Jr. Fair General Regulations

  1. To participate in any Jr. Fair activity, you must be a member of 4-H, FFA, an Independent Exhibitor, or belong to a youth organization of Jefferson County. Members must be aged 8-19 as of January 1 of the current year.
  2. All market animal exhibitors must attend (with parent if 1st year of project) one session of Quality Assurance. Failure to attend will result in a letter of reprimand from the Jefferson County Agricultural Society stating the exhibitor is not permitted to show or sell animals at the fair.
  3. All Jr. Fair entries must be submitted to or mailed to the Jr. Fair Coordinator by July 10th. This includes Animal, Parade, and Shop & Crop entries.
  4. All animals must be in place at the fair by 10:00 am Monday. Weigh-in begins Monday at 10:00 am.
  5. Market animal projects will be released from the fair after the livestock sale; non-market projects will be released Sunday starting at 12:00 pm.
  6. Jr. Fair Booth Exhibits must be set -up and torn-down at the designated time, found in the Jr. Fair Schedule.
  7. Any exhibits or projects removed before the designated timeframe will forfeit all awards unless prior written approval if given by the Jr. Fair Coordinator.
  8. All efforts will be made to protect exhibits and projects from loss or injury. However, the Jefferson County Fair Board or the Jr. Fair Coordinator will not be responsible for any loss or injury involving exhibits or projects.
  9. All exhibitors participating in the Jr. Fair will receive a fair wristband for entry to the grounds. (4-H, FFA, cloverbuds, sprouts, etc.)
  10. To protest a class of the Jr. Fair, the protest must be submitted in writing to the Sr. Fair Board within 24 hours of the action that is being protested. Protest must be accompanied by a $50 deposit, which will be returned if the individual submitting the protest is correct. Decisions on protests will be made by the Jr. Fair Committee.
  11. Jr. Fair participants, parents, guardians, siblings, etc., will all follow the Code of Conduct or will be dismissed from the fair and forfeit and premiums and awards.
  12. All exhibitors who receive an award will be required to complete and mail a Thank You note that is provided with the award.
  13. The Sr. Fair Board Committees are in charge of their corresponding Jr. Fair show in coordination with the Jr. Fair Coordinator and Assistant Jr. Fair Coordinators.
  14. If an animal damages any stall/pen, the owner is responsible for all damage costs.
  15. All animals must remain in their designated area. No animals are permitted in camping areas, midway, office, display buildings, or the lake area at any time during the fair.
  16. Barn preparations, including painting done by participants, 4-H clubs, FFA members, must be finished by Friday August 2nd.
  17. Admission to the hog barn will be by wristband only for weigh-in, show day, and sale day. Each hog exhibitor will receive one wristband for themself. One additional wristband will be given to each family. Fair Directors and Coordinators do not need to wear a wristband to enter.
  18. Admission to the small animal barn will be by wristband only for check-in and show day. Each small animal exhibitor will receive one wristband for themself. One additional wristband will be given to each family. Fair Directors and Coordinators do not need to wear a wristband to enter.
  19. No aerosol cans are to be left in the hog barn. All will be confiscated.
  20. Goat barn pens will be utilized for goats only! No tack, feed, or personal items are permitted. NO EXCEPTIONS. Failure to comply will result in forfeiture of premiums.
  21. No identifying tags or marks are permitted on animals or exhibitors in the show arena.
  22. Any class not having at least 3 entries will only receive ribbons, no awards.
  23. No changes will be made to any show bill after it has been printed. The only exception is if a mistake was made by the Jr. Fair Department.
  24. Each animal is required to comply with all health requirements designated in the fair book and by the State of Ohio. Any animals exhibiting signs of illness or disease will not be permitted on the fairgrounds.
  25. The Jr. Fair Coordinator has the authority to divide all market animal classes by weight at their discretion.
  26. ALL MARKET ANIMAL PROJECTS MUST GO TO SLAUGHTER. NO EXCEPTIONS!
  27. Be on time for showing. There will be no make-up of any classes missed.
  28. Market animal exhibitors must complete the Drug Use Notification Form (DUNF) by the assigned date and time, prior to weigh-in at the fair. Contact OSU Extension for more info. (1 DUNF per animal or pen of two, three).
  29. At no time is anyone permitted to harass or confront any Jr. Fair Exhibitor or Jr. Fair Board member on any issue. You must speak to the Jr. Fair Coordinator, Assistants, or Sr. Fair Board only!
  30. Jr. Fair exhibitors, Cloverbuds, and Sprouts will receive a wristband for fair entry that includes rides.
  31. VIOLATION OF ANY RULES STATED IN THIS FAIR BOOK WILL RESULT IN EXPULSION FROM THE FAIR.