LIVESTOCK & POULTRY DIVISIONS RULES AND REGULATIONS 
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​LIVESTOCK Superintendent: MIKE REYNOLDS

LIVESTOCK & POULTRY DIVISIONS RULES AND REGULATIONS

Livestock Superintendent: MIKE REYNOLDS

1. Ownership deadlines for all county exhibits are July 1 (except County Fair Broilers).
   1. All livestock must be entered online by August 31, 2024.
   2. All market hogs must be ear notched and have an 840 tag.
   3. All meat goats and market lambs must be scrapies tagged and have an 840 tag.
   4. All market steers and commercial heifers must have an 840 tag.
   5. Market animal nominations are limited to 3 steers (you may show 2), 4 lambs (you may only show 3), 4 hogs (you may only show 2), and 4 meat goats (you may only show 3).
   6. All Poultry must submit leg & wing band numbers. A copy of Pullorum/Typhoid 90 Day or Flock Certificate must be submitted for all poultry (INCLUDING BROILERS) to the Extension office, superintendent, and a copy should be retained by exhibitor.
   7. All rabbits must be tattooed.
   8. All breeding beef must submit registration numbers.
   9. All Market animals must be castrated and healed by the opening day of the fair.
   10. Under the direction of the livestock superintendent the fair board will make the call
       of removal of sick animals.
2. All animals in the breeding class must be recorded and accepted for record in the recognized book for their respective breeds. Exhibitors must have registration certificates available with the exhibit for their respective breeds at ALL TIMES, except Dairy Cattle.
3. Exhibitor must own the animal being shown. Animal must be registered solely in the individual’s name for junior exhibitors. No co-ownerships, no chapter ownerships, no club ownerships, or farm names are allowed for junior exhibits. Registration papers must specify the exhibitor's full legal name and may not be in a farm or any other name from July 1 through completion of the show.
4. Junior Show Eligibility: This department is limited to Arkansas students only, who are a bona fide member of an FFA Chapter, 4-H Club, or a member of FCCLA in good standing in Faulkner County. Members from counties without a county fair, such as Pulaski, can show in Faulkner County. Exhibitors for the junior show must be at least five years of age by the opening day of the fair. Exhibitor’s project program must be under the supervision of a Vocational Agriculture teacher or a County Extension Agent. Exhibitors may exhibit in this show no later than the fall after graduation from high school or receiving their GED Certificate (or the equivalent). 4-H exhibitors who are 19 as of

January 1st will not be eligible to show. All animals must remain in the possession of the exhibitor during the duration of the project. All animals must be personally cared for by the exhibitor during the duration of the project. Faulkner County Fair officials (livestock superintendent, chairman of the species and a Fair Board member all together) reserve the right to inspect ownership and request specific information regarding care and custody of an animal at any time during the duration of the project.
5. All classes, including miscellaneous classes, MUST be entered online in order to show in the ring
Open Division is for anyone NOT showing as a junior exhibitor.

1. Exhibitors are limited to 2 market animals per species, except Market Lambs and Meat Goats, which are limited to 3. Exhibitors are limited to 2 entries per class in classes other than Market classes.
2. Showmanship is for exhibitors who are showing an animal in a market or breed show. You may NOT show in showmanship with another exhibitor’s animal. Exception would be in the event of death of an animal after the ownership deadline.
3. All exhibits may begin entering and must be in place according to the times listed in the schedule of events at the beginning of the book. (NOTE: Animals may or may not be released after the show. The early release of animals is based on overcrowding and the number of animals shown, therefore release information, where applicable, will be announced at a later date).
4. All exhibits remaining on the grounds must remain in place UNTIL 10:00 pm. ON THE CLOSING DAY OF THE FAIR (AT DISCRETION OF LIVESTOCK SUPERINTENDENT).
5. Exhibitors will be required to show their own animal. Substitute exhibitors may be allowed for the following reasons: sickness or physical injury documented by a physician or APRN; conflicts with animals being exhibited in other species at the same time; two animals being shown in the same class at the same time; or a pre-approved 4-H, FFA, or other County Fair competition. No other activity will qualify. Notification for a substitute must be made to the Faulkner County Livestock Superintendent which will confer with the Species Chairman and a Fair Board member to approve or disapprove the substitute request. Approval must be obtained for a substitute showman prior to the start of the class in which there is a conflict. Any substitute exhibitor must be a bona fide member of 4-H or FFA that has a Junior Livestock entry in the current year’s Faulkner County Fair. In no case may a parent, agent, or advisor present or assist with the presentation of any animal. Any exceptions due to emergencies, etc. will be handled on a case by case basis.

  

1. To qualify for premiums, all exhibitors must bring into the Ring for adjudication any animal properly entered in any show class.
2. All premiums shall be awarded on a point basis.
3. Any livestock or poultry shown at any other county fair will NOT be eligible for premiums.
4. Where there are fewer entries in a Class than the number of places for premiums offered, the Judge shall award First, Second, Third, etc. as the animal deserves.
5. Each exhibitor must furnish his/her own buckets for watering and feeding.
6. Each exhibitor, or someone in their family, must come out and take care of their own livestock by 9 am. each day, except poultry. The Poultry Department will supply feeding equipment and will feed and water all birds. If livestock is unattended, the barn superintendent can see that it is cared for. Exhibitors will be charged for this expense and no premium checks will be given out until this bill is paid in full.
7. The primary care (fitting, grooming, care, etc.) of all junior livestock entries is to be performed by the exhibitor whose name appears on the entry. The exhibitor must be present and must participate at all times during fitting or grooming when assistance is being provided, except such times as the exhibitor may be exhibiting livestock in another class, getting themself dressed/ready for a show, etc. Painting of switches, tail heads, topknots, and boning of legs is permissible.
8. All stalls, pens, and aisles must be kept in a clean, neat, and orderly fashion and all refuse disposed of as directed by the Superintendent.
9. No blocking/grooming chutes allowed in the aisles. An area will be provided for chutes. ALL AISLES MUST REMAIN CLEAR!
10. NO SMOKING will be permitted in the barns.
11. Dogs will not be permitted on the Fairgrounds except for the dog shows.
12. Handicap parking will be in front of the Expo Building
13. A designated area will be available for parking RV’s and campers. All campers must park in this area. See Camper Reservation section in the fair book for details.

24. No show animals will be allowed at campers.
25. All livestock and tack must be off Fair Grounds by midnight on the last day of the Fair. Any livestock left after midnight will be sold or given away. The original owner or person who entered the livestock in the Fair will be charged for any expense incurred by the Fair Board in disposing of the livestock. Any tack remaining on the Fair Grounds at 8:30 am.
on the Sunday following the last day of the Fair will be sold or given away. The owner or person assigned to the stall, pen or tie out will be charged for any expense incurred by the Fair Board in disposing of tack left on the Fair Grounds.
26. All final decisions will be made by the livestock superintendent, chairman of the species and a Fair Board member. Anyone found in violation of any of the above rules will be subject to immediate disqualification and possible banning from future exhibition. All decisions by management will be final and not subject to protest.