RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. The Inter-State Fair Market Shows are 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. To meet age restrictions, applicants must not be 20 years old before September 1, 2023. The only eligible exhibitors in the market class will be those that nominate entries by May 15, 2023.
2. The Inter-State Fair Breeding Shows are open to applicants that are not older than 20 years of age before September 1, 2023.
3. Animals exhibited in the breeding classes are required to be registered in names of the exhibitor or in the family name and registration papers must be presented at the time of check in except in the commercial or market classes.
4. A 2023 Inter-State Fair and Rodeo Livestock Show entry form must be completed and postmarked by July 15, 2023. Late entries will be excepted until July 25, 2023 with a $20.00 LATE FEE. A nomination form is NOT an entry.
5. Barns will open at noon Sunday, August 13, 2023 for all livestock. All livestock must be in place by designated weighin/check-in time.
6. Weigh-in/check-in schedule for livestock will be as follows on Monday, August 14, 2023
   Swine – 8:00 am to 10:00 am
   Bucket Calves – 10:00 am to 11:00 am
   Cattle – 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
   Rabbit and Poultry  – 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
   Market Broilers – 1:00 pm (Exhibitor must be present)
   Goats – 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
   Lambs – 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
7. 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.
8. All exhibitors furnish their own bedding. No sawdust will be supplied.
9. Pens and Stalls must be always kept clean and neat. 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. 10.
10. 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.
11. 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, scrapie tag, or 840 Tag with Management Number listed on the CVI.
12. Animals with lesions of ringworm, fungus, sore mouth, warts, or infested with mange will not be permitted to exhibit.
13. All animals are subject to examination by staff of the InterState Fair and Rodeo and shall be free of clinical signs of infectious or contagious disease.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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. No entry fee to enter.
17. 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.
18. The Montgomery County Fair Association will not be liable for any loss incurred during the 2023 fair, shipping to the packer or due to the packer rejecting the carcass.
19. 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.
20. Non-Sale animals are released Friday, August 18, 2023 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. All animals must be removed from all barns by 11:00 pm Friday, August 18, 2023. NO exceptions.
21. The ISFR livestock committee reserves the right to disqualify any exhibitor not complying with the rules and regulations.
22. 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 14, 2023. 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 approved tag number listed on CVI.
2. All health papers must be presented when animals are checked or weighed in.

 

CATTLE

1. All cattle will be weighed in on Monday, August 14, 2023 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. Must be free of clinical signs of infectious or contagious disease.
6. 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 14, 2023, 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 nominated 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.
5. All swine must be accompanied by an official health certificate issued within 30 days of exhibit. Health certificates will be needed to weigh in. 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 14, 2023, 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 apparent infection and contagious disease.
   • Be free of signs of active fungal (ringworm) infection, including club lamb fungus.

 

GOATS

1. Goats will be weighed in Monday, August 14, 2023, 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. All goats must have an official USDA premise ID tag.
4. 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.
5. 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 apparent infection and contagious disease.
   • Be free of signs of active fungal (ringworm) infection, warts, or infestation of mange.

 

MARKET BROILERS

1. Market Broilers will be weighed-in Monday, August 14, 2023 at 12:00 pm. Exhibitor needs to be present to weigh in.
2. Chickens should be purchased by June 1, 2023, 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.
7. Birds will be judged on uniformity of weight, shape, type, and fleshing.
8. Inter-State Fair and Rodeo will on no way be liable or responsible condition of carcass or sale price of animals.