rules

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All exhibits entered for competition shall be subject to the control of the Director of
the Department in which they are exhibited.

Exhibits which display or distribute material of a controversial or political nature will
not be permitted. All applications for exhibit space must have the unanimous
approval of the Fair Committee. The Fair Committee reserves the right to decline
exhibit(s) if deemed advisable.

All exhibits MUST be in place and fully installed by the time designated in each
department or otherwise they will not receive consideration from awarding
committees.

No exhibit shall be removed in whole or part during the period of the Fair with the
exception of Baked Goods entered for competition. These will be removed at 10 pm
on Wednesday night.

Judges will be appointed by the Fair Committee.

The decision of the Judges will be final.

While every reasonable precaution will be taken for safeguarding exhibits, it should
be understood that the exhibits are entered in competition for prizes and that the
owner assumes all responsibility for any accident, loss or damage that may occur.
Neither the Fair Management, its officers, or agents will be responsible any such
accident, loss or damage.

All articles, after being entered and until surrendered to the owner or agent will be
entirely under the control and jurisdiction of the Fair management. No exhibitor will
be allowed to remove, handle, rearrange, improve or disfigure under same
circumstances, unless permission is granted by Department Director or Fair
management.

For every article entered the exhibitor will be given a coupon showing department,
division and class of article. This receipt must be preserved and presented to the
Department Director to claim entered articles on Sunday October 19, between 2pm
and 5 pm.

If any exhibitor rudely refuses to comply with competition regulations or final
judgments, he/she will be disqualified from receiving premiums and barred from
future entries until proper amends have been made. The re-instatement of
offending party will depend on a majority vote of the Fair Committee.

An exhibitor who tears off a premium ribbon or authorizes any person to do so in the
presence of the awarding judge, or refuses to accept a ribbon from a judge, or
insults the judge, shall forfeit the premium or diploma and be excluded from
competition.

If it is ascertained that any exhibitor or agent of exhibitor has made or caused to be
made, a false statement in regard to any animal or article exhibited, or if any
exhibitor or agent of exhibitor shall attempt to interfere with the judges in
performance of their duties, he/she shall be excluded from competing or exhibiting.
The offending person will be escorted from the Fair Grounds.

Where any conflict appears between these general rules and the special rules
governing different departments, the special rules will take precedence. The Fair
management reserves the right to construct its own rules and regulations and to
determine all matters and differences in regard thereto, including amendments.

Any exhibitor having a space reserved and not occupied 24 hours prior to opening of
the Fair may have reservation cancelled at the discretion of the Management.

Exhibitors will be held responsible for the cleanliness of their exhibits and space
surrounding same. All exhibits must be in complete order each day at least 30
minutes before opening hour. No work of this character will be permitted during the
hours the building is open to the public.

No smoking or lighted candles, lamps, matches, etc., will be allowed in any tent or
exhibition booths in buildings.

When space is allotted, a permit to occupy space will be given. Such permit is not
transferable. No other party will be allowed to share space with the original
applicant, except upon approval of the management.

Advertising matter and samples of articles on exhibition only may be given the public
from booth space or exhibit. No article may be sold from exhibits without special
permission from the Fair management. The right is reserved to restrict or
discontinue this privilege whenever it is carried to excess or becomes an
annoyance to visitors. Only advertising matter of such articles as have been
contracted for with the management by exhibitors may be posted in booths.

Advertising by means of posters, prints, hand-bills, samples, etc., will not be
permitted on Fair Grounds, including the Parking Lot, except upon agreement with
the Fair management.

Applications for entry should be in the hands of the Chairman of the Fair Committee
no later than the date prescribed in the rules governing the Department in which the
entry is made.

Intending exhibitors shall write plainly on the entry blanks the Department Division
and Class Number of the prizes offered for the article they wish to enter, using exact
wording of the premium list, and must have their mailing address. Exhibitors will
save themselves and the office of the management much time by attending to those
directions and preparing their blanks before proceeding to make entries.

The Director of each department must check the entries shown in the Entry Books in
each division, with the exhibits presented and so mark the entry books that they will
show what animals or articles were passed on by the judges.

General Rules