2023 General Livestock Rules & Regulations

2023 Livestock Dates and Times

2023 Farming & Ranching Livestock Scholarship Application

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2023
Permian Basin Fair & Expo

PRELIMINARY LIVESTOCK SCHEDULE

 

Saturday, September 2, 2023

Poultry Show – 10:00am

Sunday, September 3, 2023

Open Cattle Show – 1:00 pm

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Open Boer Goat Show – 6:00 pm

Saturday, September 9, 2023

Market Goat Show – 8:30 am

Sunday, September 10, 2023

Market Lamb Show - 8:30am

Heifer Show - 9:00am

Steer Show - 9:00am

Livestock Events – 2022 General Rules & Regulations

 

Check-in/ Packet Pickup

• All Livestock will enter at Gate 1.
• All packets will be picked up outside of Farming & Ranching Office.
• Park in the main lot south of the Covered Arena.
• Do not block Gate 1
• Signatures will be required to pick up packets.
• No one will be allowed through the gates without the proper passes

 

Entries

• Entries must be postmarked by August 12, 2022.
• Poultry must be postmarked by August 22,2022.
• o Late entries will be accepted with a $20.00 late fee per animal.
• o We do not mail entry receipts.
• Entry forms can be found online on the Livestock Events page at www.pbfair.com
• Make check or money order payable to:  PERMIAN BASIN FAIR & EXPOSITION
• All Entry Fees are non-refundable.

 

Mail entries for...

Steers, Heifers, Lambs, Market Goats, Swine & Boer Goats

to...

 

Permian Basin Fair

218 West 46th Street

Odessa, TX 79764

1-877-550-3232

 

and entries for Poultry to...

Jerry Wiley

PO Box 212

Gardendale, TX 79758

214-629-4901

 

•• Online entries must be registered by August 12, 2022, without penalty of a late fee.

o Credit/ Debit Cards are accepted.

o August 26,2022 at 12:00 am online entries will be turned off.

• Late entries and substitutions can be made at the Farming & Ranching Office on the day of arrival.

 

Entry Fees

• Open Cattle - $35 per entry
• Steers & Heifers,

• Show A - $35.00 per entry
• Show B - $35.00 per entry (must be registered in Show A)

• Lamb & Market Goats
• Show A - $25.00 per entry
• Show B - $25.00 per entry (must be registered in Show A)
• Swine - $25.00 per entry
• Boer Goats - $25.00 per entry
• Poultry - $2.00 per bird
• No limit on the number of entries an exhibitor may enter.
• Division Show Superintendents will pre-assign stalls.
• Individual stalls within a preassigned area will be on a first come, first serve basis.

 

 

Exhibitors

• Each exhibitor will receive (1) pass for themselves and one (1) pass for a parent.

o Additional passes may be purchased for $10 per pass.

• Each exhibitor will be responsible for being on time for their show.

o The Permian Basin Fair & Exposition or any other staff associated with a show will not be responsible for ensuring exhibitors are present before they are required in the show ring.

o Exhibitors will be responsible for knowing the current progress of the show and show order to ensure they are in the holding area on time.

• Adult or youth may enter Open Shows.

• Junior (Jr) Shows are open to any 4-H or FFA member who is 9 years old or in the 3rd grade, but not more than 19 years old and has not graduated high school.

• All entries must be exhibited by the owner, except when an exhibitor has more than one entry in a class.

o In this case, anyone else already registered in the show may exhibit the animal.

o If it is a Jr show, the exhibitor must meet the requirements for the Jr show and already be registered.

• All exhibitors of champion animals receiving $600 or more will be required to fill out a W-9 form (requires a Social Security Number) before receiving their “payback” money which can be picked up in the Farming & Ranching office.

o Any exhibitor receiving $600.00 or more in “payback” money will be mailed a 1099 form.

• Prizes will be awarded to Breed Champions & Reserve Breed Champions only in the Swine and Lamb shows.

 

 

 

• Trophy buckles will be awarded to the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion of a division

• Showmanship buckles will be awarded to the Sr. & Jr. Showman for Steers & Heifers, Lambs, Market Goats, Rabbit & Swine.

o Showmanship exhibitors will be chosen from each class of a division to return to participate in the showmanship contest.

o Showmanship exhibitors must be wearing their exhibitor number.

 

 

 

General

• The selling of livestock, rabbits or poultry is NOT permitted on the fairgrounds.

• The Ector County Coliseum fairgrounds are a licensed premise.

o No alcohol is allowed to be brought onto the fairgrounds.

• Only those animals entered in a show may be brought onto the fairgrounds.

• The Permian Basin Fair & Exposition assumes no responsibility of the care, custody or control of any exhibitors Livestock or the exhibitor’s equipment.

o However, reasonable precautions will be taken to protect the property and exhibits of the exhibitors.

o Security guards will be on duty nightly.

• Decisions of the classifier and judge of each division will be final.

o Any animal classified out of the class in which it is entered will be moved to the appropriate class by the classifier.

o Protests will not be considered.

o Any objection or interference by an exhibitor, parent, agent or teacher may cause immediate removal of livestock and parties involved from the fair grounds and barred from future shows.

• Livestock washing allowed only in wash racks.

o No livestock washing allowed in barns or outside

• No trimming stalls or blocking tables will be allowed on the east side of the livestock barns.

o They will be allowed on the North, South & West sides of the barns.

• Show animals are expected to be trained to lead easily and handle properly through processing in the show ring.

o Any animals determined to be unruly by a show superintendent or judge may be removed from the show.

• Parents will not be allowed to assist exhibitors in the show ring.

o Parents, County Agents and teachers will be permitted to assist in the holding area.

• Livestock, rabbits or poultry will not be allowed to be removed from the fairgrounds before their scheduled release time.

o A written release from a designated division official will be required.

o Have your vehicle and trailer license plate number available when picking up release form.

• No dogs are allowed on the grounds, except for service dogs and dogs entered in an event, these dogs are restricted to the event area.

• The Permian Basin Fair & Exposition Livestock Events Executive Committee reserves the right to the interpretation of these rules.

o They reserve the right to make any changes they deem necessary.

o They reserve the right to substitute another judge in case the judges listed are unable to attend.