The possession dates for animal ownership for those 4-H and FFA exhibitors planning to exhibit at the 2019 Ohio State Fair HAVE CHANGED for some species. Again, these are only for animals exhibited at the Ohio State Fair. Animals exhibited at the Fairfield County Fair must follow county possession deadlines as outlined in the 2019 4-H Members Handbook and 2019 Fairfield County Junior Fair Rule Book.
https://ohiostatefair.com/livestock/
Livestock Animal Ownership changes for 2019 announced:
In order to be more consistent with statewide livestock exhibition ownership rules from the Ohio Department of Agriculture, the Ohio State Fair has modified ownership rules beginning with animals exhibited at the 2019 Ohio State Fair. Specifically, some market animals (swine, lambs, goats and poultry) will have ownership date changes.
To help prepare exhibitors for this change, a list of these modified rules are below. We are sharing this list online and on social media to help inform exhibitors, but would greatly appreciate your assistance in spreading the word.
Market animals – SOME CHANGED FOR 2019 OHIO STATE FAIR
- Market Beef – January 1
- Market Swine – May 26 (changed for 2019)
- Market Lambs – May 26 (changed for 2019)
- Market Goats – May 26 (changed for 2019)
- Market Rabbits – June 1
- Market Poultry – within 5 days of hatch (changed for 2019)
Breeding animals – dates have not changed for 2019 OHIO STATE FAIR:
- Breeding Beef – May 1
- Breeding Swine – June 1
- Breeding Sheep – June 1
- Breeding Goats – June 1
- Breeding Poultry – June 1
- Breeding Rabbits – June 1
- Dairy Cattle – June 1