1. Boys and girls who are bona fide members of a Harrison County 4-H club may exhibit in this department. Discovering 4-H members (those who were in the third grade on May 15th this year) will be able to participate in non-competitive classes with the following: cat, dog, poultry, rabbit, lambs, goats, and bucket/bottle calves. Animal projects that are excluded from participation by a Discovering 4-H member will be market beef, breeding heifers, feeder calves, dairy, swine and horses.
2. Livestock must be an official 4-H or FFA project identified on livestock identification forms by May 15 this year. (Cats, poultry and rabbits are identified by June 15.) (Market Beef are identified at the official county weigh-in date and site. This date is set by the Harrison County Extension Office each year.)
3. All individual entries must be shown in the ring by the owners. Where the exhibitor has more than one animal in a class, it is understood that the exhibitor shows one of them, and the other 4-H club exhibitor be a Harrison County 4-H club member. Any exceptions will be made by the superintendent.
4. Livestock will be placed in ribbon classes according to the individual merits of the animals.
5. Club members entering animals in purebred classes must be able to show pedigree or breeding certificates.
6. The Fair Association reserves the right to withhold all premiums upon failure of any exhibitor to conform with fair regulations.
7. All livestock must be in place not later than noon Wednesday, except feeder and bucket/bottle calves which only need to be on the fair grounds the day of the feeder calf show.
8. In case of no competition, red or white ribbons may be awarded.
9. Evidence of tampering with the natural marking of an animal can result in loss of premium or barring from the show!
10. NO horses on or near wash racks.
11. NO unattended livestock on wash racks.
12. NO blocking chutes on wash racks.
13. All 4-H and FFA entries must be made by the exhibitor at the Extension Office no later than the designated entry day.
14. Exhibitors of champion animals must stall animal in Champion Row as assigned by Superintendents. Failure to do so can result in forfeiting premium.
15. All 4-H and FFA exhibits will show in the same classes.
16. Note Educational Exhibit Classes in each division. An Educational Exhibit is an exhibit designed to communicate a process, fact or an idea to an audience. The exhibit should be educational and of a size that lends itself for display in the 4-H Exhibit Building. It must relate to an animal science project in which the 4-H member is enrolled. Attach a 3” x 5” card to the back of the exhibit explaining “What I intend to communicate with this exhibit.” An entry tag must be completed for each exhibit. Entry tags need to be easily removable so comments may be written on them. Each piece of each entry must be securely labeled including the name of the club, division, class, and exhibitor’s name, 4-H age and address.
17. Pets are not allowed in the livestock areas.
18. Harrison County 4-H and FFA members exhibiting beef, swine, dairy, goats, sheep, rabbits and poultry must have a current Food Safety Quality Assurance (FSQA) certification.

Bedding Policy

Due to:
a) the high cost and limited availability of woodchip/sawdust type bedding
b) and to complications of spreading straw on or near city property the Harrison County Fairboard has implemented the following policy in regards to livestock bedding for the 2008 Harrison County Fair.

1. Starting with the 2007 Harrison County Fair bulk woodchip type bedding will be provided for all livestock at the following rates (without exception):
   a. Cattle ($15/hd)
   b. Cow/Calf Pairs ($15)
   c. Hogs ($10/pen)
   d. Sheep and Goats ($10/pen)
   e. Poultry ($.50/crate)
   f. Bucket calves in/out in a single day will not be charged a bedding fee.
2. Bedding fees will be collected at livestock check-in day. Superintendents and the Harrison County Extension Director will be responsible for collecting bedding fees.
3. 4-H and Open Exhibitors will not be allowed to show if bedding fees have not been paid prior to show date.
4. No refunds after animals have been checked-in and bedding fee(s) has been paid.
5. 4-H and Open Exhibitors are allowed to bring additional woodchip/sawdust type bedding at their own expense.
   a. Only sawdust/woodchip type bedding is allowed - absolutely no straw allowed.
   b. No refunds if exhibitor chooses not to use bulk bedding provided.

Warning
Under Iowa law, a domesticated animal professional is not liable for damages suffered by, an injury to, or the death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of domesticated animal activities, pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 673. You are assuming inherent risks of participating in the domesticated animal activity.