Benton County Fair Booklet

Showmanship contest exhibitors must show their own animal in order to be considered for contest. • Judges shall award premiums only in classes named in premium list and on animals properly entered. • No animal will be awarded premiums unless exhibited before the judge at the time and place specified by the superintendent. • Decisions of awarding judges will be final. • Where fewer animals are shown than number of premiums offered, the judges may at their discretion, award prize or prizes of such grade as they determine the animal deserves. • Benton County 4-H and FFA, members are eligible to show in the Junior Department. Exhibitors must not be married or have ever been married, pregnant or have had a child. They may exhibit no later than the fall after graduating or dropping out of high school. Exhibitors five (5) to eight (8) years of age may be eligible to show in the sheep, hog, goat, beef & dairy cattle show, but will not be eligible for the Junior Livestock Auction. • Juniors will be allowed to show in the Open Division if they enter the open division and pay the entry fee. • The superintendent will direct the arrangement of all animals on exhibit in their department. They shall give such instructions to the awarding judges or committee as will result in judicious action and decide all questions which may be presented in accordance with the regulations governing the department; and shall allow no one except judges and showman in the show ring when exhibits are being judged. • Grooming chutes must be put up in designated areas only. • Bedding: Storage of large quantities of feed or bedding in the building will not be permitted. Extra feed and bedding must be kept in your trucks or trailers in the assigned area. • Brucellosis regulations will be required for beef and dairy cattle, with the exception of steers. • If Arkansas is a Class Free State, Arkansas cattle are exempt from brucellosis testing. If Arkansas is not a Class Free State, then the following testing requirements must be met: Negative brucellosis test within (90) ninety days prior to exhibition, for females and bulls (18) eighteen months of age and older. All heifers that have calved or are bred must be tested. Animals originating from a Certified Brucellosis Free Herd are exempt if the Certified Free Herd number is shown on certificate. • All females that are (4-18) four to eighteen months of age shall be vaccinated before entering show. • Females that are over (18) eighteen months of age and are not officially calf hood vaccinated will not be allowed to show (unless they are from a Certified Brucellosis Free Herd). • Arkansas Swine: (Premise I.D. tags and Rhinitis must be checked by State Vet's at entry gate) • Animals six (6) months old or older to be tested negative for brucellosis within 90 days of exhibition or originate directly out of Validated Herd, with Validation number and date of last herd test shown on certificate (barrows exempt from brucellosis testing, but must be pseudo rabies tested). Hogs must have Livestock and Poultry Commission's issued Premises Identification (I.D.) Contact Swine superintendent for more information. • Animals to be tested negative for pseudo rabies regardless of age within 90 days of the exhibition on a test approved by the state veterinarian or originate directly out of a Qualified Pseudo rabies Free Herd, with Qualified Herd number and date of last test shown on certificate. • All animals will be inspected INSIDE the trailer PRIOR to entering the barn area of the Benton County Fairgrounds, any GENERAL LIVESTOCK RULES 2020 Benton County Fair 13

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