Protests against exhibitors, individual animals, or fitting violations must be submitted in writing, signed by five( 5) active members of the NALF, and presented to the Director of Media & Activities within 12 hours of the show’ s completion.
9. Substitute Showmen All junior exhibitors are required to show their own animals. If assistance is needed, the NALJA Board of Directors will help. ONLY a NALJA board member will be allowed to assist a junior in the ring. In the case of sickness or injury after arrival at the show, exhibitors( who must be present at the show) may select another junior exhibitor to show their animals. The NALF director of junior activities and the president of the NALJA Board of Directors must approve substitute showmen before they enter the show ring. Exhibitors with more than one animal in a class may have another NALJA member( s) show the additional animal( s) without approval.
10. Check-In All cattle entered in the NJLSC must be in the stalls by 2 p. m., Saturday, June 21, 2025. Show officials will check tattoos and health papers at that time in the designated check-in area. They will disqualify animals with illegible or incorrect tattoos. All cattle must comply with the Georgia Health Requirements. Please go to agr. georgia. gov to verify. Once an animal has been through checkin and disqualified due to an illegible or wrong tattoo, that animal may not go through check-in again with a new or fresh tattoo. Show officials will weigh steers and bulls and measure scrotal circumferences at check-in. Have your animal’ s papers stamped with a“ tattoo verified” stamp at your regional show to speed up the check-in process. Hard copies of registration papers are required. No copies will be accepted.
11. Stalling Show officials will assign stalls to exhibitors at the NJLSC according to their current addresses on file at NALF. Failure to stall in assigned spaces from 2 p. m. June 21, 2025, through Thursday, June 26, 2025, will result in a forfeiture of all premiums and show awards and elimination from the state herdsmanship competition.
Exhibitors must obtain permission for early releases or stalling deviations by submitting written requests and providing proof of need to the NALF office before the late entry deadline.
Steers and bulls may be released after the completion of their respective shows on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
NALJA only allows the stall cards provided at the show in the junior aisles. NALJA prohibits farm / operation signs and tarps and aisle fans.
* State associations can have tarp( s) with the state association logo and state association signs.
12. Entry Numbers All exhibitors must clearly display their entry numbers while they are in the makeup area and show ring.
13. Disposition To ensure safety, animals with unruly dispositions will not show. The judge or show officials may dismiss exhibitors with unruly animals from the show. NALJA will enforce the rule that after three incidents where the exhibitor loses control of an animal, it will automatically be excused from the ring.
14. Health Requirements Health certificates must comply with local rules and regulations for cattle. No animals with hereditary unsoundness may show.
15. Misrepresentation Any person found misrepresenting the NALJA rules and regulations will forfeit all premiums and show awards and may be subject to disqualification.
16. Substitute Animals NALJA does not allow substitutions for any animals.
17. Color Animals shown must be solid red or black above the flanks, excluding birthmarks. Cattle born after January 1, 2025 cannot exhibit any white markings on legs. This shall not apply to steer.
18. Agreement of Responsibility and Liability Participants must maintain full control, custody, care, and feeding of the animals and personal property that they bring on or about the premises of the national and regional junior Limousin shows. Participants clearly understand and agree that NALJA – along with NALF and its officials, officers, directors, employees, and agents – shall not be responsible for any damage, loss, or injury to any person or property that is caused directly or indirectly for any reason at those shows. The exhibitors, owners, their agents, and representatives agree to indemnify NALJA and NALF and hold the organizations harmless for all damages, injuries, losses, expenses, or liabilities they might incur at those shows, including any that may result from NALJA or NALF enforcing its rules and regulations. By entering the national or
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