Market hogs will be weighed and tagged Saturday, July
G. Any exhibitor making a protest against another exhibi- 25th from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30am. Each exhibitor must
tor shall deposit $200.00 with the Secretary at the time be with his/her own animals at this time. All hogs under
of making the complaint and if protest is not sustained, 220 lbs or over 300 lbs must be removed from fair-
will be forfeited. grounds by 10:00 p.m. Saturday.
H. All animals must be exhibited in show ring and judged, C. All entries will be judged by weight classes. All hogs not
even in absence of competition, in order to be awarded going though the Jr. Fair sale need to be removed from
premium. the fairgrounds Tuesday night, after the Jr. Fair Show.
I. All Jr. Fair animals must be entered under Junior Fair All pigs remaining on the grounds will go to the packer.
exhibitor’s name. D. Weight Classes for market hogs will be divided as
J. Exhibitors must furnish own bedding. No straw fur- evenly as possible. The number of show classes will be
nished. Straw and wood shavings Only type of bedding determined once all hogs are weighed and processed.
permitted. E. Crossbred classes will be divided into 4 Divisions.
K. Exhibitors must furnish a 1”x6”x4’8” kick board on all F. A Champion and Reserve Champion will be selected
pens along aisles. from each division.
L. No chutes or canopies are permitted between any G. The Champion and Reserve Champion from each
buildings. crossbred division will be eligible to show for the Over-
M. An exhibitor must not place any obstruction in the all Top 5 open class Market Hog.
aisles and must keep them clean. All show boxes must
be located with the exhibitors pens.
N. Exhibitor must be 6 years old (day of show) or older to