Fair Rules and Regulations

Public Notice to All Concerned

1. While the greatest possible care will be executed by the management to protect patrons of the Cannon Valley Fair, each individual will be held personally responsible for his or her actions, and the management will not be accountable or responsible for any injury.
2. The Cannon Valley Fair Agricultural Society management assumes no liability for loss or damage to any property, to the concessionaire, exhibitor or patron due to theft, fire, tornado, weather conditions or other causes.
3. The Directors of the Cannon Valley Fair reserve the right to refuse any offensive or obscene exhibits which, in the judgement of the Fair Board, would be offensive to the general public.
4. Any group or person that conducts a protest action must limit its activity to the location designated by the Cannon Valley Fair Board. The designated location is past the grandstand just east of the Sprint tower on the fairgrounds property. No entrances or exits may be obstructed or limited in any way. No pets allowed.
5. No firearms allowed.
6. It shall be the policy that during the period of the Cannon Valley Fair, no dogs or other pets shall be allowed on the fairgrounds. These are the exceptions:
a. Certified service animals or secured animals in training;
b. Dogs or other pets may be allowed when part of an exhibition or demonstration authorized by the secretary;
c. Carnival owner/operators - dogs must be housed during fair hours.

General Rules and Regulations

These rules have been adopted by the Cannon Valley Fair Board of Directors and no exceptions will be made. Study the rules carefully to avoid errors. Anyone with disagreements or concerns, contact fair board officers.
1. Rules and regulations will be strictly adhered to.
2. All entries must be made to the superintendent of the departments.
3. All exhibits entered must remain in place until 6 p.m. July 5. If exhibits are removed before 6 p.m. on July 5, no premiums will be paid. Livestock may be removed at 4 p.m. July 4.
4. Premiums will not be awarded on articles that are inferior or not considered worthy by the judge, regardless of lack of competition.
5. All articles exhibited and not called for two days after the fair will be considered donated to the society.
6. Exhibits are allowed from any county in Minnesota.
7. Exhibits must be entered in the name of the bona fide owners. Exhibits must have been raised or made by the exhibitors during the current year.
8. No exhibit will be assigned to a place on the grounds until entry shall have been made. Each entry tag shall be attached to the entry itself, pen, or receptacle in which it is shown.
9. Every article in competition must correspond in number and description within the premium list, and be in its proper class, in order to obtain premiums.
10. All protests and appeals must be made in writing to the secretary before the close of the fair. Any interference by exhibitors to influence or dictate the decisions of the judges will be sufficient cause for excluding the exhibit from competition.
11. Anyone who wishes to give any special premiums must have these awards approved by the secretary or superintendent of the division beforehand to see that they conform to the general classification of the fair association.
12. The association will take every precaution in its power for the preservation of articles and stock on exhibition, but it cannot be responsible for any loss or damage that may occur in the delivery, exhibition or removal of the exhibits.
13. The awards on entries shall be designated by ribbons or cards as follows: First premiums, blue; second, red; third, white; fourth, yellow; fifth, pink; sixth, green; seventh, light green; sweepstakes, purple.
14. When a sum of money is to be paid out pro rata, the apportionment shall be according to the merits of the individual exhibits.
15. No person shall be permitted to distribute advertising matter on the grounds except from their place of business or exhibit. The tacking or posting of any advertisement, bill, card, etc., other than within the space occupied by exhibitors is strictly prohibited. The distribution of hand bills, flyers, heralds, etc., will not, under any circumstances, be permitted. Anyone violating this rule will be liable to a fine or expulsion from the grounds.
16. If the receipts prove insufficient to meet all demands, the society reserves the right to first pay all bonafide expenses of the fair and pay premiums with the balance on hand.
17. No pets allowed on grounds.
18. All checks not cashed by October 1 will be forfeited to the Association.
19. No smoking or alcoholic beverages allowed in the barns.

RULES FOR LIVESTOCK EXHIBITORS

1. No exhibitors of livestock shall be allowed to make more than two entries in an individual lot, one entry per group.
2. Special attention to all livestock exhibitors -- All animal health regulations governing public exhibition of livestock and poultry as specified by the Minnesota Livestock Sanitary Board will be in effect. Official health certificates or forms are required on all livestock. See your local veterinarian for these regulations. All horse exhibitors must bring a negative Coggin's Test to the fair. Any animals with warts or ringworm will not be allowed on fairgrounds.
3. Breeding ewes, breeding rams, market ewe lambs and breeding goats need to have a USDA scrapies eradication ID tag in place.
4. All classes of livestock except horses call for registered stock. All cattle and sheep should be accompanied by certificate of registry showing that the animal is properly registered in the studbook, herdbook or flockbook, which is recognized as being authentic for the breed. These papers must be available to the superintendent of the department on request.
5. Exhibitor must keep their stock, stalls and pens in good, neat condition and open for inspection from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and must furnish their own roughage, feed, etc.
6. Exhibitors of livestock must inform themselves when their stock will be judged. Stock must be in the show ring promptly after being called, and any exhibitor failing to comply with this order will be ruled out of competition.
7. Sires, dams and groups entered as such must be owned by the individual or firms exhibiting them, but the progeny of animals may be shown simply as proof of their breeding qualities without such ownership.
8. FFA and 4-H animals may be shown in open class show but must be entered in both classes on entry day.
9. All manure must be hauled to the designated holding area. Wash rack area must be kept clean at all times.