Rules & Regulations, Etc.

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**NEW** The Boone County Fair Barrow Show is a NON-terminal show.

 

Open Show exhibitors will be allowed to take animals home or send to market only. The Fair Board will have trucks available and will supervise loading for barrows going to slaughter.

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PUREBRED BARROWS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE EXHIBITORS NAME

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Mailed entries must be postmarked before Midnight, Saturday, July 16th.

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Entries can be made in person and will be taken in the Administration Bldg. on the fairgrounds which will be open on Saturday July 23rd, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday July 24th, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. only. 

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Entry fee $5.00 per entry PEN RENT $2.00 PER HEAD (2 pigs per pen)

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NEW: Only Bag Shavings allowed for bedding! No washing pigs during Judging. We need the pens for holding pens during the show.

NO TACK PENS ALLOWED. All tack must be above pens.

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**Premise ID is REQUIRED for exhibition at all 2022 County, State, 4-H and FFA fairs in Illinois and must appear on the entry form** For more information and to obtain a Premise ID go to www.agr.state.il.us/premiseid or call 1-866-299-9256.

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Administration Fee $5.00 Per Dept., includes 4-H exhibitors, no fee for junior dept. if entered in open show.

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No animal with evidence of arthritis will be allowed to show. An official certification of weight of each barrow shown must be secured from the official weighmaster before show. The first weight is the final weight. INDIVIDUAL BARROWS MUST WEIGH BETWEEN 230 AND 290 POUNDS. ALL CLASSES MUST HAVE AT LEAST FIVE ENTRIES OR THEY WILL BE COMBINED WITH ANOTHER CLASS. LIMIT OF TWO PREMIUMS PER EXHIBITOR PER CLASS. THERE WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF FIVE CLASSES IN THE PUREBRED AND A MAXIMUM OF SIX CLASSES IN THE CROSSBREEDS.

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All livestock exhibitor’s trucks, trailers and vehicles must be parked outside the gates. Swine Market and Trucking Designation Forms must be completed and returned to Rob Goeddeke by 8 PM Wednesday, August 10th.

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PENS MUST BE CLEANED EACH DAY BY 8:00 A.M.

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All swine exhibitors will need to obtain the appropriate certification: Adults: valid Adult PQA certification, Youth (ages 8-18) as of Sept. 1, 2021: Youth Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) certification or valid Youth PQA, Youth 7 years and under will fall under a parent/guardian’s Adult PQA.

 

The Illinois Dept. of Agriculture strictly forbids the use of Paylean or the generic form Ractopamine in show hogs. The BCFA abides by this rule and any animal testing postiive for Paylean or Ractopamine will be the sole responsibility of the exhibitor and punishment could include the exhibitor suspension of show privilege at subsequent Boone County Fair Swine shows.

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NEW: BCFA will be doing a drug screening for the Grand Champion AOB and Reserve Grand Champion AOB Barrows in the Open and Junior Shows. Exhibitors of Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion animals will have their premium checks withheld until test results are available. Failure of any testing procedures will result in the exhibitor forfeiting premiums, and the exhibitor will be suspended 1 year & 1 day for 1st Offense and permanently banned for 2nd Offense. BCFA will cover cost of testing.