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iii. Visibility of youth programs: criteria addressed in this memorandum
1. Opportunity to demonstrate to the gen- include educational philosophy, ethics,

and community involvement in addition to
eral public the value of Agriculture and

Leadership Programming through 4-H the leadership our professional personnel
and FFA. will provide for professional development,
research, educational design, and idea
2. Several youth organizations may be sharing.
involved in these activities.

b. The Junior Fair is one of the major components
of most county and independent fairs.

c. Local Agricultural Society Senior Fair Boards are
legally responsible for all activities conducted by
their Junior Fair. This includes the singular re-
sponsibility for all financial management aspects,
including livestock and any other youth project
sales, which are part of the Junior Fair.

d. 4-H and FFA personnel from both organizations
serve as a resource for 4-H and FFA involvement
in Junior Fairs, but are not the final enforcers of Agricultural Education projects will be showcased in the
Junior Fair rules and policies. Jr. Fair Activities Building. To enter a project, see your
local FFA advisor for details and deadlines.
e. The Agricultural Societies and their Senior Fair
Boards do not manage or conduct FFA or 4-H
programs. They are valued educational program
ming partners, however they do not make 4-H or
FFA rules and policies.

f. The Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio
Department of Education do not manage the Agri
cultural Society or its Junior Fair program.
g. The Ohio Livestock Exhibition Laws and Rules
(Ohio Revised Code §901.72 Administrative rules
for livestock exhibitions; Ohio Administrative Code
Chapter 90 I:1-18 Exhibition of Animals) provide
three major resources for dealing with problems
related to the Junior Fairs:

i. RULES, promulgated by the Ohio De-
partment of Agriculture address many
aspects of livestock exhibits. These are
uniform in all Ohio shows and carry the
weight of law. They are enforced by the
State and can be found in the Ohio Ad
ministrative Code and Ohio Revised
Code.
ii. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY-JUNIOR
FAIR RULES are adopted and enforced
by the individual county and independent
fair boards.
iii. THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDER
STANDING between FFA and 4-H out
lines criteria necessary for both organiza -
tions to participate in a joint activity. The