4-H ANIMAL SCIENCE EXHIBITS GENERAL REGULATIONS

1. Youth wishing to exhibit in 4-H classes at the Hamilton County Junior Fair and Harvest Home Fair shall be members in good standing with the Hamilton Coun­ty 4-H Program. All fair animals regis­tration forms must have a 4-H advisor's signature.

All 4-H livestock/animal projects exhib­ited at the Hamilton County Junior Fair must be properly tagged/tattooed as pre­scribed by the 4-H Species Coordinators. If an animal loses a tag or dies, it is the member's responsibility to notify their club advisor immediately, who in turn must notify the Species Coordinator. The lost tag will be replaced as soon as possi­ble.

All 4-H animals exhibited in 4-H classes at the Hamilton County Junior Fair and Harvest Home Fair must be registered with the Extension Office on or before June 25, 2006, at 4:30 p.m. The Youth Agent reserves the right to limit the number of animals to be exhibited/sold. Total number of sale animals at Fair cannot exceed Market Beef-6, Feeder Cal-3, Market Hogs-6, Market Lambs-6. The total number of exhibits per 4-H member cannot exceed the following list­ed numbers Feeder Calves-2, Beef Breeding-3, Sheep Breeding-3, Rabbits-3, Poultry-3. No premium will be paid on Market Animals at Fair.

2. The exhibitor is responsible for register­ing for each and every class/classes in which she/he wishes to have animals judged. ..._

3. All 4-H animal exhibits are subject to the health regulations as prescribed by the Hamilton County Agricultural Society.

4. Stalls/pen/cages for 4-H exhibits may bi assigned by the Barn Superintendent, and/or species coordinator.

5. Youth exhibiting in 4-H classes must wear proper attire. Proper attire is a clean, solid-white, collared shirt or blouse with blue or black slacks/jeans, or skirt falling at the knee. Youth exhibit­ing goats will wear white shirt and white pants.

6. Each 4-H member exhibiting a 4-H pro­ject animal is responsible for properly feeding, watering, and caring for the pro­ject animal at the fair. Exhibitors are responsible for keeping pens and aisles clean and in order. The Extension Agent will use discretion in judging cleanliness of stall/pen & if deemed necessary will lower the project grade.

7. All 4-H animals exhibited at the Junior Fair will be shown by the 4-H member taking said projects on show and/or sale day. In the event the member has two or more animals in one 4-H class, only the member's immediate family or other Hamilton County 4-H club members may show the animals. Any exceptions must be approved by the 4-H Species Coordinators. Immediate family is defined as 4-H members' father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, grandfather or grandmoth­er, including the corresponding step of half relations, or by a member of the 4-H members' household.

8. In showmanship, each 4-H member must show his or her own project animals. The Species Coordinators as a group will be allowed to change this rule by majority vote.

9. 4-H project animals will be groomed for show by the 4-H exhibitor and/or the exhibitor’s immediate family, and/or a Hamilton County 4-H member and/or Hamilton County 4-H Advisor.

4-H exhibitors are not to change the appearance of their animals using artificial colorings. Artificial coloring is defined as changing the animal’s natural color. Dark show foam may not be used on animals. No spray paint may be used on animals above the knees and hocks. (e.g. Black spray paint may not be used to cover a white spot on the forehead of a black steer.)

10. All 4-H steers exhibited must be owned and cared for by the exhibitor on and after January 1, 2006.

11. All 4-H sheep, swine, and goats exhibit­ed must be owned and cared for by the exhibitor on and after May 1, 2006.

12. All feeder calves exhibited must be owned and cared for by the exhibitor on and after June 1, 2006.

13. All rabbits exhibited (EXCEPT MEAT RABBITS) must be owned and cared for by the exhibitor on and after May 1, 2006. Meat rabbits must be owned and cared for by the exhibitor on and after June 1, 2006.

14. Any drugs administered to an exhibitor's animal at the fair shall be administered by the Fair Veterinarian, or on his approval and recommendation.

15. No 4-H member shall exhibit an animal in a 4-H class or sell an animal in the 4-H Livestock Sale that has been adminis­tered a tranquilizing drug. Tampering and/or misrepresentation as to breeding, age, ownership, custody and any other irregularity in showing will be consid­ered fraud and deception as outlined in the Recommendations of the 2006 Ad-Hoc Ohio Livestock Show Task Force, Ohio Department of Agricul­ture. For more information please see Drug Use Notification Rules.

16. No 4-H member shall exhibit in 4-H class or sell in the 4-H Livestock Sale an animal that is deemed unruly or unwor­thy (behavioral and/or physical) by the 4-H Species Coordinators.

17. Each exhibitor is responsible for bring­ing their project animals to the fair clean, and for maintaining animal and barn cleanliness during the duration of the fair. Premiums may be forfeited on animals judged as unclean by the 4-H Species Coordinators.

18. All project animals may be inspected by the Species Coordinator and/or Exten­sion Staff on/or after the projects posses­sion date.

19. All 4-H members exhibiting livestock, including poultry, rabbits and breeding projects at The Hamilton County Fair must attend the Livestock Quality Assurance Training, or forfeit right to exhibit livestock at the fair. In addition, parents must attend with their child. All 4-H members exhibiting must partici­pate in the interview, livestock show, showmanship, and the skillathon to be eligible for the top exhibitor award.

20. Feeding time for all animals shall be 7:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. Each exhibitor shall feed and water their own exhibits with their own food.

21. 4-H Advisors and Fair personnel are not liable for dead or injured animals. The Species Coordinators will use his/her discretion to decide whether or not an animal is suitable for show display. If the Barn Supervisor/Adult Advisors find a sick animal, they have the right to have a veterinarian check the animal. If it is found unfit for show or display, the owner may be asked to remove the ani­mal from the building. In case an animal should die, the owner will be notified first. If the owner cannot be notified, the owner's club advisor will be notified, and the animal will be removed from display. A Barn Supervisor/Species Coordinator must be present before a dead animal may be removed.

22. Replacement, in the event of death of a small animal, will not be permitted after July 1 of current year. In the event of a sick animal, exhibitor must have a signed, original letter from veterinarian. This is only applicable June 30 — to 24 hours before the weigh-in at the fair.

 

Grievance Procedure

Protests must be made in writing, signed by party or parties making protest, and filed with an Extension Office repre­sentative, within one (1) hour of the inci­dent in question. The Species Coordinators will make a decision within 24 hours of the original filing of the protest. If the party or parties making the protest are dissatisfied with ruling, they may bring the matter before the 4-H Executive Committee, accompanied by a protest fee of $100.00, which will be retained by the Hamilton County Executive Committee if the Species Coordinators decision is not overturned.

 

Market Animal Regulations

1. Animals exhibited as market animals

may not be shown in breeding classes in

the same 4-H year (e.g. Market animals

shown at the Hamilton County Fair may not be exhibited as breeding animals by any 4-H member.)

2. Market animals will be weighed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2006 at 7:00 p.m., Directly after the county livestock barn meeting. All animals must be cleaned and dried before weigh-in. This weight will be used for show classes and sale weight. Once the official weigh master has determined the weight of an ani­mal, that is the sale weight.

Market animals must meet the fol­lowing minimum weight criteria: Market Lamb-90 lbs., Market Hog-210 lbs., Market Goats-45 lbs., Feeder Calf-350 lbs., Market Heifer-900 lbs., Market Steer-900 lbs., Market Turkey-16 lbs., Pen of Four Chickens-Minimum 14 lbs./Maximum 26 lbs., Rabbits-Pen of 3-Minimum 3 lbs./Maximum-5 lbs. per rabbit. Roaster Rabbit - must be over 5 lbs. & over 70 days old but not over 8 months old. Market Ducks & Geese -10 lbs.

Animals failing to meet these criteria will not be permitted to show in 4-11 classes or sell at the 4-H Livestock Sale. However, if an animal is deemed worthy by the Rules Committee, it may be shown in Showmanship classes. Swine are terminal and will be sold at packer price. All other species may be sold at packer price or taken home by the 4-H member.

3. All classes of market animals will be shown by weight. Class determinations will be made by the Species Coordinator. The 4-H Extension Agent may add or delete 4-H classes in order to make the classes more equitable or to insure the safety of exhibitors or animals.

4. To be considered a "home grown" market animal, the dam (female parent) of the market animal must have been owned by the 4-H exhibitor or the exhibitor's parent(s)/guardian(s) at the time of the market animal's birth.

5. All 4-H market animals must be shown in order to be eligible to be sold at the 4-H Livestock Sale. Members wishing to remove 4-H market animals from the 4-H Livestock Sale must notify the Species Coordinator no later than Fri­day, August 4th at 11:00 p.m.

6. An exhibitor wishing to remove a Grand Champion or Reserve Champion market animal from a show (in order to retain the animal) must notify the Species Coordinator of this fact prior to the ani­mals in the championship class leaving the show ring.

By choosing to remove an animal from exhibit, the exhibitor forfeits the tro­phy/plaque awarded to the exhibit. The trophy/plaque shall be awarded to the exhibit selected by the judge as the new Grand/Reserve Champion.

7. Members are responsible for cooperating with the Sale Committee in order to see that their market animal(s) is properly delivered to the buyer(s). Such cooperation shall include caring for and/or transporting the animal(s) following the fair. The exhibitor's responsibility does not end until the exhibitor's animal is in the possession of the buyer or the buyer's agent.

Small Animal Rules & Regulations

This division consists of the following projects: Ducks, Poultry, Rabbits, Turkeys. These rules serve as an addition to the General Regulations and Market animal Regulations. General Rules:

1. Feeding time in the small animal barn shall be 7:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. Each exhibitor shall feed and water their own exhibits with their own food.

2. Cages shall be cleaned by exhibitor daily.

3. Each exhibitor is responsible for bringing their project animals to the fair clean. Premiums may be forfeited on animal judged as unclean by the 4-H Livestock Rules Committee.

4. 4-H Advisors and Fair personnel are not liable for dead or injured animals. The Rules Committee will use his/her discre­tion to decide whether or not an animal is suitable for show or display. If the Barn Supervisor/Adult Advisors find a sick animal, they have the right to have a veterinarian check the animal. If it is found unfit for show or display, the owner may be asked to remove the ani­mal from the building. The Barn Super­visor/Adult Advisor, in consultation with the 4-H Agent, also have the right to turn away any animal that is found unfit the day they are brought to the fairgrounds. In case an animal should die, the owner will be notified first. If the owner cannot be notified, the owner's club advisor will be notified, and the animal will be removed from display. A Barn Supervisor/Species Coordinator must be present before a dead animal may be removed.

5. Replacement, in the event of death of a small animal, will not be permitted after July 1 of current year. In the event of a sick animal, exhibitor must have a signed, original letter from veterinarian.

This is only applicable June 30 - to 24 hours before the weigh-in at the Fair.