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Butler County Junio r Fair Section
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Junior Fair Livestock Exhibitor M) Members exhibiting beef, sheep, swine, goats, dairy,
rabbit or poultry must attend a Butler County Quality Assur-
Rules ance Program (QA) along with a parent/guardian in order to
participate in the Jr. Fair livestock show and sale. The But-
A) All Junior Fair members must comply with all rules and ler County Agricultural Society will accept any Quality As-
regulations dealing with exhibitors and all terms and condi- surance program which is approved by Ohio State Univer-
tions of the Livestock Exhibitor Agreement and Drug Use sity Extension, in person or online at least 45 days before
Notification Form. the Butler County Fair. Exhibitors may attend a Quality As-
surance out of county with prior approval from Ohio Exten-
B) Junior Fair Exhibitors will be permitted to show their ex-
hibits in the open classes, provided entries are properly sion Office. Contact the Extension office for a list of QA
filed with the Senior Fair Office, prior to 3:00 P.M. Satur- dates .
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day, June 28 . N) All Jr. Fair beef, sheep, goat, swine, and dairy must be
groomed by the Exhibitor, members of their immediate fam-
C) Equipment for feeding and watering livestock must be
furnished by Junior Fair members themselves. Each Junior ily (mother, father, legal guardian, brother, sister, aunt, un-
Fair Exhibitor will be expected to care for his/her livestock cle, grandparent), any Jr. Fair participant, or Butler County
regularly throughout the fair, keeping pens properly bedded 4-H or FFA advisor.
and aisles cleared at all times for visitors. O) Precautions will be taken to prevent loss or injury to live-
stock or other exhibits during the Fair. The Junior and/or
D) Health regulations must be met before livestock is al-
lowed onto the fairgrounds. Senior Fair Board will not be responsible for loss or injury
to exhibits.
E) All livestock entries are to be made on official entry
blanks and filed at the Senior Fair Office prior to 3:00 p.m. P) A violation of the above rules shall be handled by a di-
June 7 or made online by same deadline. Each exhibitor rector or directors of the Senior Fair Board, who in their
will pay a $2.00 exhibitor fee regardless of weather en- sole discretion, may dispose of the matter as said director
tries are made online or in person. Entry forms are or directors deem appropriate along with any disciplinary
available in the fair book or online. Late entries will be ac- actions deemed appropriate. The hearing required for a
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cepted until June 28 with a $75 per entry late fee. violation of the Junior Fair Livestock Exhibitor Agreement is
not applicable to a violation of these General Rules.
F) All livestock projects must be owned and in possession
by Junior Fair exhibitors prior to May 1, of the current year, Q) If you plan to either not exhibit or, due to an emergency,
except for market beef which must be owned and in pos- may arrive late, please contact the fairgrounds.
session by January 1, and market poultry on June 1. Exhib-
itors may not change animals after the possession date.
G) Market animals cannot be exhibited in a breeding class.
H) Straw, mulch and wood shavings or sawdust
are the only type of bedding permitted in any of
the livestock barns.
I) All Junior Fair livestock Exhibits must be in
place by 7:00 p.m. Saturday, the day before the
fair, except for hogs which must be in place no
later than12:00 p.m.
J) Junior Fair livestock exhibits will be released
for removal at 7:00 p.m. on the last day of the
Fair. Jr. Fair Horses will be released at 2:00
p.m. on the last day of the fair. Sale animals
may be released to the packer upon sale of the
animal.
K) For any animals and/or livestock that are not
properly cared for, the Senior Fair Board re-
serves the right to have the animal and/or ex-
hibitor and/or Junior Fair member removed from
the Fairgrounds.
L) Market Livestock (beef, sheep, swine goats,
dairy cows, poultry, and dairy goats) must sub- 1925 First Ever 4-H livestock Parade
mit a drug use notification form at the weigh-in on the Sat-
urday before fair (move-in day).