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  2010 Iredell County Agricultural Fair

Monday, September 6th  - Saturday, September, 11th

RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
IREDELL COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR

(Owned and Operated by Kiwanis Club of Statesville, Inc.) 

Approved by the

NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Member - N.C. Association of Agricultural Fairs

Member - The International Association of Fairs and Exhibitions

 “OVER $12,000 OFFERED IN PREMIUMS”

Office and Headquarters


                           
Iredell County Fairgrounds
630 N Main Street
Troutman, NC 28166
 
 
FAIR OPENS LABOR DAY
PRICE OF ADMISSION
$5 per person
6 years old and under are free
Parking in Kiwanis Lots-$2 Per Car  

IREDELL COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE

      The purpose of the Cooperative Extension Service is to develop an educational program for helping the people in the county improve their economic, social and cultural well-being in an ever changing and complex society. A vast amount of information is available on  practically  any subject. We are located at:
                 
    
Iredell Agricultural Resource Center
444 Bristol Drive
Statesville, NC 28677

               
                  Our mailing address is:                 
               
            Post Office Box 311
Statesville, NC 28687 
               
                  Phone 704-873-0507
               
                  Fax     704-873-3164
               
                                   
              The Iredell County Extension Staff is as follows:                
                Kenneth E. Vaughn, County Extension Director                 
                Kathy Bunton, Agricultural Extension Agent                 
                Amanda Taylor, Agricultural Extension Agent                 
                Ann Simmons, Family & Consumer Science Agent                 
                H. Nelson McCaskill, Extension Agent, 4-H                 
                Kay Bridges, 4-H Program Assistant                 
                Jane E Duncan, Administrative Secretary                 
                Deidra Hicks, Extension Secretary                 
                Kelly Pierce, Extension Secretary                 
                                 
               

Rules 

               
1.)   The Fair will open on Monday, Labor Day, a 5:00 PM and continue for six days and nights.

2.)   Gates will open for admission of visitors from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM each day of the fair, except Saturday when the gates will open at noon. Doors of the exhibition hall to open at 5:00 PM. All doors and gates will be closed to visitors at 11:00 PM.

3.)
   All visitors must be off the grounds a 12:00 AM (Midnight) every  night during the fair week.

4.)   No admittance of visitors to the exhibition hall on Monday morning while  exhibits are being placed or on Tuesday while being judged.

5.) All city and county area school children will be admitted for a $ 1.00 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday until closing. Entering the Fairgrounds any other way than through gates is forbidden and offenders will be prosecuted.

6.) NO PASS OUTS. Anyone leaving the grounds will be readmitted only by purchasing a ticket.


                                 ACCEPTANCE OF ENTRIES 
 

Premiums awarded to Iredell County Fair Exhibitors only unless otherwise stated.
Premiums Paid by Judges Records Only…Not by Premium On Entry! 
 
 


 7.)   If gate receipts do not justify payment of premiums offered, premiums will be reduced pro rata.

 8.)   Entries will be accepted up to the capacity of the accommodations only. If only one entry is made in a class, second prize will be awarded, unless the judges unanimously agree it is worthy of blue ribbon award and prize.

 9.)   Only one premium per exhibitor per class will be paid.

10.)  When all space has been assigned entries will be declined.

11.)  Club displays should be entered on Saturday before opening of Fair.

12.)  Departments will be open to accept exhibits Sunday from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM and Monday from 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM. After 2:00 PM Monday everyone entering the gate must pay admittance. Bring your entries early and avoid the rush.

13.)  No grouping of clubs will be permitted to combine their efforts to put on a single exhibit. Each club competing for prize or expense money must put on individual exhibits under their own name.

14.)  There will be a nominal power charge to each commercial exhibitor using more than the previous allotted power. (anything other than the electric lights) 

 

                                 LIABILITY  

15.)  Any person attending the Fair either for pleasure or for business does so at their own risk.

16.)  Exhibitors or others bringing property of any kind upon the Fair Grounds, either as a exhibitors or otherwise, do so at their risk; the Fair Association, and the Kiwanis Club of Statesville, Inc., shall not be liable for loss or damage to such property from any cause whatsoever; and no such liability shall be created or presumed from any supervisor over exhibits exercised by the association or any of its employees. Every reasonable effort will be made by the officers of the Kiwanis Club of Statesville, Inc. and those in charge to protect the property or exhibition from loss or damage.

17.)  The distribution of handbills or other advertisement and solicitation is strictly prohibited on grounds except by permission of the Fair Association and the Kiwanis Club of Statesville, Inc.

                                 JUDGING  

18.)  All articles for entry must be made within the year unless otherwise stated.

19.)  The single system is the policy of the Fair and in every case the judge will be selected with the utmost care and as far as possible will be of State reputation.

20.)  The decision of the judges will be final unless a written protest is handed to the Fair Manager, who will
promptly bring it before the Executive Committee.

21.)  Any exhibitor attempting to interfere with the judges during their deliberations or who publicly expresses disapproval on the Fairgrounds, of the decision of the judges shall be guilty of conduct unbecoming an exhibitor, and shall forfeit the premium and be excluded from further competition.

22.)  No money will be paid on anything exhibited not listed in the catalogue nor more one entry per class per exhibitor. Judges are requested not to place ribbons on anything not listed in this book.

                                  RELEASE OF ENTRIES  

23.)  Exhibitors must claim their property at the close of the Fair, but no exhibit shall be removed or disarranged prior to Sunday after close of Fair, nor without delivering the proper coupon to the Superintendent, Livestock and Poultry may be removed Saturday
morning.

24.)  Exhibitors must call for property between 2 - 5 PM on Sunday, after close of Fair.  Entries not claimed will be disposed of by Fair officials.

 

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