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The
Hookstown Fair Board has the right to accept or refuse
any and all entries.
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The
Hookstown Fair Board will exercise every care in the
protection of exhibits but will not be responsible for
the loss or damage from any cause, including fire or
theft. All exhibits will be under the direction of the
Hookstown Fair Board and the appointed committees but in
no case will they be responsible for any loss, injury or
damage done or occasioned by or arising from any animal
exhibited by the exhibitor and shall indemnify the
Hookstown Fair Board against legal or other proceedings
in regard thereto. Upon these conditions only are
entries accepted.
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The Fair
Management will accept entries for only the classes
published in the premium listing as long as space is
available in that particular department.
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The Fair
Management may, at any time, order the removal of any
exhibit or part of any exhibit in bad condition, exclude
any entry unfit to show, or withhold premium payment.
Food products cannot be polluted with any substance or
chemical that causes them to become poisonous and unfit
to be used as food. Failure to comply will constitute
dismissal from the fair grounds.
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The Fair
Management will not assume responsibility for the
payment of premiums offered other than those provided by
the Fair Management.
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The Fair
Management agrees to pay all premiums in full, providing
the receipts are sufficient to do so, after deducting
the necessary operating expenses, and in case the
receipts are not sufficient, reserves the right to pay
premiums pro-rata.
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The Fair
Management reserves the right to withhold any premium
for lack of merit of exhibit and authorizes the judge to
award a lower place premium when deemed necessary.
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The
decision of the judge is final.
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When award
ribbons are stolen or destroyed, the exhibitor may
receive a duplicate ribbon at the Record of Exhibits
Office free of charge.
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All
exhibitors (excluding commercial exhibitors) must have
an exhibitor number before entering any exhibit. This
number is assigned only once. If you acquired a number
in the past, the same number will apply for all entries
in all departments thereafter, year after year. If you
do not have an exhibitor number, you may obtain one at
the Record of Exhibits Office prior to the opening day
of the Fair. This number must accompany every entry.
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Entries
for Departments 15, 18 and 19 will be accepted from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, and from 1 to 5 p.m.
on Sunday, Aug. 17. Entries for Departments 11, 12, 13,
14, and 17 will be accepted from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday,
Aug. 19. All 4-H Club (Department 10 Sections A-13
through A-29) entries will be accepted from 1 to 6 p.m.
on Sunday, Aug. 19 and 9 a.m. to noon on Monday, Aug.
20. Department 10 Rabbits (Section A-9) must be entered
between 1 and 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20.
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All above
listed exhibits will be released at 10 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 23. EXHIBITS MUST REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL RELEASED TO
QUALIFY FOR PREMIUMS. Exhibits must be picked up by 11
p.m. that day.
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Exhibit
halls will be closed to the public during the judging of
entries Monday, Aug. 18 beginning at 10 a.m. and will
remain closed until judging is completed.
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All
livestock exhibitors in Departments 1 through 11 must
enter animals in advance. Entry forms are printed in the
Premium Listings Tabloid or may be obtained from the
Record of Exhibits Office, P.O. Box 33, Hookstown, PA
15050 or from the department chairperson. Entry forms
must be returned to the address printed on that
individual form. Department 1 entries must be received
by July 1. Other livestock entries must be received by
July 15. Entry fees must accompany each entry form. A
letter of confirmation for your space will follow with
the necessary information and gate admission policies.
When livestock housing is filled to capacity, entries
will be refused based on latest postmark date.
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All cattle
on display must be double-tied. All cattle must have one
rope on the double tie, no baler twine. All horses must
be tied to the rings provided in the front of the stall.
If rules and regulations are not followed, exhibitors
are subject to forfeit of prize money.
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All
livestock exhibitors must furnish their own feed, hay
and bedding. Feed may be brought in by vehicle between
the hours of 6 A.M. and 10 A.M. through gate #6.
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The
exhibitors will be expected to keep the space they
occupy in a clean and sanitary condition, to accept the
stall assigned without controversy, to assist in the
removal of manure daily, and to cooperate with the
department in every way that may serve to increase the
educational value of the show.
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Exhibitors
of livestock must inform themselves as to when their
stock will be judged. Stock must be in the ring promptly
on call, and a failure to comply with the order renders
exhibitors liable to be ruled out in competing.
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Any animal
of unthrifty nature or unsuitable condition or that
cannot be satisfactorily handled must be removed from
the fairgrounds. The International Association of Fairs
and Expositions National Code of Show Ring Ethics will
be followed. Anyone wishing to obtain a copy of these
show ring ethics should call the fair office.
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Decorating
with ribbons or ornaments previously won shall be
prohibited until after the judges have made the awards
in their respective classes.
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Drugs
administered to livestock prior to or during the fair
for the purpose of controlling disposition or
showmanship performance are prohibited. The Fair Board
reserves the right to draw blood, collect urine or check
hair from any animal.
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All
animals entered in the breeding classes must be recorded
or accepted for registry in the recognized books for
their respective breeds. Exhibitors must have
registration and transfer certificates available for
inspection by management at any time until the judging
of the breed is completed. Only original registration
papers will be accepted when checking entries. No
photostats or other copies will be accepted.
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Animals
consigned for slaughter shall not receive any injection
or oral administration of drugs, biologics, etc. less
than 21 days prior to the opening date of the fair. If
upon slaughter a recent injection administration is the
cause of condemnation of a carcass, the loss of the
carcass will be born by the exhibitor.
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All
livestock entries in Departments 1 through 11 must be on
the grounds not later than 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18. All
such animals shall remain on the grounds until release
at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23. No exhibitor cars or
trucks permitted through gates or on grounds until
midnight. EARLY REMOVAL WILL FORFEIT PREMIUM PAYMENT.
Security will be provided for livestock until 8 a.m.
Sun, Aug. 24.
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Gates will
open each day Tuesday, Aug. 19, through Saturday, Aug.
23, at 8 a.m. Gate admission will be $7 until 3 P.M.
After 3 P.M., admission will be $9. Admission includes
mechanical rides, midway events, grandstand seating,
main stage events and parking. A NO-FRILLS weekly gate
pass (excludes mechanical ride privileges) will be
available for $20 per person per week at the Hookstown
Fair Board Office and with local merchants from Aug. 1
through Aug. 17. A discount daily ticket that includes
rides will be available for $6 at the same locations and
dates. This ticket will be good at any admission gate on
any of the five days of the fair.
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Children
24 months of age and younger will be admitted free (does
not include rides).
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Senior
citizens, age 60 and older, will be admitted FREE to the
grounds EVERY DAY BEFORE 3 P.M. with the proper senior
citizen identification—the Pennsylvania Senior Citizen
Card, the West Virginia Mountaineer Card, the Ohio
Golden Buckeye Card, or state driver’s license.
Admission for senior citizens after 3 P.M. will be $9.
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All
unauthorized people must be off the grounds by midnight.
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In the
event of a rainout, no admission refunds will be given.
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Use of
alcoholic beverages or drugs is prohibited.
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Recreational
scooters will NOT be permitted on the fair grounds.
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No dogs,
leashed or unleashed, except for seeing-eye dogs, dogs
on exhibit and performing dogs, will be permitted on the
fairgrounds.
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NO
FIREARMS or WEAPONS of any kind will be permitted on the
fairgrounds without the written permission of the Fair
Board prior to the fair. All violators will be
prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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The Fair
Management reserves the right to amend or add to these
rules and regulations as its judgment may determine.