The management reserves the right to amend or add to these rules as it, in its judgment, may deem advisable.

1. The Cleveland Livestock Show reserves to its Officers the final and absolute right to interpret these Rules and Regulations, and to arbitrarily settle and determine all matters, questions, and differences in regard thereto, or otherwise arising out of connection with, or incident to, the Show.

2. Any person who violates any of the General Rules and Regulations, or Special Rules, as published in the Catalog will forfeit all privileges and premiums won.

3. The Management reserves the right to amend or add to these Rules as it, in its judgment, may deem advisable.

4. Protests, Appeals and Complaints: All protests must be in writing, signed, and accompanied by a cash deposit of $20.00. Deposit will be forfeited if protest is not sustained. The protest must state plainly the cause of complaint or appeal, and must be filed with the Show President within five (5) hours of judging of the incident. Protest must be signed by complaining party.

5. The Breeding Beef, Breeding Rabbits and Dairy Cattle Divisions are open to all active 4-H, Jr. FFA, and FFA members in the State of Texas.

6. The Division of sale items (Home Economics, Market Steers, Commercial Heifers, Market Swine, Market Broilers, Market Rabbits, Market Goats and Market Lambs) are open to all active LIBERTY COUNTY 4-H members, Jr. FFA, and FFA Members that attend a Liberty County School District (Tarkington ISD, Cleveland ISD, Hardin ISD, Liberty ISD, Hull-Daisetta ISD or accredited home school program and live in one of these school districts) FROM TAG-IN TILL SHOW TIME, excluding those 4-H and FFA members attending the Dayton Independent School District. No exhibitor will be allowed to show more than one entry in each sale division. ( For Home Economics, refer to Rule #12 of that division).

7. All exhibitors must be currently enrolled in elementary or secondary public or private state accredited schools in order to participate in any division in the Cleveland Livestock Show. To be eligible to participate in the Livestock Show, an exhibitor must be in compliance with their school’s current policies concerning participation in extracurricular or other activities.

8. All entries in the Breeding Beef, Breeding Swine, Dairy Cattle and Market Rabbit Division must be made by specified time on Schedule of Important Dates and Deadlines, and be accompanied by $20.00 entry fee. Breeding Rabbit entries will be $2.50 per breeding rabbit and must be made by specified time on Schedule of Important Dates and Deadlines. The appropriate County Extension Agent or Agriculture Science Teacher must sign all Breeding entries. Entries not received by entry deadline will be returned to exhibitor. Late entries will be accepted on the DAY OF SHOW ONLY (exception: MARKET RABBIT DIVISION will not have late entries). Mail entries to Cleveland Livestock Show, P.O. Box 697, Cleveland, Texas 77328.

9. All entry forms for the Livestock Show not filled out properly will be returned to exhibitor or supervisor.

10. No entry fee will be returned.

11. No stall space will be utilized for displays, paraphernalia, etc. unless otherwise designated by the Arena Director.

12. Cleveland Livestock Show will not be liable for any damages, injuries, fire, theft, accident, or equipment being left unattended on the grounds or in the parking facilities.

13. All animals and birds must be in place at show at times designated in the Schedule of Events in the catalog and must remain at the show until released by the chairman at the designated time.

14. Exhibitors agree to permit their livestock to be used in the Livestock Judging contests.

15. All Market Steers, Commercial Heifers and Breeding Beef will be stalled together by organization or club. Scramble Calves will be stalled together and all Dairy Cattle will be stalled together. Dairy Cattle may be bedded on hay. A trophy will be presented for the Best Beef Stall (including market and breeding beef); plaques will be awarded to second and third places.

16. No individual except those persons that have been designated by the show management can remain on the show grounds after 12:30 a.m., each day.

17. All cattle must be tied at the tie racks or in specified areas for feeding, watering, and grooming. Cattle may not be tied around the swine building or pens, barbecue stand, around the outside of livestock barns, anywhere inside the fence around the rodeo arena, or along the outside of that same fence. No livestock will be fed, housed, penned or kept in the exhibitor parking lot, cemetery or the cemetery parking lot. No vehicles or trailers will be parked in the cemetery or on any of the cemetery roadways.

18. All livestock entries must be bonafide property of the exhibitor at the beginning of and throughout the feeding period. The entries must also be fed and cared for by exhibitor.

19. Exhibitors must show their own livestock, rabbits, and poultry during the regular judging events, during the showmanship contests, and the Auction. Any request for a substitution of exhibitors must be submitted to the Show President two (2) weeks in advance of the show. Approval for substitution of exhibitors will be left to the discretion of the Hardship Committee. Substitution of exhibitors will not be allowed if the owner of the animal cannot be excused from his/her class because of failing grades or excessive absences.

20. The Executive Committee of the Cleveland Livestock Show reserves the right to approve a committee that will have the authority to visit any 4-H and FFA project that is entered in the show.

21. Any exhibitor who violates any of the rules governing the Cleveland Livestock Show may be disqualified.

22. All market division animals (Market Steers, Commercial Heifers, Market Swine, Market Broilers, Market Rabbits, Market Goats and Market Lambs) must be owned and cared for by the exhibitor at the exhibitor’s home place and must be under the supervision of their Agriculture Science Teacher or 4-H Adult Leader. Any exhibitor who needs to be granted an exception for this rule must submit a written request to Show President and Hardship Committee by October 1st for large animals and by December 1st for Small Animals. The exhibitor, parent or guardian, and Agriculture Science Teacher or 4-H Adult Leader must sign the request. Approval of such requests will be left to the discretion of the show management. A full description of the hardship must be written along with directions to the exhibitor's home and the proposed off premise location. The exhibitor and the owner of the land for the off premise location must agree to a visit by show management/hardship member prior to granting the request and at any time should the request be granted.

23. By entering his/her market division projects, the exhibitor and all parties concerned grant permission for the project to be visited during the feeding period at location where animal is being fed and/or raised. All market division entries can be visited at least once during the feeding period. If entry is found being raised off premise, and the Livestock Show did not grant permission, then the exhibitor cannot show that entry.

24. In all judging events and showmanship contests, the decision of the judge is final.

25. A Sportsmanship Award will be presented to an outstanding 4-H or FFA member during the show. A committee will make the selection.

26. Each 4-H Club and FFA Chapter in Liberty County that exhibits beef cattle will be expected to be on dump truck duty from Wednesday through Saturday during the week of the show.

27. Should an exhibitor/parent/guardian be found to have altered the weight of an animal on the scales during weigh-in at show, the animal will be disqualified.

28. Any interpretation of these rules or questions of eligibility will be directed to the Cleveland Livestock Show, %President of Show, P.O. Box 697, Cleveland, Texas 77328.

29. Substitution of exhibitor will ONLY be allowed for school related activities.

30. ETHICS RULE: Each exhibitor, his or her parent(s) and/or guardian(s) agrees to abide by the General and Special Rules published in the current year’s Livestock Catalog and/or amendments available at Tag-In. Any violation of these rules or any exhibitor and/or parent(s) guardians(s) found to have participated in unethical practice – i.e. (1) approaching buyers for the purpose of asking to exchange, return, or purchase any sale item(s), (2) the showing of any animal that has been administered any unapproved/unlabeled medication – will forfeit all privileges, awards, premiums won, and will be barred from exhibiting at further Cleveland Livestock Shows.

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WHOLESALE MEAT ACT applies to the sale of market livestock or poultry sold during the Cleveland Livestock Show as follows:

a. Animals and poultry must be in good health and carcasses free of drug or chemical residues.

b. Antibiotics and Sulfonamides have required withdrawal periods.

c. Drug label directions for use and withdrawal periods must be followed.

d. If drug or other chemical residues are found in tissues of carcasses, the entire carcass may be condemned.

If drugs or other chemical residues are found in tissues of carcasses of animals or poultry sold through sale or sales connected with the Cleveland Livestock Show, said Show will in no way be liable or responsible for condition of carcass or sale price of animal.

Owner of animal forfeits all rights to the sale price and will be held liable if residue is found in carcass tissue. If Inspectors, because of infections of any kind, must remove any part of a carcass, sale price will be discounted accordingly.