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Sponsored by:
Dairy – Grays Harbor Dairy Women
Poultry - WA Fryer Commission
Livestock – Pacific Slope Builders

1. All boys and girls entering exhibits must be properly enrolled members of an FFA chapter. An official membership list of all participating chapters must be provided to the fair office by August 2.
2. All exhibits must be entered between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, prior to opening day, unless otherwise stated. No early entries will be permitted in the barn. FFA exhibits (including animals, tack boxes, and decorations) may not be removed from the barns before 7:00 p.m. Sunday, closing day of the fair.
3. Refer to the general rules for animal health requirements.
4. No animal or article will be allowed to compete for more than one premium, nor shall be entered in more than one class, except in herds or pens.
5. Exhibitors will be responsible for their own exhibits. The Fair Management will not assume liability for loss or damage to exhibits.
6. All entries must be shown by the owner, unless it is a chapter owned project. Chapter owned projects will be judged for ribbon placing only (no premium money will be paid). Official chapter members must do herdsmanship on their own animals or premium money will be forfeited.
7. In the instance where two or more members work together to complete a project, the listed premium points will be divided between the members.
8. Livestock to be exhibited must be owned by the exhibitor and records kept after May 15, current year. Exceptions to this rule must receive written permission from their FFA Superintendent.
9. Entries for all animals must be sent by July 15 to the Grays Harbor County Fair, PO Box 1229, Elma WA 98541.
10. FFA members registered in Grays Harbor County Chapters may show their livestock in open class competition, with permission of the open class superintendent, their local FFA Advisor, and the FFA Superintendent, provided that an open class entry form has been completed and mailed to the fair office with the appropriate stall fee before the deadline. Please indicate on the entry form that this is an FFA animal and will be housed with the chapter. Refer to open class rules.
11. FFA members registered in non-Grays Harbor County chapters, must declare by the entry date and show in either FFA or open class. Cross exhibiting will not be allowed.
12. Each exhibitor is required to furnish their own bedding, straw, grain, and hay. Initial bedding will be supplied by the fair. Exhibitor must clean their stall space within two days of the closing of the fair. Failure to do this will result in the forfeiture of premiums.
13. Each exhibitor is responsible for the cleanliness of the barn area assigned to them.
14. For those who are camping at the fairgrounds, please refer to the camping rules elsewhere in the Exhibitor Guide.
15. Dairy and beef exhibitors may enter up to three animals. Sheep, swine, and goat exhibitors may enter up to five animals. On animal entry form exhibitors may include up to two additional animals named as alternates if space.
16. All animal exhibitors must enter fitting and showmanship with their own animals, except by a ruling of the section superintendent.
17. Any undesirable conduct by FFA exhibitors will result in the forfeiture of premium money.
18. Each FFA exhibitor with livestock must purchase a Season Exhibitor Pass. Exhibitors will not be eligible for premium money until this purchase has been made. Only exhibitors who have the need of being on the fairgrounds in an official capacity for five days are eligible to purchase this pass. Forms will be provided to the FFA chapter advisors prior to the fair. The deadline for purchasing passes is July 16.
19. Special one day tickets and car passes for FFA judging teams must be secured from the Fair Office by July 15.