FOND DU LAC COUNTY FAIR

will have tissue samples collected by the state
meat inspector to be submitted to the state
laboratory. The exhibitor will pay the cost of the
analysis.
Junior exhibitors are required to fit their own
animals.
• No fitting chutes will be allowed in and
around the barns, including the wash rack
areas.
• For safety reasons, no fitting will be allowed
in the aisles of the barns.
• Fitting will be permitted in the bedding pack
area within a club exhibit for that club only.
Fitting in the bedding pack areas will only be
allowed if it does not crowd the exhibit
animals.
• The fitting tent is an exhibit for the public to
view. No alcohol, smoking, or use of vulgar
language will be allowed. Persons abusing
the fitting tent or violating the rules will be
removed.
• Fitting is limited to the exhibitor, his/her
mother, father, sister, brother or stepparent
or legal guardian with proof of relationship,
or junior exhibitor participating in the Fond
du Lac County Fair.
• All persons other than exhibitors using the
fitting tent must register with the
superintendent prior to any fitting activities.
Release of Animals
All market animals are to remain on exhibit
until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Breeding stock must
remain in place until 6:00 p.m. Exceptions will
only be made for state breed shows and illness.
Sick animals may be removed only by a written
or oral authorization by the attending
veterinarian. All other removal of animals is a
privilege and must be approved by the Fair
Board.
Complaints and Appeals
Any complaints regarding eligibility of entries
shall be filed in writing. Before any exhibitor is
disqualified, he/she will be granted the right to
meet with the Fair Board regarding the potential
disqualification. If a market animal dies during
the Fair, or is condemned by meat inspection as
a result of tampering, the exhibitor must refund
the sale buyer the current stockyard value.
Exhibitor must have liability insurance in the
event of injury to people and/or the animal, while
at the Fair, causes damage to personal property.
Meat Animal Sale Requirements
The Meat Animal Sale will be held on
Wednesday evening beginning at 5:00 p.m. for
qualifying animals and their exhibitors.
All sale animals must have been weighed
and properly identified at the time of the
designated initial weigh-in. During initial weigh-in
multiple names may be indicated for an
individual animal only in the case where it is
within a family (brothers & sisters) and the
20
animals are housed in the same location. No
“switching” of animals may occur outside of
immediate family members between initial and
final weigh-in.
Market livestock sale participants and
exhibitors must play a significant role in the care
and training of their project animals from the
time of initial weigh-in through the duration of the
Fair. This should be the case regardless of
where the animal is housed.
Exhibitors may show market animals in more
than one department but may sell only one
animal in the market livestock sale. An exhibitor
with more than one eligible animal to sell will
have the responsibility to inform the Fair Office
which entry he/she wishes to be sold. This
should be done immediately following the last
market class or the Market Livestock Committee
will make the decision.
All livestock animals will be double-tagged at
weigh-in. One tag will be the RFID tag and an
additional tamper-proof tag. If an animal loses a
tag, the MLC needs to be contacted to re-tag the
animal. If an animal loses both tags, the animal
will be disqualified from the competition.
All market animals will be weighed upon
arrival at the Fair on Tuesday. Weight eligibility
requirements for the sale are as follows:
Beef Steers: Minimum 1050 lbs.
No Maximum
Dairy Steers:
Minimum 1100 lbs.
No Maximum
Market Swine: Minimum 230 lbs.
No Maximum, but sale price at
auction will be paid for a maximum
weight of 300 lbs.
Lambs:
Minimum 100 lbs.
No Maximum
Market Goats: Minimum 50 pounds
No maximum
Market Livestock Project participants are
required to complete all necessary required
educational credits to sell an animal in the Meat
Animal Sale. The list of Market Livestock
Project Educational Meetings and Requirements
will be set by the Livestock Committee and UW
Extension, and are available at the UW
Extension office.
Absolutely no stags, boars, bulls, rams, or
bucks (knowingly) will be sold in the Market
Livestock Sale.
All market sale animals must have been
exhibited in their appropriate market animal
class.
Exhibitors leading their animals into the sale
ring must be wearing collared shirts (no tee
shirts) and clean pants or skirts. The Market
Livestock committee reserves the right to
prohibit sale of an animal if the exhibitor is not
properly dressed.