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Butler County Junior Fair Section
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Butler County Junior Fair General Fair organization (4-H, FFA, etc.) AND the Butler County
Senior Fair Office at the Fairgrounds. 4-H enrollment must be
Rules for Participants completed through v2.4honline.com. If 4-H enrollment is not
1. All Junior Fair members with a project or exhibit in the fair completed by 11:59p.m. on April 1st of the current year, there
are eligible to receive a Junior Fair Wristband. Only adult will be a late fee of $50 to complete enrollment in the 4-H
advisors recognized by their respective youth organization program. If April 1st falls on the weekend, enrollment will be
and provided on an approved list are eligible to receive a accepted on the next business day. To exhibit at the Butler
Junior Fair advisor’s wristband. There will be a $5.00 fee for County Fair, late enrollment, with the late fee paid, must be
initial wristband, payable in cash or check at the time of issu- completed by April 15th of the current year. All late fees are
ance. Only one wristband per eligible member or advisor, payable by check to Butler County 4-H Committee. All late
who must personally show up to have the wristband put on fees must be delivered in-person to the Butler County Exten-
by Senior Fair Board staff or authorized agent. Wristbands sion Office, 1802 Princeton Rd, Suite 400, Hamilton, Ohio,
will be for admission into the fairgrounds and for identifica- during business hours.
tion. Wristband must be worn at all times. Wristband must 8. Animal enrollments can be made online or in person at the
stay on for as long as you need admission to the fair. If wrist- Butler County Senior Fairboard Office. Links and forms are
band is cut, taped, stretched, pried or otherwise damaged, it available on the fair’s website. Each exhibitor will pay a
will not be honored at the gate and admission fee will be $2.00 exhibitor fee regardless of weather entries are
charged. All replacement wristbands will cost $20.00. Wrist- made online or in person. If entries are late, a $75 per en-
bands will available during days and times listed; all other try late fee will be assessed by the Butler County Senior Fair
times may have a cost of $20.00 per wrist band. office.
9. No gambling of whatsoever type and nature including,
Wristband Sale Schedule:
without limit, card playing for money, shall be allowed or per-
Monday, July 14, 2025, 9:00am-12pm
mitted on the fairgrounds.
Tuesday,July 15, 2025, 9:00am-12:00pm 10. Vandalism or any other potential criminal activity of any
Friday, July 18, 2025, 9:00am - 4:00pm type or sort shall not be tolerated and any such activity shall
Saturday, July 19, 2025 , 9:00am - 4:00pm
be referred to proper authorities for prosecution.
2. All persons participating in the Junior Fair shall be subject 11. If a Junior Fair member is staying in a camper, then, a
to the laws and regulations of the State of Ohio and the Ohio parent or guardian must be present in the camper during that
Department of Agriculture, and in particular, the rules, regula- night.
tions, and policies of the Butler County Agriculture Society. 12. Once the Exhibitor has entered upon the Fairgrounds and
The Butler County Agricultural Society, by and through any has “checked in” as determined that Department’s proce-
director or directors of its Board (also referred to as Senior dures, said Exhibitor and his/her parents and guardians may
Fair Board), reserves the right to have any person or property only remove the Exhibit from the Fairgrounds prior to the
removed from the fairgrounds (including camping and parking scheduled times with a written release signed by both a Sen-
areas) for any reason whatsoever and in its sole discretion.
ior Fair Director and the Board President. Said written re-
3. Participants in the Butler County Junior Fair must belong to lease shall only be granted upon a valid excuse being given
a youth organization described in the Junior Fair Constitution.
by the Exhibitor as determined by the Senior Fair Director
4. The Senior Fair Board and Junior Fair Board in Butler and the Fair Manager in his/her sole discretion. In accord-
County and their authorized agents shall not be responsible ance with General Rules, Senior Fair Board shall determine
for any person either over or under eighteen(18) years of age the penalties for violating this rule which shall include, without
on the fairgrounds or in any barns at any time.
limit, expulsion of the Exhibitor, his or her parents, guardians,
5. Drugs, drug-related substances and alcohol are strictly and other immediate family members from the Fairgrounds in
prohibited upon the fairgrounds (including parking and camp- the year of the occurrence or a prohibition from participating
ing areas). Matters concerning drugs, drug-related substanc- in the following year’s fair.
es and/or alcohol, or evidence or suspicion of any type or 13. All Junior Fair members must exhibit their own projects
nature of the same, shall be referred to a director or directors unless they have more than one per class or if they are at the
of the Agricultural Society or its duly authorized agents for Ohio State Fair showing a Junior Fair project on the same
disposition. Any action to be taken on the matter is within the day. In this case the other project must be exhibited by an-
sole discretion of the Directors of the Agricultural Society, other Butler County Junior Fair member.
and such actions may include, without limit, the following:
14. Junior Fair exhibitors must follow all department and ex-
• Referral of the matter to law enforcement authorities.
hibitor rules and guidelines relating to their exhibits.
• Notice to parents and/or guardians. th
15. All Jr. Fair Exhibitors must not have passed their 19
• Removal from the fairgrounds. st
birthday by January 1 , of the current year.
• Bar from participating in any manner in future fairs.
16. Dress codes are set by each department. See depart-
• Forfeiture of any awards and/or prize money.
ment sections of the fair book for current dress codes.
6.The duplication of projects by 4-H, FFA or FCCLA mem-

bers is not permitted.
7. Members must be enrolled in their respective Junior Fair
organizations (4-H, FFA, etc.) by April 1 of the current year.
Enrollment must include the selection of projects. Members
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may not change projects after the April 1 deadline. All exhib-
iting livestock projects must be registered with both the Junior