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40 Department No. 2 2025 Butler County Fair

Department NO. 2 - Goat However, if market goats are shown without being disbudded
they should have horn tips cut off in a blunt manner,
Mark Mignery-Member In Charge D. All animals must have a scrapie tag or tattoos with official reg-

Rules Governing This Department: istration papers, which match. Implants are acceptable but
you must provide your own reader. All animals must be
Please Read All Rules Carefully
tagged, tattooed, or implanted before arriving on the Fair-
A. Entries close and must be into the Senior Fair Board Office by grounds.
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3pm. On Saturday June 28 , 2025. Late Entries accepted E. All market goats will be checked by the fair board member in
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until July 12 , 2025 at 3pm. With $75/entry. If entries are charge.
mailed, you may check with the fair board office at
513.892.1423 to see if they have been received before the F. Any animals showing signs of sore mouth, pinkeye, open
deadline. We are not responsible for delay or loss of mailed abscesses or open sores will be prohibited from unloading,
entries. pending vet examination.

B. Open Class exhibitors must purchase a Society Membership, G. No uncastrated male market goats are allowed on grounds.
4-Day Pass or 7-Day Pass, except Butler County Jr. Fair Ex- H. Exhibitors may bring a maximum of two Market Goats to the
hibitors who are entering their Junior Fair Animals. All Junior Fair .(Include Jr. Fair animals in total).
Fair animals must be entered under the Junior Fair Exhibitor’s
name. I. All Junior Fair animals must be entered under the Junior Fair
exhibitor’s name.
C. Stall rental is $5.00 per head unless it is a 4-H or FFA project
Entry Fee $8.00 per entry. Fees must be paid at time of entry. J. All Goats must have water available 24/7.
All Junior Fair animals must be entered under Junior Fair ex- K. All classes will be set by weight.
hibitor’s name. Do not reserve more stalls/pens than needed.
If additional housing is reserved and cannot be accommodat- L. All market goats will be divided into classes of approximately
ed, fees will not be refunded. 15 to 20 according to weights, with each group having approx-
imately the same number.
D. Livestock trailers will not be permitted to park in the infield fair
week. Trailers must be moved off the fairgrounds by 12:00 M. Market Classes will be broken down into weight divisions to
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a.m., Sunday, July 20 2025. allow for a fair final drive. Divisions will be determined after
weigh-in.
E. Any exhibitor making a protest against another exhibitor shall
deposit $200.00 with the Secretary at the time of making the Section 1–Open Class Market Goat
complaint and if protest is not sustained, will be forfeited. Class:
F. All animals must be exhibited in show ring and judged, even in 1.Single Market Goat
absence of competition, in order to be awarded premium. Open Market Goat Show:
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G. All Jr. Fair animals must be entered under Junior Fair exhibi- Thursday July 24 @ 9:00am
tor’s name.
Premiums for each Weight Class:
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H. Exhibitors must furnish own bedding. No straw furnished. 1 $12.00 2 $10.00 3 $9.00 4 $8.00 5 $7.00 6 $6.00
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Straw and wood shavings Only type of bedding permitted. 7 $5.00 8 $4.00
Rosettes for Division Champions
I. Exhibitors must furnish a 1”x6”x4’8” kickboard on all pens Grand Champion- $20.00 & Rosette
along aisles. Reserve Grand Champion-$15.00 & Rosette
J. No Cooking in barns. Section 3–Open Class Goat Costume
All Rules for Section 1
Class:
1.Goat Costume
****NO Breed Classes****
Goat Costume :
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A. All market goats will be ear tagged with Butler County ear tags Wednesday July 24 Following Pack Goat Show
at weigh in. All market goats will be weighed on Saturday July
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19 from 1:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.
B. All market goats must have their milk teeth intact. Any market
goat missing milk teeth will be disqualified.
C. Ideally all market goats should have their horns disbudded or
have their horns cut back to approximately 1 inch in length.