STATE CONTACT
Dr. Ken Culp, III
212 Scovell Hall, 4-H YD, University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40546-0064
phone: 859-257-5961 fax: 859-271-7180 email: kculp@uky.edu

"Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless or race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin."

DESCRIPTION
The State 4-H Livestock, dairy and horse judging contests are held in the summer around the time of 4-H Teen Conference. They are held on the campus of the University of Kentucky, and are open to both junior and senior 4-H members. 4-H members do not have to own an animal to participate.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FOR COUNTY EXTENSION AGENTS

Information will be sent to you in March regarding fees, etc. This information, plus the forms on the succeeding pages are to be used to register 4-H members for the State Contests. All registrations are due in the State 4-H Office in May. (NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.)

Youths will be housed in the U.K. Residence Halls. Housing registration forms will be sent to County Extension Offices in March. Extension agents are responsible for supervising their youths during the contest and during the evening activities.

ONE CHECK PER COUNTY should be sent to include all horse, dairy and livestock registration fees. The check should be made out to "Friends of Kentucky 4-H, Inc." Fees are due in the State 4-H Office with registration forms.

1. Both junior and senior members may judge in separate divisions.

A JUNIOR MEMBER must have reached his/her 9th birthday, or be in the fourth grade in school as of January 1 of the current year, and must not have passed his/her 14th birthday as of January 1 of the current year.

A SENIOR MEMBER must have reached his/her 14th birthday as of January 1 of the current year, and not have passed his/her 19th birthday as of January 1 of the current year.

2. A county may enter as many junior and senior 4-H members in the judging events as they wish. County teams are composed of the four high scoring individuals overall in each division.

3. To be eligible to participate in the State Judging events, all junior and senior members must be certified by the 4-H agent that each individual has received training.

4. The 12 highest scoring individuals in senior meat animal and dairy judging will be invited to participate in further workouts to select teams which will represent Kentucky in out-of-state competition. The workout schedules will be discussed with those concerned immediately following announcements of results.

5. No member of a team may represent Kentucky in more than one out-of-state 4-H Club national judging events during the current year.

6. No member may represent Kentucky in an out-of-state NATIONAL judging event in which he/she has previously participated as a representative of the 4-H Club Department. This includes the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest in Louisville. Contestants in 4-H competitive events must not have participated in official post-secondary (university, college, junior college or technical school) competitive events of a similar nature and in the same subject matter area.

7. No 4-H member may compete in more than one state livestock judging event (meat animal, dairy or horse). An individual may compete in one of these and also in tobacco, land, poultry, vegetable, meats, clothing, foods or home furnishing judging providing the member makes the necessary arrangements should conflicts occur. Members entering the meat animal judging event must judge beef, sheep and swine.

8. Participants in the judging event shall report to the superintendent in charge of events at least 30 minutes prior to the scheduled starting time.

9. Judging will be done on an individual basis. There shall be no conferring among members or between a member and anyone else (except the superintendent or group leader) while the judging event is being conducted. Violation will necessitate expulsion of a member.

10. Only the participants will be permitted in the judging ring except those adults who are assigned to assist with the event.

11. ACCORDING TO THE LAST POLICY STATEMENT AGREED ON BY 4-H AND FFA OFFICIALS, NO INDIVIDUAL MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE SAME 4-H OR FFA CONTEST (ANIMAL JUDGING, MEATS, POULTRY, FORESTRY, TOBACCO AND LAND JUDGING) DURING THE SAME YEAR.

12. The superintendent will interpret the above rules and act on any problem which may arise.

Last Revised: 8/11/98
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