GENERAL RULES

1.  ELIGIBILITY:  Except as noted, the Wise County Youth Fair is open to any FFA, FCCLA, or 4-H member attending public, private or home school and/or
living in Wise County.  Exhibitor must continuously reside in or continuously be attending a Wise County school from January 10th through the
completion of the Wise County Youth Fair.
Exception:  Youth living in Wise County and attending school outside Wise County or living outside Wise County and attending school in Wise County and,
being a member of FFA, FCCLA, and/or Wise County 4-H, must agree and sign an affidavit to the effect that they will not show in any county show outside
Wise County.  NO OTHER EXCEPTIONS.
 Age limits for 4-H are 8 years and in 3rd grade as of August 31, 2011.  To be qualified to participate in the Wise County Youth Fair, 4-H members must be on
the roll in the County Extension Office by December 31, 2011.  Jr. FFA members must be on the membership roll at their respective school by January 1,
2012.

Departments B, and C:  Open to FCCLA students only.
Departments D,E,F, and G:  Open to 4-H members only.
Departments H,I,J,K,L,O,R,S, & T:  Open to FFA and 4-H members.
Department M:  Open to FFA, 4-H, and VICA members.
Department N:  Open to any Wise County boy or girl 19 years of age or younger.
Department P:  Open to one female FCCLA student, one female 4-H member, and one female FFA member chosen from each club and/or chapter in Wise
County.

2.  ENTRIES:  All entries will be done on line.  
Entry input screens can be accessed by clicking on the online entry link on the Wise County Youth Fair web page (wcyouthfair.org) or by going directly to http:
//.wisecofairmanager.com (pending final confirmation). Input instructions will be available on the Showorks web site.

ENTRY PAYMENT:
 Payments can be made on line by using a credit or debit card. Payments can also be made by check, money order or cashier check. NO CASH. Payments by
mail MUST BE RECEIVED BY ENTRY DEADLINE and will need to include a printed entry receipt and mailed to:
       





ENTRY DATES:
 January 9—February 11, 2012 @ 5:00 pm
The Entry Clinic will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon at the Decatur Ag
Science building.

LATE ENTRY DATES:
 February 12– February 17, 2012 @ 5:00 pm

Late entries will be accepted for one (1) week after registration deadline, and a late entry fee will be charged of three (3) times the original entry fee with a
minimum of $10.00. (NO EXCEPTIONS)
 On line payment will not be available for late entries. All monies should be accompanied by a copy of the on line entry receipt and presented to the President
or Secretary.

3.  CLASSIFYING AND WEIGHT CARDS:
 Exhibitors must declare animal weight and breed at the time that weight cards are due. The weight listed on the Weight and Breed Declaration Card will become
the animal’s official weight to be used for weigh back and selling purposes.
Exhibitors will be responsible for weighing their own market animals and must return Weight/Breed cards to Superintendents by 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, with
the declared weight and breed designation. Validation number must also be included on Weight/Breed cards. Any entry whose Weight/Breed card is not received
by this deadline will be disqualified.
Wise County Youth Fair reserves the rights to weigh any animal. No reweighs.
ALL SALE ELIGIBLE MARKET ANIMALS ( Swine, Sheep, Goat, and Beef) WILL BE WEIGHED AT TIME OF SHOW. THE TOP 10 (top 2 plus 8)
OF ALL SPECIES, ALL CLASSES WILL BE WEIGHED. IF ANIMAL IS WEIGHED OUT NEXT IN LINE WILL BE WEIGHED.

Show and Sale Weights

                         Minimum                                   Maximum
Market Lambs          100 lbs. (Fine & Med. Wool)         NO maximum
                        80 lbs. (Southdown)                     NO maximum
Market Goats            60 lbs.                                        130 lbs.        
Market Swine           220 lbs.                                       270 lbs.
Market Steers           1000 lbs.                                     1475 lbs.

Any exhibitor turning in a weight below or above the Min./max. weight will be disqualified.
Swine—Any Barrow that weighs more than or less than 10 pounds above or below its official declared weight will be disqualified.
Lamb—Any lamb that weighs more than or less than 5 pounds above its official declared weight will be disqualified.
Steer—Any steer that weighs more than or less than 95 percent or more than 105 percent of its official declared weight will disqualified.
Goat—Any goat that weighs more than or less than 5 pounds above its official declared weight will be disqualified.

4. OWNERSHIP:  To be eligible for competition, each market steer, market hog, market lamb, market goat,  beef heifer, market rabbits,  and market broilers
entry must be the bona fide property of the exhibitor or exhibitor’s immediate family, validated under the exhibitor’s or family’s name with exhibitor declared at
the time of weight cards turned in.  In addition owners / exhibitors must care for their own animals for the entire length of the feeding period which includes the
Wise County Youth Fair Auction sale.  In cases of extreme hardship, approval must be received from the department superintendent to prevent disqualification.  

 Horses must belong to the exhibitor or immediate family.
 Breeding Heifers, Dairy Heifers, Breeding Swine, Dairy Goats, Boer Goats, and Breeding Sheep must be owned by January 1.  
 Market steers must have been owned and ear-tagged on the state and county validation dates. Breeding Heifers registration papers are required on all breeding
females.  
 Non-registered beef will be classified as AOB.  They must be validated at the county tag in.  
 Market hogs must have been owned and ear-tagged at county or state validated in.  
 Market lambs must have been owned, ear-tagged, nose printed and tattooed at the county or state validation.
Market goats must have been owned and ear-tagged at the county or state validation.
 Meat rabbits and breeding rabbits must be tattooed and/or registered at the county tattoo clinic to be eligible for the show.  All rabbit entries are due by the
entry deadline.
 Broilers must be of the same hatch and ordered through the Poultry Superintendent.

Steers, market lambs, market hogs, and market wethers having been sold at auction or by private treaty after the validation will be declared ineligible for the
Wise County Youth Fair.  All other livestock entries must be owned at least thirty (30) days prior to the show date.  Violators will be barred  from the show and
further participation in the fair and will be subject to review by the Executive Committee.

5.  The Market Swine show will be barrows only.

6.  SHOWMANSHIP:  Awards will be presented to the youth who exhibits his or her livestock entry to the best advantage, including conditioning, fitting, and
training.
    Showmanship ages as of January 1st:
           Juniors        13 & under
           Seniors        14—19
(With the exception of the Horse Show)

7.  HOUSEKEEPING:  All exhibitors are encouraged to keep exhibit areas neat and clean.  

8.  LIABILTIY:  Wise County, Officials of the Wise County Youth Fair or the Wise County Sheriff’s Posse will in no case be responsible for any loss, injury
or damage done to, or occasioned by or arising from any animal exhibited.

9.  BARN AREA:  Only exhibitors having sheep, hogs, cattle, and goats in the show are permitted to remain in the barn area overnight.

10. MISCONDUCT:  Misconduct of exhibitors or family members may result in forfeiture of premium money, awards and the right of the exhibitor to sell his
animal in the auction sale.  Serious misconduct will result in review by the Executive Committee as to further participation in the Wise County Youth Fair by the
exhibitor.

11.  EXHIBITION REQUIREMENT:  All exhibitors must show and sell their own projects with the following exceptions:
A)  Exhibitor has 2 projects showing at the same time.
B)  Extenuating circumstances to be determined on an individual basis by the Wise County Youth Fair Grievance Committee.  The exhibitor must bring a letter
from the school stating the reason and dates of the conflict. School activities must be UIL, District or above.
    Anyone approved as a substitute show person must meet the same requirements as the original exhibitor.  (Age, school enrollment, etc.)

12.  BEDDING:  Refer to specific department rules.

13.  GRIEVANCE RULE:  Formal procedure for filing a grievance is as follows:  Grievance must be turned in, in writing to the Superintendent of the
department with $100.00 fee, within two (2) hours of completion of show in question.  The department superintendent will be the official time keeper.  If
grievance is upheld by Department and/or Grievance Committee, the fee will be refunded.

14.  PROJECT LOCATION:  All animals must stay in assigned stall space provided by Wise County Youth Fair department superintendents.

15.  DISPOSITION OF ANIMAL PROJECTS AFTER SHOW:  When weight cards are due, all exhibitors must declare if they wish to sell animal projects
(that do not make the auction) on the floor.
Any market animal left in the barn after 5:00 pm on sale day will be put on the truck.
If a steer is floored and checked into the floor buyers assigned pin, they may not be taken back unless agreed to by person or persons that have the floor price
on the steers.

ALL Exhibitors must check out with superintendents before taking market animals off fair grounds.

16.  ANIMAL PROJECT GROOMING AND CLIPPING:  All market animals must be shorn prior to arrival at fair grounds.  Minor touch up will be allowed at
Department Superintendent’s discretion.
   ALL LIVESTOCK DEPARTMENTS WILL BE BLOW AND GO SHOW. (i.e. No glue, paints, adhesives, powder, etc.)
   ONLY 4-H LEADERS, COUNTY EXTENSION AGENTS, AG TEACHERS, FCCLA TEACHERS, FFA MEMBERS, 4-H MEMBERS, FCCLA MEMBERS
AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN THE GROOMING OR CARE OF ANY ANIMAL WHILE ON THE WCYF GROUNDS.

17. BEGINNING IN 2010 EXHIBITORS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SHOW A MAXIMUM OF:
    2 MARKET STEERS,
   2 MARKET LAMBS,
   2 MARKET GOATS,
   2 MARKET SWINE,
   2 PENS OF BROILERS,
   2 MEAT PENS OF RABBITS,
   2 PROSPECT STEERS.

18.  Wise County Youth Fair does not condone inhumane treatment of animals.  Any action that is inhumane or that can cause injury or death to an
animal, that is entered in the Wise County Youth Fair, will not be tolerated.  No stomach pumps will be allowed at Wise County Youth Fair.  All complaints or
violations will be referred to the Wise County Youth Fair Grievance Committee which may take action and/or include the Wise County Youth Fair Executive
Board.  Local authorities will be notified of all inhumane violations.  Their actions will be separate and beyond Wise County Youth Fair rulings.

19.  DOGS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE SHOW GROUNDS DURING THE JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW.  DOGS WILL BE ALLOWED FOR THE
DOG SHOW  AND PET SHOW ONLY.

20.  STATE AND FEDERAL SCRAPIE REQUIREMENTS:
All female sheep, both market and breeding, must have an official USDA Scrapie Eradication Program Identification Tag and adhere to any current scrapie
requirement as outlined by the Texas Animal Health  Commission.                
Tattoos may be used to identify registered or meat and dairy show goats, as long as the animals are accompanied by their registration papers. All non-registered
goats must have the USDA Scrapie Tag.

SCRAPIE TAG MUST BE IN EAR AT VALIDATION AND UPON ARRIVAL OF SHOW.

21.  ANIMAL/EXHIBITOR DISQUALIFICATIONS:
To foster fair competition, to provide a level playing field and to protect the safety of food, the showing of unethically fitted livestock, livestock of any ineligible
age for exhibition in the class entered, and/or animals being administered unapproved drugs is strictly prohibited. Additionally, any animal that has been
administered a drug that is FDA approved for its species is subject to disqualification if that animal tests positive for that drug upon arrival at WCYF. All animals
must remain free and clear of all drug and chemical residues while on show grounds.

Unethical Fitting:
   Unethical fitting means any attempt to alter the natural appearance, conformation, musculature or weight of an animal by any unnatural means. Animals
showing any signs of being unethically fitted will be disqualified.
   Examples of unethical fitting include, but are not limited to the following:
*application of any substance to any part of the animal’s body unless specifically allowed in the department rules of that species.
*use of injections
*draining of fluids
*bruising
*feeding of material not conducive to the health of the animal, safety of food or marketability of its carcass
*surgical alterations
*artificially filling animals by stomach pumping or airing injections

Over Age Animals:
   Over age animals will be disqualified

USE OF DRUGS:

Unapproved Drug Use:
   The showing of any animal that has been administered during its life any quantity of any unapproved drug, chemical or medication is strictly prohibited. Such
drugs include, but are not limited to, any diuretic, unapproved growth stimulant of other unapproved medication. Unapproved means not approved by the Food
and drug Administration (FDA) and/or the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) for slaughter animals including animals that may be destined for human
consumption.

Approved Drug Use:
   If an animal has been administered a drug that is FDA approved for its species, sufficient time must have passed so that the animal does not test positive for
that drug upon arrival at WCYF. Animals must remain free and clear of all drug and chemical residues while on show grounds. Please note that elimination time
(the time it takes for no drug residue to be found in the system) is generally longer than the labeled withdrawal time for most approved drugs.

Animal Inspection:
   As condition for participation in the Show, exhibitor must agree to submit any animal entered by the exhibitor for inspection. Exhibitor agrees to have such
animal submitted to any tests requested by the show. Exhibitor also agrees that the opinion reached by the show or its officials as to whether such animal is
unethically fitted or over age shall be final and binding without recourse against the show or any of its officers. Further, the show specifically reserves the right
to have tissue, blood or urine laboratory analysis made on any animal entered for competition. The conclusions reached by the laboratory shall be final and
binding without recourse against the show or any of its officers. An exhibitor of an animal that is found to be unethically fitted, overage, and/or testing positive
for any drug or medication or unapproved chemical may forfeit all rights and privileges to exhibit livestock in the future at the show.
   An animal which is administered treatments with a withdrawal or extend elimination time period will be disqualified from competition.

Any animal showing signs of disease will be disqualified and removed.  All entries are subject to examination by an official veterinarian upon arrival.

Emergency Treatment:
   If an animal requires emergency treatment while on show grounds, only a licensed veterinarian will be allowed to administer any drug, chemical or feed
additive. An exhibitor may choose a licensed veterinarian. If the Veterinarian administers treatment to an animal, and therefore uses any medication that does not
meet the appropriate withdrawal and or elimination time, the animal will be determined ineligible for competition. All treatment costs are the responsibility of the
exhibitor.

Wholesome Meat Act:
   The USDA Wholesome Meat Act applies to all market livestock. Only animals eligible for immediate slaughter may be brought onto the grounds and exhibited:
*animals must be in good health and carcasses free of drug or chemical residues.
*Drug label directions for use and withdrawal periods must be followed.
*If drug or chemical residues are found in tissue or carcasses, the entire carcass may be condemned.
   The WCYF will in no way be liable or responsible for the condition of carcasses or the sale price of the animal. In such cases, the exhibitor forfeits all rights
to any and all proceeds including: Auction Price, Scholarships, Premium Awards, market (Floor) Price and Special Awards.

Consequences:
   In the event any animal is declared by the veterinarian or testing agency to be unethically fitted, the WCYF Board is authorized to permanently bar the
exhibitor and his or her family any further participation in the WCYF. Reinstatement of anyone barred may be made only by the WCYF Board. The exhibitor will
forfeit all titles, awards, prizes, auction proceeds, premiums and scholarships if the animal and/or exhibitor is disqualified. Market/floor money will be forfeited if
the animal is condemned at slaughter. Each case will be evaluated on an individual basis by the WCYF board.

Testing/Inspection:
   All Quality Assurance Testing required by the WCYF will be paid for by the show. Payment for any other test (i.e. blood typing, etc.) required in the WCYF
will be the sole responsibility of the exhibitor.
   The exhibitor, including his or her parent or guardian or AST or CEA for exhibitors, must be present during the collection for testing and must witness, seal
and sign the sample; thus verifying the sample to be properly collected and prepared for analysis.

Restraint/Unruly Animals:
   The livestock management, superintendent, assistant superintendent, or ring steward may remove any unruly animal from the show week (Sunday—
Saturday); there will be no appeal.

Liability:
   All exhibits will be under the control and direction of the WCYF INC. but, the WCYF INC. will in no case be responsible for any loss, injury or damage,
which may occur. The exhibitor will be solely responsible for any consequential or other loss, injury or damage done to, or occasioned by, or arising from, any
animal or article exhibited by him/her and for its description as given in the catalog. He/She shall indemnify the WCYF INC. against all legal or other proceedings
in regard thereto, as well as any damage or injury to any other person or property, caused by the exhibitor or any of the animals exhibited with such exhibition
or any of the animals so exhibited.

ANIMALS TO BE TESTED:
   Grand & Reserve Champion Steer
   Grand & Reserve Champion Lamb
   Grand & Reserve Champion Goat
   Grand & Reserve Champion Swine
   Grand & Reserve Broilers
    PLUS One at random from each division

**Wise County Youth Fair reserves the right to test any market animal entered for competition.

**General rules will supersede and/or override any duplicate rules.
Wise County Youth Fair
P.O. Box 1062
Decatur, TX  76234


2012 Wise County Youth Fair
April 2 - 7

GENERAL RULES