Michigan fiber festival

To contact us:

 

Michigan Fiber Festival

P.O. Box 744  

 Hastings, MI 49058

 

1-269-948-2497  

Email~ mffestival@sbcglobal.net

Animal Show And Sale Rules

 

Registration for Show or Sale: All animals must be preregistered by July 15.  No animal entries will be taken at the festival except for rabbit  entry sales.

Out of State Entries:  Entries for show and sale must be vet certified and have interstate health papers.  Entries must also adhere to all individual breed requirements which are written by the state veterinary. All health certificates will be checked.

All Entries: Animals may not be unloaded until they have been cleared by the appointed festival personnel.  Any animal with signs of poor health or infectious disease must be removed from the grounds immediately.  Animals transported with suspect animals may be subject to similar treatment.

See individual animal events listings for shows, auctions and sales, check-in times, and further information. The festival reserves the right to reject, accept or conditionally accept any entry and does not guarantee space in the show barns to any entry.  The festival intends that only animals shall be entered and shown that have merit and will be a credit to both the exhibitor and the festival.  An exhibitor who makes a material misrepresentation, misuse of or poor care of their animals, subjects themselves to being barred from all further festival competitions, or shows.

Check-in & Unloading: See individual animal event listings for check-in times, show and sales.  No animals will be unloaded until they have been cleared by the appointed festival personnel.

Assigned Pens/Stalls: The festival shall provide exhibitors with assigned space for their animals subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed.  By providing such space, the festival shall not insure, nor be responsible for the safety of such animals, or the persons tending them.

Care, Feeding & Safety of Animals:  Is the responsibility of the owner and/or exhibitor of the animal.  Exhibitors must provide their own feed, bedding and water buckets.

Animal and/or Fleece sales: No animals or merchandise  may be sold anywhere on the fairgrounds except through purchase of prearranged booth or stall space. Any violation of this rule will result in the person or person(s) being banned from future festivals for as long as the Board of Directors feels is appropriate.

Premiums: In the event Premium Funds received from expected sources are reduced or not received, premiums may be prorated among those entitled to same.

 

Notes:

If the committee chair feels a veterinarian has to be called in to check an animal’s health, the owner is responsible for paying the vet bill for the service call, and any treatment necessary.

 This year the state is requiring special tags for the Scrapies program. Contact the State Vet. @ 517-324-5290 for the tags. No sheep or goats will be permitted to show or be sold without the tags in place.

               Animal Show & Sale Rules

Do to increase costs in 2009 the per animal fees will increase to $8.00 per head.

 

Notice:

 Fairground rules require that all animals on the fairgrounds must have health certificates.