RULE 1: All Livestock Entry Forms, Camping Forms, Logo Clothing/Hat Forms and fees will be DUE on July 16th.  All forms and fees MUST be mailed  to:  CBJLS  P.O. Box 147 Eltopia, WA  99330 on or before midnight of that date or bear postmark of the date at point of mailing.  No monies will be collected on any tag days. There will no longer be a Family Membership Fee.  A $30.00 non-refundable registration exhibitor fee will be assessed per exhibitor and must accompany the Entry Form.  This fee covers provided bedding for pens (straw for steers, wood shavings for sheep & swine), breakfast each day of show, evening entertainment, riding the CBJLS float in the parade Saturday morning, Saturday evenings BBQ dinner, the “Exhibitor’s Dance” and payment of pork, beef and lamb checkoff dollars.  We are a non-profit group with no state or county funding.

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 $30.00 non-refundable registration exhibitor fee will be assessed per exhibitor and 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.  Animal must be healthy and free of illness.   Animals must be bathed and reasonably 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 record book for judging purposes only.  Books must 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.  

          Those exhibiting as an FFA member must have completed an approved agricultural education course and are members of a chartered FFA chapter under the supervision of an FFA advisor.

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.  The exhibitor is required to show their own animal.  Extenuating circumstances must be approved by their respective barn superintendant.

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.

RULE 12: Each exhibitor or contestant must take care of and exhibit his own animal unless excused by the management for 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.   Kick boards and pens sizes are 5′ by 5′ for lambs; 5′ by 4′ by 4′ high for swine with a kickboard length of 44″.  Every club or chapter exhibit must be identified with a banner or sign.  All tack areas must have a club or chapter name visibly posted.    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.  Columbia Basin Junior Livestock Show is on North Franklin School District Property, which prohibits use of alcoholic beverages or tobacco.

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: Facilities at the show will be open to receive stock at 1:00 pm September 5th for swine and sheep, and 5:00 pm for steers.  All exhibits must be on the grounds no later than 7:00 pm Wednesday, September 5th.  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 by the Show, for all livestock shown.  Use what is needed, but do not waste it.

RULE 20:  No skateboard or scooters are allowed on the grounds. 

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: Exhibitors will be allowed to tag two (2) animals per species; but show and sell only one (1) animal total.  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.  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, hair 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 listed on final entry form.

Steer Division – Ownership of animal is March 31st 

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.
5. Each steer must be tied with a neck rope in addition to a halter.  Display structures must be provided by exhibitor.
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.

Swine Division – Ownership of animal is June 23rd

RULE 30:  SWINE

1. Exhibitors will be limited to show only one (1) swine weighing from 235 – 290 pounds. 
2. If it is not tagged for Columbia Basin Junior Livestock Show, it will not be accepted.  We will accept Benton-Franklin Fair tags with notification of this on 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 off 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 classes will be by weight and posted by the Superintendent.
7. Pen sizes are 5′ deep by 4′ wide by 4′ high and 44″ wide for kick boards.  Display structures must be provided by exhibitor.
8. All swine exhibitors must be Pork Quality Assurance certified. 
9. No shaved hogs accepted!  MUST have ¾ inch hair length.  No electrical cords in the barn.
10. No displays OR take home animals are allowed to be removed until load out is complete.
11. 15 calendar days from animal ownership/tag day, random ear tag verification farm visits will be in effect.

Lamb Division – Ownership of Lamb is June 23rd

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, however a backup lamb may be brought to CBJLS and sold at floor price with prior notification noted on exhibitor entry form.
3. Lambs must weigh at least 115 pounds with a maximum of 160 pounds.
4. Lambs must be sheared; 30 day wool growth recommended; no slick shorn.
5. Lambs must be weighed and tagged on designated tag day.  NO EXCEPTIONS.  Exhibitors may weigh and tag two (2) lambs, the backup lamb may be sold at floor price.  Lambs will be weighed off the trucks and tagged.  There will be no pencil shrink at the time of show weigh-in.
6. Lambs are not to be washed at the show.  Only spot washing of manure stains will be allowed.
7. 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.
8. ALL LAMBS must have a scrapies ear tag or tattoo.  All breeders’ information must include a USDA Scrapies Flock number
9. We recommend two (2) vertebras on the lamb’s tail length to help prevent prolapse.  Animal health is of the utmost importance and packer has right to refuse the animal, if this happens, the exhibitor will get sale proceeds minus the floor price.
10. Display structures must be provided by exhibitor.  Pen sizes are 5′ x 5′ and exhibitor must supply kick boards. 
11. Exhibitors that bring a back-up lamb must keep their pens and lambs clean and fed during the entire show.

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: Any 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: Any unspecified fees will be withheld from the premium/sale check for administrative fees; brand inspection fees, NSF checks and/or bank fees.  The NSF fee will be $45.00 per check.

RULE 42:  The newly required Market Animal Cost Sheet (page 31) must be printed on heavy cardstock, completely filled out, legible and posted above the pen of the market animal.  The copy and sample in this book are for your use as a rough draft version.  On weigh-in day there will be a place set up on the show grounds to complete a final version of the cost sheet.

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.  Flowers and decorations are encouraged.  Exhibits must be set up by 1:00 pm on Wednesday and are to be removed at the end of the show.

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.