Uinta County Fair General Rules and Regulations

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. All exhibits MUST BE PRE REGISTERED. 
2. There will be entry fees for the JUNIOR RODEO.  Entry fees must accompany entry blanks to be accepted.  NHSRA Rules will be followed for the Uinta County Fair Jr. Rodeo.
3. All livestock information must be submitted online by entry deadline including the CORRECT Wyoming State Fair 15 digit RFID tag number, Scrapie tag number, and animal description or the entry will be considered incomplete and void. 840 Tags are an official tag with the US SHIELD and CANNOT be removed.  Livestock are NOT allowed to have TWO EID tags.  840 tags take precedence over 900 series tags.   
4. No article exhibited at a previous Uinta County Fair and winning a prize will be eligible for exhibit.  Articles must have been made within the past two (2) years.
5. To participate in the Jr. Show, exhibitors must be 4-H or FFA members in good standing of Uinta County and the exhibit must be made and owned by the exhibitor or family member. 
6. Exhibits must be in place by the time designated for them or they cannot be entered.  All exhibits, except horses, dogs, cats and breeding animals must remain until Saturday, 4:00 PM, August 1st.  Exhibitors removing exhibits before release time will forfeit all premiums and/or be banned from participation at the Uinta County Fair.
7. Exhibit Hall will be closed to the public for judging on Saturday, July 25th.  It will remain closed to the public until ready for display.  
8. Exhibits may only be entered in the Division & Class listed in the premium list. Livestock exhibitors may have two entries or individuals per class. Exhibits which do not fall into any division listed will not be judged.
9. Any question, concern, or consideration concerning the exhibit hall or exhibit hall exhibits should be addressed to the Fair Board Member in charge of the exhibit hall.
10. All animals and articles entered shall be classified under the appropriate division and shall be under the control of the division superintendent.
11. Superintendents in each department are required to take charge of articles belonging to their department upon arrival & see that they are arranged in their proper place.  Exhibitors are required to cooperate with them and place tagged articles as directed.
12. The Fair Board will take precautions for the safekeeping of exhibits, but will not be responsible for any loss or damage.  Exhibitors must give personal attention to the removal of their articles at the end of the fair.  Those exhibits that are not picked up Saturday, the end of the fair will be kept at the Fair Office, and after two weeks will be discarded.
13. Any lost and found items or entries not picked up within two weeks after the fair will be discarded or donated.
14. The Fair Board reserves the right to prorate the available premium money if necessary.  Premium money will be paid on purple, blue, red, white, ribbons in the 4-H & FFA; and blue, red, white ribbons in Open Class.
15. Exhibits will be judge on the Danish System.  Each exhibit will receive a blue, red, or white ribbon.  Grand and Reserve Champions will be awarded at the judges discretion. 
16. No exhibit shall receive a premium unless deemed worthy by the judge, though it may be the only one of its kind entered. If unworthy of a first prize it may be awarded second or third on the decision of the judge.
17. All premiums not picked up in person one week after fair ends by 4:00 PM will be forfeited as per: Wyoming State Treasurer’ Office 04/2018.
18. A veterinarian will be available to the fair and his/her word will be final for the health of any animal. Any exhibitor requesting to remove any animal suspected of illness from the fairgrounds, prior to scheduled release time, will be required to obtain such authorization from a certified veterinarian at the owner’s expense. Sick animals may be removed from the fairgrounds in the best interest of the animal and exhibitors.
19. A separate health inspection form is required for each and every exhibitor.
20. A project done in school should be eligible for display or show through one, but only one organization.  The member should be enrolled in this project during the current year.  The organization should be chosen by the youth members.
21. In June, 1982, the 1940 agreement between the Wyoming State Department of Vocational Education and the Wyo. Cooperative Extension Service involving 4-H and FFA youth was reviewed and amended to read as follows: "If a boy or girl is enrolled in both 4-H and Vo Ag or Home Economics, work done must be different in each. For example: 4-H or FFA members may carry the same type of supervised occupational experience program in Vo Ag or as a 4-H project, but the exhibit must be different in each.  The FFA exhibit must come from a supervised FFA program and the 4-H exhibit must come from a 4-H project.
22. No cats or dogs allowed on the fairgrounds except for those entered in the dog, cat or pet show.  All show dogs must be on a leash.  Any female dog in heat must wear a covering or dog diaper, or dog pants.
23. Random drug testing may occur with all market livestock. Any project members exhibiting animals that test positive to drugs will forfeit their premium and be banned from participation at the Uinta County Fair.
24. Animals exhibited in a Jr. Division market class cannot exhibit in a breeding class.
25. The Uinta County Fair Board reserves the right to interpret these rules and regulations and arbitrarily to settle and determine all matters and differences that arise.
26. NO animals will be allowed on grounds during the 10 days of Fair except those entered in Fair by the deadline.  No overnighting or additional animals will be allowed due to limited space and safety of fairgoers. NO EXCEPTIONS
27. The fairgrounds will be locked down from Monday, July 20th at 8:00 AM through Saturday, July 23rd at 7:00 AM for final set-up and preparations for the fair. 

4-H CLUBS and FFA CHAPTERS - LIVESTOCK INFORMATION, RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. All youth exhibitors (4-H/FFA) exhibiting in the Jr. Division of the Uinta County Fair, must be enrolled & carrying that particular project for the given year.
2. OWNERSHIP: Market Beef must be owned and tagged by February 1^st. Market Sheep, Market Goats, and Market Hogs must be owned and tagged by June 1^st. Meat Pen Rabbits and Poultry must be owned by June 15^th. 
3. Classes for 4-H and FFA only are so marked.
4. Official dress for the FFA Members will be FFA jacket, white shirt, tie (or scarf for girls), black dress pants, and black dress shoes or boots.  4-H members should dress in long sleeved shirts, dark pants, and boots or dress shoes. Jackets and neckties are optional.
5. Junior Division (4-H and FFA) members must accompany and exhibit their own market livestock personally, but in case they need help they may have another Junior Division (4-H or FFA) member show their animals with prior approval from the superintendent of that livestock show.  Any violation of this will be grounds for disqualification.
6. While in the show ring, the person showing the animal must do so without aid, excluding pens of three.  All adults, except those qualified to be in the show ring, must remain outside the show ring while the show is underway.
7. Livestock Fitting Rule: The exhibiting youth MUST be in attendance and present with their project animal during the ENTIRE fitting process. The fitting process can be assisted and supervised by a volunteer, with the exhibitor doing as much of the process as their age, skill set and safety allows. Assistance is defined as a learning/educational situation where a Helper is educating/teaching the youth exhibitor techniques in fitting, showing, or care. It is important to employ common sense when working with livestock and youth, with the safety of all as the paramount focus. 
8. Due to limited pen space, each exhibitor will be allowed one pen for each market animal species entered, for penning up to 2 animals. If there are less than 2 animals in any species entered, that animal will be combined with other club or family member’s exhibits of the same species.  Breeding animals will not have assigned pens unless room is available to accommodate them.  
9. All exhibitors are required to keep alleys and stalls clean at all times per ADA requirements.
10. Any animal inadvertently entered in the wrong class may be assigned to the correct class up to the day prior to judging.
11. Market Beef must be born after January 1, 2024.  Market Lamb, Swine, and Goats must be born after January 1, of the current year.  Market Poultry must be born after March 1, of the current year.  Market Rabbits must be born after April 1, of the current year. 
12. You must conform to ALL General Rules & Regulations.
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    • Market animal weigh-ins will be as follows on Tuesday, July 29th : 
      1. Livestock Barn scale 
         1. Swine 7:30-9:30, 
         2. Lambs 9:30-11:00 
      2. Beef Barn scale 
         1. Goats 7:30-8:30
         2. Beef 8:30-10:00 
      3. Poultry Barn scale 
         1. Rabbits/Poultry 11:00

14. All sheep and goats must have scrapie identification in the ears prior to entering the fairgrounds.  
15. Muzzle use will be allowed for lambs and goats.  Signs will be created explaining why it is safe for these to be used, and these will be available for any exhibitor to post directly above their animals that will be muzzled, for transparency and understanding of animal husbandry to the public.
16. The Uinta County Fair Board and its designated personnel shall not tolerate any cruelty to any animal while on the Fairgrounds.  Any violator or violation will be dealt with appropriately.
17. Separate animals must be used in 4-H and FFA showmanship.
18. Breeding livestock may only show once individually and once in a group.  Open class and youth breeding classes will be shown simultaneously in the show ring, thus an animal may only be entered or shown once in open or once in a youth class.  
19. Only 2 animals per class allowed per exhibitor in all livestock shows.
20. All market animals must be completely healed from banding or castration before the date of health inspection. 
21. Market Beef must be taken home and fed back by the exhibitor for 10 days following the fair.  

4-H AND FFA JR LIVESTOCK SALE RULES

1. The Livestock sale is open to active 4-H and FFA members in good standing ONLY.
2. Animals must be a 4-H or FFA project of the current year and so verified by 4-H Agent or FFA Advisor. Quality Assurance must be complete for all exhibitors to sell their animal.  Exhibitors will be responsible for the cost of the Quality of Assurance class.     
3. One weight taken for show weight at weigh-in will be Sale Weight; no other weight will be taken.
4. All exhibition swine entering Wyoming must be accompanied by an Interstate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (ICVI) or “Health Certificate.” 
5. Private treaty sale arrangements are strictly forbidden on grounds.
6. A brand inspection where required or bill of sale must be turned in with the sale declaration to the fair office.
7. All Market Lambs must be shorn within 30 days of the County Fair. No wet lambs with jackets will be weighed.
8. All market animals must have received a Red Ribbon or better to sell. No White Ribbon animals will be sold through the auction.  
9. SALE LIMITATION: Grand & Reserve Champions market animals must sell.  In the event that an exhibitor receives more than one Champion or Reserve in any two species, that exhibitor will be allowed to sell both animals.
10. Exhibitors with more than one market animal MUST NOTIFY the Fair Office immediately after animals are judged as to which animal they wish to sell.  NO EXCEPTIONS.
11. Exhibitors and exhibited animal must be present at time of sale.  Exhibitors must be prepared to sell their own animal at the time set in sale order.
12. While in the sale ring all exhibitors shall wear appropriate attire.  Shorts or open toed shoes will not be allowed.
13. All animals in the sale must sell.  No sellers can have a “no sale”.
14. All 4-H and FFA Livestock members will personally contact prospective buyers and encourage participation.
15. 4-H and FFA members selling animals through the sale agree that before payment will be made to them, they will write a "Thank You" letter to each individual buyer of their animal, place the letter in a stamped envelope addressed to the buyer, with seller’s return address and deliver it to the Fair Office. This rule MUST be complied with, even if you present your buyer with a hand delivered thank you. Thank you letters are due to the fair office on or before September 1^st.  4-H and FFA members who do not send thank you letters to their buyers, or who send letters past the September 1^st deadline as specified above will have to make a formal appeal, in person, to the Fair Board to be considered for future participation in the Livestock Sale.  For the convenience of the buyers and respect of other exhibitors and the buyers, we encourage any optional buyer gifts to be delivered to them at a later date.
16. All sale receipts will go into the general fund and sellers will be paid as soon as ALL receipts have been collected and sellers have turned in their thank you letters.
17. Market Beef must be taken home and fed back by the exhibitor for 10 days following the fair. 

18. If any animal is going to the State Fair, the exhibitor must indicate so on the required declaration form before the sale so it can be clearly designated in the sale book for buyers to know before purchasing the animal. Any state fair animal marked as re-sale will be the seller’s responsibility to pay the resale price, if the resale buyer does not want the animal.  The resale buyer has first right of refusal to the animal.  Buyer CANNOT have the animal until after the State Fair.  The seller must deliver to the buyer within seven days after the State Fair, with-in 150 mile radius of Uinta County to the buyer's destination of choice.
19. A 4% Sale Commission will be charged to pay sale expenses.
20. All market animals will be sold according to how they are placed in the market weight show.
21. WEIGHTS:   

1. Market Beef- Minimum weight 1050 lbs.   
   2. Market Hogs - Minimum weight 200 lbs.   
   3. Market Lambs - Minimum weight 100 lbs.  
   4. Market Goats - Minimum weight 55 lbs.   
   5. Meat Pen Rabbits - Minimum weight 3 lbs.   
   6. Meat Pen Chickens - Minimum weight 3.5 lbs.

22. Animals will be released to the packers at the discretion of the sale committee. Packers will load first and then the resale buyers next.
23. All market animals must be fed, watered, and bedded Friday after the sale, and again on Saturday.  Each exhibitor is responsible to see what arrangements are made for their animal, from the Livestock Sale Committee on Saturday before 1 p.m. 
24. The following U.S.  Department of Agriculture wholesale meat act applies to the sale of market livestock sold at the Uinta County Fair:

1. Animals must be in good health and free of drug or chemical residue.
   2. Antibiotics and sulfonamide have required withdrawal periods.
   3. Drug label directions for use and withdrawal periods must be followed.

25. If drugs or other chemical residues are found in the carcasses of animals sold through this sale, neither Uinta County, the Fair Board nor the Livestock Sale Committee will be liable or responsible for carcass condition or sale price of animal.
26. Exhibitors will ONLY be allowed to weigh two animals in (per species). The weight recorded at the scale will be used as the show and sale weight for each animal. If one of the animals weighed-in is underweight, they may NOT trade or weigh another in its place.

***Violation of these rules will be dealt with by the Livestock Sale Committee on an individual basis. 

***Fees or consequences may be assessed. 

JUDGES

1. Every effort is expended to provide competent and qualified judges.  No exhibitor or spectator will be allowed to interfere with a judge in the performance of their duties.
2. Exhibitors must arrange for the prompt showing of all exhibits at the call of the judge.  At the judge's discretion any exhibit not presented promptly when called may be disqualified.
3. The decision of the judge shall be final and no appeal will be considered except in cases of formal protest.  At the judge’s discretion, they are not required to place any class not deemed worthy.
4. Objection to any person serving as a judge must be submitted to Fair Management in writing prior to his making an award; giving good and sufficient reason therefore, and upon which the Management shall have the full power to act.

PROTESTS

1. A committee consisting of Fair Board Members will hear protests and suggestions. 
2. All formal protests must be submitted in writing, be signed, and be accompanied by $100 cash or certified check per protestor (refundable if protest is sustained).  The protest must plainly state the cause of the complaint or appeal and must be delivered to the Fair Board President immediately after the occasion for the protest.  A protest pertaining to eligibility must be submitted prior to judging.
3. No one may approach superintendents, volunteers, or staff with fair complaints of any sort.  These concerns must be taken directly to a Fair Board member with the required $100 protest fee in hand. If this process isn’t followed correctly, the offending party will be dismissed from the fairgrounds
4. Judging procedures will not be interrupted for protest investigation. Depending on the basis of the protest, interested parties may be notified and given the opportunity to submit evidence. A decision may be withheld until a complete investigation can be made. No complaint or appeal that a judge overlooked an entry will be considered.