General Admission

1. Admission to the grounds: Adults $6.00; Children under 12 yrs and under free. 4-H Members: admitted free, if bonafide 4-H membership card is presented. No addmission tickets will be refunded.

Decision of the judge(s)

2. The decision of the judge(s) will be final. Any person(s) who shall interfere with the judges in the discharge of their duties or who shall attempt to influence the judges or committee in charge by his presence or remarks or who shall use any abusive language in the ring or elsewhere on the grounds to the officials in charge shall forfeit his right to any premium to which he otherwise might be entitled.

Lodging a Protest

3. Any contestant or exhibitor lodging a protest against an award must make it in writing to the secretary, within 1 hour of the cause of the protest. It must state the cause of the protest or complaint, and be accompanied by a deposit of $20.00 which sum will be forfeited to the Association if the said protest is found to be frivolous. The decision of the Rules Committee will be final.

4. Any contestant or exhibitor infringing on any of the rules or regulations shall forfeit all or any of the prizes that have been awarded to him.

5. Cheques for prize monies will be given to as many classes as seen feasible during the final day of the fair.

6. All classes are open to the Maritimes.

7. Entry fee: $3.00 per entry for cattle; $2.00 per entry for draft horses only; $0.50 per entry for poultry. Plowing

8. The size of the plowing land shall be determined, measured, and staked by the committee in charge with each lot of land being numbered.

9. The selection of land for each contestant shall be by lot.

10. Each contestant in one and two sod plow shall crown three rounds and cast off the remainder of the land.

11. Each contestant in three or more sod classes shall crown two rounds and cast off the remainder of the land.

12. Each plowman shall make one strikeout and one finish.

13. The first two furrows thrown to the adjoining land are not to be judged.

14. After setting and removing stakes, no assistance will be allowed: measuring land, adjusting plows or assisting contestants in any way. Infringement of this rule will disqualify contestants.

15. Shaping of furrows by hand or stakes not permitted.

16. Wheels or gauges are not permitted on single furrow walking plows.

17. When rolling coulters are used on single furrow walking plows, the fork must have a clearance of not less than 1 ^1/2 inches from the ground at all times.

18. Time allowed for plowing is one and one half hours in all classes except County Championship class which is two hours. Contestants not finished in allotted time will be barred from prize money. All contestants must be ready to start on time.

19. The depth of the furrow shall not be less than 5 inches.

20. Contestants under the age of 16 years must be ready to start plowing at 9:00am.

21. Each contestant in plowing classes must arrange for his own equipment and use of horses or make own arrangements for other horses if necessary. Equipment must be used only once in each class.

22. No entry fee will be charged in plowing classes. In lieu of entry, 10% will be deducted from prize money.

23. Skimmers and split crown must be used in two and three sod tractor classes, hydraulic class, and county championship class.

24. Strictly no plowing allowed on grounds without the permission of the plowing committee.

25. Contestants must be 16 years or over in the two or more sod classes. Women and girls over 16 years in the Ladies class.

26. All plowing classes open to the province, in accordance with rules governing the All Canadian Championship class, all County or Provincial representatives must be 18 years old.

27. To be eligible for the Kings County plowing classes, contestants must be residents of Kings or Queens county as of January, the current calendar year.

28. Contestants in the horse plowing classes are allowed a teamster for the competition. This is optional.

29. Horses must be on the grounds no later than 9:00am on the day shown except in cases of unavoidable delay in transportation.

Horse Show

30. All entries for the light horse show must be in by August 15, with fee of $2.00 per class. Entries after August 15; $4.00 + $10 late fee. Entries will be accepted day of show; with $4.00 per class and $20.00 late fee.

31. All animals shown must be the bona fide property of the exhibitor for at least thirty days prior to the date of the show.

32. A horse or pony may only be ridden by one rider in any one class.

33. Horses, the property of different owners, cannot be used to form a team competition in team classes, except in plowing classes.

34. In all classes where registration is called for by the prize list, the exhibitor shall give the registration number when making a entry, and must produce to the judge and supervisor of the department a certificate showing the animal is duly registered in a recognized stud or herd book, and registered in the name of the exhibitor and unless such a certificate is produced as above, the animal shall nor be allowed to compete.

35. Horses competing in plow team classes must have taken part in plowing classes and this plowing must have been completed to the satisfaction of the judges.

36. Stallions are barred from showing in the championship classes.

General Exhibitor Responsibilities

37. No persons will be permitted in the judging ring except judges, attendants and officials.

38. Every reasonable precaution must be taken to safeguard livestock while on exhibition. Owners of livestock, however, must assume all risk for the safety of the animals. Exhibitors of animals, machinery in motion, or other exhibits liable to occasional accidents, injury, or damage to person shall guard their exhibits and protect the public from injury.

39. No responsibility will be assumed by the exhibition for an injury or damage to persons received on or during exhibition week.

40. Each exhibitor is asked to conduct himself as a protector of the ground and property of the Exhibition Association and his own exhibits against fire. Notify the office immediately.

41. It must be distinctly understood that no responsibility will be accepted for any loss or damage to any exhibitor's personal property or automobile or damage of any kind caused by fire to person or persons working on the grounds or employed by the exhibitor.

42. Every intending exhibitor must transmit to Secretary, Shelly Ployer, an entry paper containing a correct list of animals he intends to exhibit, and in case of purebred animals, owner's name, name of animal, Canadian registry number, date of birth, sire's tattoo or ear tag must be included. No entry will be received by the secretary unless the information is complete. This rule will be strictly followed and if false information is given as regards to pedigree, not only will all prize monies be forfeited, but the exhibitor will be barred from future exhibitions.

43. All livestock exhibitors will be required to present registration papers of each purebred animal exhibited by them when requested by fair officials.

44. In the livestock classes, all animals entered must be the bona fide property of and on the premises of the exhibitor 30 days before fair date. Any party loaning animals to an exhibitor knowing it to be for exhibition purposes shall be held equally responsible with the exhibitor. The following are the only exceptions allowed to the rules that an animal can be entered in only one section.

A. All first and second placed animals shall be eligible to compete in championship classes, barring stallions.

B. Individual animals comprising a herd of cattle may be entered in other classes and sections according to age and breed.

C. Any animal suffering from contagious disease is barred from entering the fair ground and if admitted through the gate, will be forthwith removed at the owner's expense. The committee may also reject any animal considered unworthy or unfit.

45. For animals being entered into a class, there will be no holding or reservations made on any stalls. All stalls are on a first come basis.

Prize Money

46. Due to inclement weather, prize money may be reduced at the discretion of the Fair Association.

47. This Association will not be responsible to pay prize money if livestock classes do not meet the required criteria established by the Provincial Plowing Match. This rule will be strictly monitored and adhered to.

Dogs

48. Dogs are allowed on leash only, and will be barred from food areas and designated livestock areas. This also includes Heritage and Plowmen's Halls.

Parking

49. Parking of cars and trucks will not be permitted around livestock buildings. Vehicles blocking traffic or parked in a restricted area will be towed at the owner's expense.