OPEN CLASS DAIRY GOATS RULES AND CLASSIFICATIONS

Department 105

DAIRY GOATS

Rules:

1.     All State of WI mandatory health regulations apply.  See County and District Fair, Rules and Regulations of Health in front portion of book.

2.     In addition, the following rules will also apply:

3.     Any goat with abscesses or showing symptoms of any contagious disease will not be allowed at the Fair.

4.     The Superintendent WILL disqualify and send home any goat that smells of buck, is not clean, or properly groomed, fitted, fed or cared for at Fair.

5.     Male or goats with full natural horns will NOT be entered.

6.     Registered and recorded grade goats must be shown in grade classes UNLESS copies of the official registration papers are presented to the Superintendent upon check-in of animals.  These papers will remain on file through Fair.

7.     Age classification:  The age of the goat shall be determined as of the opening day of Fair.  Does that have freshened at least once; including dry milkers may only compete in the milking doe class.  Does that are over 24 month of age or older and have not freshened may NOT be shown.

8.     All exhibitors are required to clean out their pens and empty their hay feeders on the last day of Fair.

9.     Stall rent shall be $.50 per animal to be paid at the time of entry.  No refund will be made on stall rental.

10.  Any animals shown in Junior Class can also be shown in Open Class under the same class and lot, but NOT by the Junior Exhibitor.

11.  All goats shown at the Fair MUST have neck collars on for the entire time that they are on the fairgrounds.

12.  There will be a pre-show milk-out at 8:00 pm the day proceeding the show day.