The fair board of any county, district, or the state fair reserves the right to have a blood and urine laboratory analysis made for any animal at their fair..
Any exhibitor administering a drug to an animal which would render the carcass unfit for human consumption or any exhibitor of animal producing an analysis indicating the presence of an unapproved drug that can result in a quantitative or qualitative change in the characteristic of the animal will be required to return all Ribbon money “Fair Checks” and could be banned from further competition. Their name and the lab analysis will be submitted to the USDA & FDA for further investigation and possible prosecution.
DISCLOSURE: Any animal receiving medication for any life threatening disease or illness must be registered at the time they are entered in the fair.
Arkansas Department of Agriculture Rules and Regulations For livestock and Poultry exhibitions can be found at:
https://www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Exhibition_Requirements_Jul_2018.pdf
