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. Visit: https://ohiostatefair.com/livestock/ for more information.
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:
- 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