Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 302 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 15 - Fairs and Shows › Section 302 KAR 15:020 - Dairy cattle shows and sales

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				246.250
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				246.250(7) requires the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations carry out the provisions of
				KRS
				246.250. This administrative regulation
				establishes requirements for state-supported purebred dairy cattle shows and
				sales.
Section 1. General Requirements
			 for Shows and Sales.
(1) All animals exhibited
			 in the show shall be consigned and sold in the sale.
(2) More than two (2) bulls shall not be
			 consigned to a show and sale.
(a) Young bulls
			 that have not been proved shall have a pedigree showing that they are out of
			 dams having milk and butterfat production records exceeding the national breed
			 average by at least sixty (60) percent and classified very good or
			 better.
(b) Sires of young bulls
			 shall be at least plus proven for milk and butterfat.
(3) Each cooperating agency shall select, in
			 cooperation with the department, an auctioneer and sales manager experienced in
			 conducting sales of national scope.
(4) The judge or judges for the show shall be
			 of national prominence and selected in cooperation with the
			 department.
(5) All cows entered in
			 the show and sale shall be sired by plus proven sires or sons of plus proven
			 sires. Plus for milk, fat, or dollars shall qualify a sire.
(6) All cows over three (3) years of age and
			 entered in the show and sale shall be of "very good" or "excellent" type either
			 officially or in the opinion of the individual making the selection.
			 Nonclassified two (2) year old cows and uncalved heifers shall qualify by being
			 from dams that are officially classified "very good" or "excellent" or from
			 dams classifying less than "very good" or "excellent" or from dams classifying
			 less than "very good" with production records fifty (50) percent above breed
			 average.
(7) Animals considered
			 unsound in any manner shall not be accepted by show and sale
			 officials.
(8) The cooperating
			 agency shall prepare and present to the department records pertaining to the
			 show and sale prior to final settlement on advertising.
(9) The records established in subsection (8)
			 of this section shall include:
(a) A record of
			 the transfer of ownership of each animal from the breed association;
(b) A list of consignors, animals sold,
			 premiums awarded, selling price, and name and address of purchaser;
(c) Sample copies of printed advertisements
			 and promotional material and copies of invoices covering advertising costs;
			 and
(d) Financial statement showing
			 the total receipts and disbursements for the event.
(10) Dates for state-supported purebred shows
			 and sales shall be selected in cooperation with the department and shall not
			 conflict with similar events. Consideration shall be given to marketing
			 patterns, seasons, and the possibility of tying the show and sale in with other
			 major national and state activities.
(11) The location of these national events
			 shall be selected in cooperation with the department after consideration is
			 given to:
(a) Facilities for showing and
			 selling high quality cattle;
(b)
			 Housing accommodations for exhibitors and buyers;
(c) Transportation, air travel, and highway
			 network;
(d) Arrangements for
			 handling online bids; and
(e) Added
			 attractions in the area.
(12) Show and sale planning committees
			 appointed by each state breed association shall include a representative of the
			 Department of Agriculture's Livestock Show Program and representatives of the
			 national and state breed association. Representatives from other groups and
			 organizations, such as Chamber of Commerce, tourist commission, and farm
			 organizations shall be added to the committees if they are willing and able to
			 make a contribution to the success of the show and sale. The committee chairman
			 and other officers for the event shall be elected by the committee.
(13) All persons attending a consignment show
			 or sale do so at their own risk.
(14) All records on pedigree information
			 shall cover at least the three (3) preceding generations (including the
			 consignment) and be presented to the show and sale officials at
			 consignment.
(15)
(a) The cooperating agency may charge an
			 entry fee up to but not to exceed the amount of premium offered by the
			 department.
(b) A sales commission
			 may be charged by the cooperating agency to cover the actual cost of the sale,
			 but in no case shall the commission exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the
			 gross sales.
(16) Sales
			 practices and procedures established based on breed by the Purebred Dairy
			 Cattle Association shall apply as minimum requirements to all matters
			 pertaining to the sale not otherwise covered by this administrative regulation
			 or
			 KRS
			 246.250.