LIVESTOCK RULES

The fair will again start on Monday this year with ALL livestock arriving on Monday, August 10, 2020.  Other changes to the schedule include moving the Bucket Calf and Open Beef shows to Tuesday evening, with Prospect Steers and Open Junior Open Heifers showing on Thursday. See the Show Schedule page for details and weigh-in times.

MARKET BROILER SHOW – We have added a Market Broiler Show for junior exhibitors. Chicks must be purchased from Coffeyville Feed and Farm by June 1, 2020. Exact date for delivery will be posted on Facebook. Either six or twelve chicks may be purchased with the pen being made up of the best three chickens. Chickens must have ID wing band in place matching purchase records at time of show. Champion and Reserve Champion will be sold at premium sale.

JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SALE – The Junior Livestock Sale will be on Friday August 14, 2020. Exhibitors making the premium sale must be in the sale ring when his or her animal is sold unless attending a state 4-H or FFA competition and PRIOR approval by the livestock committee had been granted. Exhibitors making the sale will need to pick up their sale shirt Friday August 14, 2020 starting at 2:00 pm. ALL exhibitors making the sale will need to be at the sale ring at 3:30 pm for a picture.

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ENTRIES

All livestock entries will need to be mailed or turned in to the Coffeyville Chamber. No entries will be accepted at any other locations.

NOMINATIONS ARE DUE MAY 15, 2020. All animals will be nominated by breed except market goats.  Any animal nominated in the wrong breed as determined by the superintendent will be placed in the CROSSBRED class of that division. Any entries that do not have a breed specified will be entered in the crossbred class. Please enclose at least 40 hairs pulled from the tail with follicles intact. Any incomplete nomination will be returned and a $10.00 late fee must accompany the returned nomination. Applicant will have 15 days to correct and return.

ENTRY FORMS ARE DUE JULY 15, 2020. A nomination form is NOT an entry form. You will need to complete an entry form to be entered in the fair. Late entries will be accepted until July 25, 2020 with a $20.00 late fee added. ALL breeding stock will need to have tag number, ear notch, tattoo, or some form of identification listed on entry form.  ALL livestock entries will need to be mailed or turned in to the Coffeyville Chamber. NO entries will be excepted at any other locations.

All forms are available on the Entry Forms and Fees page, and in the premium book. If an entry form is not received nomination is considered ineligible to show.

HEALTH PAPERS – Each family MUST have their own health papers. The ISF tag as well as official identification MUST be listed on the health paper. Tags should be in the animals when nomination forms are done.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. The Inter-State Fair is open to active 4-H and FFA members residing in Montgomery, Labette, and Chautauqua counties in Kansas and Craig, Nowata, and Washington counties in Oklahoma. The only eligible exhibitors in the market class will be those that nominate entries by May 15, 2020. To meet age restrictions, applicants must not be 20 years old before September 1, 2020.
2. All animals must be owned and cared for by the applicant. An applicant/family can nominate an UNLIMITED number per division but only TWO nominated animals per family member can be shown per division.
3. In the event that any steer, barrow, sheep, or market goat applicants drop their project after May 15, 2020, another 4-H or FFA member cannot be substituted in his/her place unless it is a family member listed on the nomination form.
4. All animals will be nominated by breed except market goats. Any animal nominated in the wrong breed as determined by the superintendent will be placed in the CROSSBRED of that division. Any entries that do not have a breed specified will be entered in the crossbred class.
5. A 2020 Inter-State Fair and Rodeo Livestock Show entry form must be completed and postmarked by July 15, 2020. Late entries will be excepted until July 25, 2020 with a $20.00 LATE FEE. A nomination form is NOT an entry.
6. All nominated livestock MUST have an ISFR tag at the time of nomination. NO ANIMALS WILL BE TAGGED AT WEIGH-IN.
7. Barns will open at noon Sunday, August 9, 2020 for all livestock. All livestock must be in place by designated weigh-in/check-in time.
8. Weigh-in/check-in schedule for livestock will be as follows on Monday, August 10, 2020
   Swine – 8:00 am to 10:00 am
   Cattle – 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
   Rabbit and Poultry Check-in – 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
   Market Broiler Weigh-in – 12:00 pm Exhibitor must be present
   Goats – 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
   Lambs – 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
9. Tie out time is from 8:00 pm to 8:00 am. All livestock must be in the barns or at the fair board designated tie-outs. No cattle pens in the barns. All cattle must be tied.
10. All exhibitors furnish their own bedding. No sawdust will be supplied.
11. Pens and Stalls must be kept clean and neat at all times. All exhibitors MUST clean their pens /stalls following the conclusion of the fair. Failure to keep pens/stalls clean may result in being barred from the Market Livestock Sale and/or being barred from showing the next year.
12. Health and Fair regulations will be strictly enforced. All exhibitors must be prepared to comply with USDA requirements regarding implants or drugs. The Inter-State Fair reserves the right to blood and urine test any market animal.
13. All animals must be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued within 30 days before exhibit. CVI will be checked by staff at check in or at unloading; have CVI available upon request. All livestock must be individually identified by official USDA-approved ear tag, breed registration tattoo or tag, or breed association ear notch for swine. All market animals MUST also have ISF tag number listed on the CVI.
14. Animals with lesions of ringworm, fungus, sore mouth, warts, or infested with mange will not be permitted to exhibit.
15. All animals are subject to examination by staff of the Inter-State Fair and Rodeo and shall be free of clinical signs of infectious or contagious disease.
16. Exhibitors must accompany their animals, care for them and be present to exhibit their entries. If an exhibitor has two animals in the same class, he or she, with prior approval of the superintendent, may have another exhibitor assist by showing that animal.
17. Exhibitors must wear appropriate clothing while in the show ring. ALL SHIRTS MUST HAVE A COLLAR FOR JUNIOR MARKET SHOWS AND SHOWMANSHIP. No torn or ripped clothing and no ball caps.
18. Showmanship will be judged during the show with a call back for the top individuals in junior and senior age divisions. Prizes will be awarded to the top five individuals in each age division.
19. No adults, except the judges and ISFR staff will be permitted in the show ring while the animals are being judged. Violation of this rule may disqualify the exhibitor.
20. The Grand Champion Barrow, Lamb, Market Goat, and Steer must sell. Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Market Broilers must sell. A maximum of 100 animals will be sold in the sale. An exhibitor is eligible to sell only one animal in each division. ALL animals sold through the Junior Market Livestock Sale must be slaughtered at a designated packer. The designated packers are Anderson Processing, Oswego Locker, Cook’s Processing, M & M Custom Butchering, and Peck’s Custom Butchering. There is no designated packer for Market Broilers.
21. The Montgomery County Fair Association will not be liable for any loss incurred during the 2020 fair, shipping to the packer or due to the packer rejecting the carcass.
22.  NO glitter, adhesives, or paint will be allowed on premium sale animals.
23. All animals will be handled in a humane manner in accordance with the accepted animal husbandry practices. Any animal that dies must be removed from the premises immediately by the exhibitor.
24. Non-Sale animals are released Friday, August 14, 2020 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. All animals must be removed from all barns by 11:00 pm Friday, August 14, 2020. NO exceptions.
25. The ISFR livestock committee reserves the right to disqualify any exhibitor not complying with the rules and regulations.
26. Two parking passes will be made available to each family exhibiting livestock. These passes allow parking in the designated livestock parking lot only and may be picked up in the livestock office beginning at 9:00 am, Monday, August 10, 2020. Additional parking passes are available for $20.00 each.

SPECIES RULES & HEALTH REGULATIONS

GENERAL HEALTH

1. All animals need to be individually identified by tattoo, metal ear tag, registration number, or breed association ear notch on health certificate. All market livestock MUST also have ISF tag listed on CVI.
2. Animals with active lesions of ringworms or warts visible, or infested with mange, as determined by designated fair staff, will not be permitted to exhibit and must be immediately removed from the premises.
3. All health papers must be presented when animals are checked or weighed in.

CATTLE

1. All cattle will be weighed in on Monday, August 10 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Registered animals will be checked in at the stall during this time.
2. All steers and market heifers weigh at least 1100 pounds at weigh-in to be eligible for the premium sale.
3. All steers or market heifers that make the premium sale must go to an approved locker. Oswego Locker, M & M Custom Butchering, Cook’s Processing, Peck’s Custom Butchering, or Anderson Processing are approved lockers.
4. Four head are needed to make a breed. If four head are not present, the entry will be placed in AOB class.
5. All cattle must be accompanied by an official health certificate issued within 30 days of exhibit. Health certificates will be needed to weigh in.

SWINE

1. All swine will be weighed in on Monday, August 10, 2020 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. Unload at the west gate of the hog barn only.
2. Barrows must weigh a minimum of 200 pounds to show and 220 pounds to be eligible for the premium sale.
3. All swine and their ISF tags must be clean at the time of weigh in.
4. Four head are needed to make a breed. If four head are not present, the entry will be placed in AOB class.
   • All swine must be accompanied by an official health certificate issued within 30 days of exhibit. Health certificates will be needed to weigh in.
   • All swine, except feeder pigs, entering Kansas including potbellied pigs and Russian hogs shall meet one or more of the following requirements: be tested negative for pseudorabies and brucellosis within 30 days prior to entry, originate directly from a qualified/validated herd, or originate from a Stage IV or V state.
   • Swine which have been vaccinated for pseudorabies will not be allowed to enter Kansas. Offspring of vaccinated swine are allowed as long as tested negative for pseudorabies within 30 days of entry using the serum neutralization or latex test.
   • Swine entering the state of Kansas are required to be issued a permit number by the Animal Health office prior to shipment.

SHEEP

1. All sheep will be weighed in on Monday, August 10, 2020 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
2. All market lambs must weigh a minimum of 90 pounds to show and 100 pounds to be eligible for the premium sale.
3. Market lambs and wether dams must be slick shorn with even length of wool covering above the hock and knee. Wool length should not exceed 0.2 inch. Lambs with excessive or uneven will cover will not be weighed in until shorn.
4. Four head are needed to make a breed. If four head are not present, the entry will be placed in AOB class.
5. All sheep must have an official USDA premise ID tag
6. All market lambs cannot have their yearling teeth up and in wear at the time of the fair. Any lamb, which in the opinion if the official mouther, having their permanent incisors up and in will be excluded from entry in the show.
7. All exhibition animals must be officially identified. Complete Individual Scrapie tag number must be listed on the health certificate. Health certificates will be needed to weigh in. In addition to the general requirements, sheep must be:
   • Be free of any signs of “sore mouth”.
   • Be free of signs of active fungal (ringworm) infection, including club lamb fungus.

GOATS

1. Goats will be weighed in Monday, August 10, 2020 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
2. All market goats must weigh a minimum of 50 pounds to be eligible for the premium sale.
3. All market goats need to be slick shorn at the time of weigh in.
4. Four head are needed to make a breed. If four head are not present, the entry will be placed in AOB class.
5. All goats must have an official USDA premise ID tag.
6. All market goats cannot have their yearling teeth up and in wear at the time of fair. Any goat, which in the opinion of the official mouther, having their permanent incisors up and in will be excluded from the entry in the show.
7. All exhibition animals must be officially identified. Complete Individual Scrapie tag number must be listed on the health certificate. Health certificates will be needed to weigh in. In addition to the general requirements, goats must be:
   • Be free of any signs of “sore mouth”.
   • Be free of signs of active fungal (ringworm) infection

MARKET BROILERS

1. Market Broilers will be weighed in Monday, August 10, 2020 at 12:00 pm. Exhibitor needs to be present to weigh in.
2. Chickens should be purchased by June 1, 2020 from Coffeyville Feed and Farm. Purchase 6 or 12 birds, best three to make up your pen.
3. Must have wing band on place matching records at time of show.
4. After birds are officially weighed, they cannot be removed from the assigned cage.
5. Any birds showing signs of disease will not be allowed on the fairgrounds.
6. Ideal weight 6 pounds per bird, live weight at weigh in. Birds will be judged on uniformity of weight, shape, type, and fleshing.
7. Inter-State Fair and Rodeo will on no way be liable or responsible condition of carcass or sale price of animals.
8. The Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Market Broiler Pens will qualify for the premium sale.

If you have any questions please contact the Livestock Chairman, Lori Rexwinkle at 620-252-5935.

Superintendents:

Beef                           Todd Hayes                         620-252-5015
Swine                         Charlie Cantrell                 620-252-9471
Sheep                         Gary McNickle                   620-485-4074
Meat Goat                Gary McNickle                     620-485-4074
Poultry                       Kevin Buetow                    620-252-9002
Rabbit                        Clemo Haddox                   620-515-0906