Rules and Regulations

RULE 1: All Livestock and CBJLS Membership forms and fees will be DUE on specified livestock weigh and tag days. All camping and T-shirt/sweatshirt/hat forms and fees will be DUE on August 1st to specified addresses on the forms on or before midnight of that date or bear postmark of the date at point of mailing.

RULE 2: Entries properly filled out listing each individual animal to be placed on exhibition must be certified by the agricultural extension agent in the county from which the entry comes, by 4-H leader in charge of the club or group for which entries are being sent, or by the high school agricultural instructor with whom the student is enrolled. The entries upon certification must be presented on the aforementioned date as noted in RULE 1. Please type or print all entries plainly. A $10.00 non-refundable registration exhibitor fee will be assessed per species and $25.00 non-refundable fee for CBJLS Family Membership must accompany the entry form.

RULE 3: All entries are accepted with understanding that neither the Columbia Basin Junior Livestock Show organization, nor the sponsors, nor their officers, shall be held responsible for any damages or loss that may arise. If any animal is condemned by the packer, the loss will be borne by the exhibitor. All veterinary expenses incurred are the responsibility of the exhibitor.

RULE 4: The livestock committee and management reserves the right to reject or remove any entry for reason deemed sufficient. Animals must be bathed and reasonable clean upon arrival at the show. Show officials also have the right to perform random drug testing of the livestock.

RULE 5: Entries are open to any regularly enrolled FFA or 4-H Club member in good standing, i.e. academic requirements, participation requirements, prior discipline problems, etc…

  • Members of the FFA must be regularly enrolled in livestock project work with the State Supervisor of Agricultural Education and livestock must be owned by established ownership dates.
  • Members of 4-H Clubs must be regularly enrolled in livestock project work with the Agricultural Extension Service of their State Agricultural University and livestock must be owned by established ownership dates.

RULE 6: All FFA exhibitors are required to keep an up-to-date record book of the show projects. All 4-H exhibitors may turn in a book for judging, but it is not required to be able to show. Books are to be bound together. Record books must be submitted by the designated due dates. FFA exhibitors will not be allowed to register without your record book pre-approved.

  • A signed statement from the high school instructor, county extension agent, or club leader to the effect that the project and record books have been approved will be required on the due dates in order to be judged. FFA members record books must be approved before the animals are weighed or they will be ineligible to sell.

RULE 7: To be eligible to compete in the Columbia Basin Junior Livestock Show you must be currently enrolled in 4-H or FFA in the participating counties and shall terminate upon graduation of the same year.

RULE 8: The participating counties for the show are Franklin, Benton, Grant, Adams, Walla Walla, and Whitman.

RULE 9: Only one animal per exhibitor will be eligible to show and sell.

RULE 10: Any animal, which has been exhibited in any show and purchased from said show, shall be ineligible to compete in the Columbia Basin Junior Livestock Show.

Responsibilities of Exhibitors

RULE 11: All exhibitors or contestants attending the Show must be under the direction of a high school agricultural instructor or 4-H Club Leader. Those exhibitors that are participants in the Show must be under the immediate supervision of a responsible adult. Curfew is at 11:00 p.m.

  • Educational displays are required for each Club and Chapter in each livestock area. Flowers and decorations are encouraged.

RULE 12: Each exhibitor or contestant must take care of and exhibit his own animal unless excused by the management or reasons that are deemed sufficient. The exhibitor will be responsible for the care and cleanliness of the pens or stalls, feeding and watering of his/her animal in a timely manner or he/she will not be allowed in the sale. All animals must be clean on arrival. He/she must also prepare his animal for use in the livestock judging contest on request of the contest superintendent, or forfeit his/her entries and all rights and privileges of the show. The exhibitor must obtain a stall card from the show office at time of registration and the card must be properly filled out and tacked up by the stall or pen, showing name, address and breeder of animal, if possible. Sheep and swine exhibitors will furnish their own kick boards. Pen size is 5′ deep by 5′ wide. Kickboards for the gate are 4′ by 4′ for lambs; 44″ for pigs. every club or chapter exhibit must be identified with banner or sign. All stalls, education materials, bedding, etc., must be removed, or all premium money will be withheld. LEAVE IT BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT.

RULE 13: Superintendents shall have authority over all matters within their respective departments, subject to management approval. any protest must be made in writing and presented to the Executive Board and Department of Superintendents of the show within twelve (12) hours after the occurrence of the incident. The management rulings shall in all cases be final.

RULE 14: Any exhibitor or contestant found using or having in his/her possession any intoxicating liquor or narcotic drug will be barred from participating or exhibiting. THERE WILL BE NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON THE GROUNDS.

RULE 15: Any FFA or 4-H member guilty of misconduct, i.e., destruction of property, boisterous conduct, profane language, etc…, may have his/her stock withdrawn from the show and both sent home. Members of the judging teams and other members of the FFA or 4-H clubs visiting the show, upon misconduct, may disqualify their team from any winnings or placing which they may receive; also, such members will be sent home.

State Health Regulations

RULE 16: Health Requirements: (1) Washington livestock require no vaccinations or tests for entry; (2) Individual Veterinarian health certificates are not required for entry; (3) The Show Veterinarian will inspect all livestock for symptoms of infections, contagious and communicable disease and will reject unhealthy animals from entry; (4) Any animal may be removed from the Show at any given time by Show Veterinarian or Superintendent at the expense of the exhibitor; (5) No animals from any quarantined area or premises will be permitted to enter the show. A veterinarian will be at the show in accordance with state regulations.

Exhibits

RULE 17: All exhibits must be on the grounds no later than 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 9th. Facilities at the Show will be open to receive stock at 1:00 pm September 9th. THERE WILL BE NO RE-WEIGHS OF ANY SPECIES OF ANIMALS. ANIMALS WILL BE WEIGHED OFF THE TRUCK.

RULE 18: A 5% charge will be made on the gross sales of all livestock sold to help defray the expenses of the Show.

RULE 19: Straw or shavings will be furnished free of charge, by the Show, for all livestock shown. Use what is needed, but do not waste it.

RULE 20: 4-H and FFA departments will take turns in being first to enter the show ring for judging and in the sale. In the odd years, FFA will show first and 4-H first in the even years.

RULE 21: Selection of Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion will take place in the show arena. The sale order will be Swine, Sheep, Beef. In the following years, the order will alternate with the first going to last and the second becoming the first in order.

RULE 22: Classifications of market lambs, swine, and steers will be done by weight.

Attention

RULE 23: All exhibitors will automatically be entered in the Fitting and Showing contest. Non-participants will constitute loss of all awards and sale privileges. Superintendents will make allowance. Request to be excused must be made in writing to Superintendent. Exhibitors must Fit & Show their own animal.

RULE 24: Each exhibitor will be limited to one (1) animal. There will be no substitution, only animals tagged for Columbia Basin Junior Livestock show will be eligible.

RULE 25: Once an animal has been sold and turned, the animal will be shipped to the packer. Any deductions or premiums received from the packers will be passed along to the exhibitor.

RULE 26: Money from the sale of any animal, resold as a memorial or benefit, shall revert back to the Livestock Show Fund.

RULE 27: An appropriate dress code will be adhered to throughout the Show. Acceptable attire must be worn into the ring while showing your animal.

  • 4-H: Clean clothes, face washed, fair combed, no open toed shoes, no tank tops or shorts.
  • FFA: Official dress including black pants, white collared shirt with scarf or tie, FFA jacket and appropriate shoes.

RULE 28: All payments will be made only to names and animals listed on final entry form.

cowSteer Division – Ownership of animal is March 28th

RULE 29: STEERS

  1. Exhibitors will be allowed to tag two (2) steers at the designated weigh-in day. Suggested maximum weight at the weigh-in is 950 lbs.
  2. Steers weighing less than 1,000 pounds scale weight will not be allowed to compete. Exhibitors will be only allowed to show one steer. No heifers, stages or bulls will be shown. No horn growth over 2” will be allowed.
  3. Each steer must be accompanied by two (2) brand slip if purchased and one (1) if raised by the exhibitor.
  4. No steer will be allowed in the show that did not attend the designated weigh-in day and was aged that day. We will accept steers with a Benton-Franklin tag in it, but still must attend the weigh-in for the Columbia Basin Junior Livestock Show.
  5. Each steer must be tied with a neck rope in addition to a halter.
  6. Market classes will be determined by weight and numbers, not by height. Order will be posted by the Superintendent.
  7. Steers will be given a pencil shrink at the time they are weighed off the truck, 2% over 25 miles or 3% under 25 miles.

pigSwine Division – Ownership of animal is June

RULE 30: SWINE

  1. Exhibitors will be limited to show only one (1) swine weighing from 235 – 290 pounds. Exhibitors may tag 2 hogs and you may have a family hog. See rule 42.
  2. If it is not tagged for Columbia Basin Junior Livestock Show, it won’t be accepted. We will accept Benton-Franklin Fair tattoos on the tag day.
  3. At the discretion of the Management, any hog will be disqualified from the show if it shows evidence of pigginess, scars, hernia, foul sheath, sores or bruises, and any blemish that seriously impairs the carcass. No boars will be permitted in the show.
  4. Swine will be weighed once ff the truck. The scale weight will be the sale weight. There will be no pencil shrink on swine.
  5. All hogs must be tagged when unloaded or they will not be weighed.
  6. Market lasses will be by weight and posted by the Superintendent.
  7. Pen sizes will be 44” wide for kick boards.
  8. All swine exhibitors must be Pork Quality Assurance certified. Proof of certification is required before weigh-in. For more information contact Jean Smith at 509-735-3551.
  9. No electrical cords in the barn.
  10. No shaved hogs accepted! MUST have ¾ inch hair length.

sheepLamb Division – Ownership of Lamb is June

RULE 31: LAMBS

  1. Lambs to be exhibited must have been born after January 1 of this year to be eligible to compete. Rams will be disqualified. No short scrotum lambs will be allowed to show.
  2. Exhibitors are limited to show and sell one (1) market lamb.
  3. Lambs must weigh at least 100 pounds with a maximum of 160 pounds.
  4. Lambs must be sheared by July…. No slick shearing or blocking will be allowed.
  5. Lambs must be weighed and tagged on designated weigh-in day. NO EXCEPTIONS. Exhibitors may weigh and tag two (2) lambs. The family lamb rule applies here. See rule 42.
  6. Lambs will be weighed off the trucks and tagged. There will be no pencil shrink at the time of show weigh-in.
  7. Lambs are not to be washed at the show. Only spot washing of manure stains will be allowed.
  8. There will be a Lamb Carcass Contest. Lamb’s breeder name and address is required. It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to get this information to the Superintendent. Only lambs turned to the packer will be entered in the Carcass Contest.
  9. ALL LAMBS must have a scrapies ear tag or tattoo. All breeders’ information must include a USDA Scrapies Flock number
  10. We require two (2) vertebras on the lamb’s tail length to help prevent prolapse.

4-H & FFA Market Stock Sale Information

RULE 32: All exhibits entered in competition must be consigned for sale to the Columbia Basin Junior Livestock Show. All qualified exhibits must be sold in the auction ring. Each exhibitor must lead or drive his/her livestock through the Sale Ring unless specifically excused in writing by the Superintendent. Any exhibitor’s animal not in the sale line-up at time will be sold at floor price and awards will be withheld. No exhibits may be advertised for sale.

RULE 33: Only those beef, swine, and lambs making classification shall be qualified to be listed and sold in the Sale. All animals listed in the Sale must comply with weight requirements. No white ribbon market animals will be eligible for the sale.

RULE 34: TERMS OF THE SALE SHALL BE CASH. Purchasers shall make arrangements for payment with the Show Secretary before leaving. All purchasers will be asked for identification upon obtaining a buyer’s card. The purchaser will be responsible for paying for those animals he/she buys. Add-ons accepted for only 5 days after the sale.

RULE 35: Ay animals disqualified from showing will also be disqualified from the sale.

RULE 36: Every effort will be made to list livestock on the sale sheet and sell in order to their respective placing in the Market Show Ring.

RULE 37: Steers will be given a shrink of 3% within 25 miles of the show. Anything over 25 miles will be 2% shrink. Swine and Sheep will not be shrunk. Time of weighing and order classes are listed in the official program.

RULE 38: Checks in payment for animals sold should be cashed within 60 days of the issue date.

RULE 39: Premium awards will be made to exhibitors based on points earned in each ribbon group. A monetary value, dependent on funds available, will be given for each point. That value times the total points earned will be the amount of premium money awarded. Blue 50, Red 40, White 30.

RULE 40: All steers sold at the market Stock Sale must go to the designated U.S.D.A. slaughter house for carcass evaluation and grading.

RULE 41: All animals will be loaded directly from the Sale Ring to the shipping trucks.

RULE 42: Exhibitors will be allowed to tag two (2) animals, but show and sell only one (1). One animal must be registered in an individual exhibitor’s name. A second animal can be registered in an individual’s name or as a family animal, naming individual family members. An exhibitor may only register a maximum of two animals including the animal registered under a family name.

RULE 43: A $25 yearly family CBJLS membership fee will be required. Definition of a family is all exhibitors with the same mailing address, living as a family.

RULE 44: Exhibitor and CBJLS family membership fees NOT paid on specific livestock weigh and tag days will be deducted from the exhibitors premium/sale check.

Requirements

Educational Display: Educational displays are required for each individual, club or chapter in each livestock area. Exhibits shall be educational or informational in nature and feature some aspect of the livestock industry. Exhibits must be set up by 7:00 pm on Wednesday and not removed until 8:30 pm on Saturday.

Fitting and Showing: All exhibitors are required to compete in fitting and showing. All training and preparation of the animals, both prior and during the show, is to be done by the contestant. Each contestant must show his/her own animal.