North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 20 - STATE FAIR › Subchapter B - REGULATIONS OF THE STATE FAIR › Section .0300 - COMPETITIVE EXHIBIT REGULATIONS › Section 20B .0304 - ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) All
				  applications for entry must be made in accordance with instructions and rules
				  of the department premium list. Entry blanks and department rules may be
				  obtained from:
Entry Department
North Carolina State Fair
Administration Building
1025 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
The entry blanks, after being filled out and signed, must
					 be filed with the entry department not later than the date specified for the
					 closing of entries in the various departments of the fair.
(b) Entry closing dates for each of the
				  competitive departments will be determined by the fair manager and will be
				  posted in the department premium list.
(c) Exhibitors in the horse, cattle, swine,
				  sheep and poultry departments must pay, upon filing application for entry, the
				  fees required in these departments.
(d) Any animal or exhibit which shows
				  evidence of artificial means having been employed with intent to deceive for
				  the purpose of removing or remedying physical defects or conformation, shall,
				  together with any other entry or entries owned by the exhibitor of same, be
				  forthwith excluded from participation in any of the awards. The said exhibitor
				  likewise shall be prohibited from participation in competition and any and all
				  awards or premiums previously awarded to said exhibitor shall be withdrawn. The
				  judge in each classification shall have authority to make a final determination
				  in the matter.
(e) All animals
				  entered under a breed classification must have been recorded in an association
				  recognized by the particular breed. Exhibitors must produce a certificate or
				  registry at the request of the superintendent in charge of the
				  department.
(f) All animals shown
				  must be owned by the exhibitor from the time of making entry, except as
				  otherwise provided in special rules of the department.
(g) Exhibitors making entries and not
				  exhibiting, shall forfeit all fees paid for entry, stalls, pens and
				  space.
(h) Corporations or
				  partnerships entering for competition must be in lawful existence at the time
				  of making entry, and in all cases must be bona fide, and affidavits relating
				  thereto may be required by the fair manager from appropriate persons.
(i) Exhibits which have been erroneously
				  entered may, at the discretion of the fair manager or the superintendent of the
				  department, be transferred to their proper lots previous to judging. If such
				  lots have been judged, they shall not be re-judged.
(j) Should any individual, partnership or
				  corporation enter an animal or article in a name other than that of the bona
				  fide owner, except as otherwise provided in special department rules, or
				  attempt to perpetrate a fraud by the misrepresentation of any facts, or in the
				  exhibition of said animal or article, the entry thus made shall not be allowed
				  to compete for or receive any premiums, and said individual, partnership or
				  corporation may, at the option of the fair manager, be barred from further
				  showing, and any premiums previously awarded may be forfeited.
(k) Articles entered for premiums which are
				  the result of mechanical or artistic skill, must be entered in the name of the
				  artist, inventor, manufacturer or maker.
(l) The fair manager reserves the right to
				  refuse entries or prohibit the exhibition of animals or articles entered if the
				  showing of such animals or articles is contrary to law, or violative of the
				  fair's valid interest in providing for the health, safety and protection of the
				  fair-going public.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-503;
Eff. February 1,
					 1976;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. September 19,
					 2015.