2010 ILLINOIS WETHER SERIES RULES
1. All exhibitors must be under the age of 19. There is no minimum age requirement. Out of state exhibitors must pay a $30 annual membership fee.
2. The 2010 Illinois Wether Series begins on January 1, 2010 and ends with the Final Showdown, date and location yet to be determined.
3. In order for a show to be sanctioned, the show must send a $75 check and a completed registration form to the Illinois Wether Series Committee at least 3 weeks prior to the show date. No Exceptions.
4. Sanctioned shows must collect $5 from each exhibitor at the scales and must return these fees with the show results to the Illinois Wether Series.
5. Points will be earned on the following basis:
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Class Placing |
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# Exhibited in Class |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
1 Head |
5 |
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2-3 Head |
10 |
5 |
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4-5 Head |
15 |
10 |
5 |
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6-10 Head |
20 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
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11-15 Head |
25 |
20 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
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16-20 Head |
30 |
25 |
20 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
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21 Head |
35 |
30 |
25 |
20 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
6. When an exhibitor’s wether is named Champion of a show, he/she will receive the number of points that would have been awarded to the class winner of the largest class within the show. These points are in addition to the number of points they earned in their original class.
7. When an exhibitor’s animal is named Reserve Champion of a show, he/she will also receive the number of points that would have been awarded to the second place animal of the largest class within the show. These points are in addition to the number of points they earned in their original class.
8. All points recorded in a class are based upon actual number of wethers that enter the show ring for that particular class.
9. Only the two highest placing wethers per class with a maximum of 4 wethers will be recorded for each exhibitor at any one show.
10. Wethers must possess a permanent identification, a tattoo and/or scrapie tag number. Sanctioned shows are required to check for identification and include it on the submitted placing form.
11. Wethers can only earn points for one junior exhibitor.
12. Sanctioned shows must be open to any junior exhibitor.
13. If an exhibitor breaks the rules of the sanctioned show and the event chooses to bar the exhibitor or the event refuses to pay the exhibitor premiums or the event elects to not recognize the exhibitor’s placings, then the exhibitor will not receive any points for that show. If an exhibitor violates this rule, then the exhibitor will be banned from the Illinois Wether Series for the current year.
14. Sanctioned shows cannot close their entries prior to their posted entry deadline. If any fair refuses entry to any junior who tries to enter on time that show will be disqualified from the Illinois Wether Series and the points will not be counted.
15. Points will be tabulated at the end of the year and prizes will be awarded to the top 20 exhibitors according to the final points placing.
16. In case of a tie, the exhibitors will compare their points from the 2010 Illinois State Fair Junior Show and the exhibitor with the higher number of points will break the tie.
17. The exhibitor with the highest number of points at the end of the year will be the winner of an aluminum popper for one year’s use. Only one popper will be awarded each year.
18. An exhibitor and his/her immediate family are only eligible to win the aluminum popper one time. If the exhibitor with the highest number of points is ineligible, the popper award will go to the eligible exhibitor with the highest number of points. Immediate family means an exhibitor’s brothers and sisters, including those related by half blood or step-child of an exhibitor’s parent.
19. Concerning any conflicts, the decisions of the Illinois Wether Series shall be final.
20. A list of sanctioned shows and points to date for each exhibitor will be listed and maintained at www.wetherseries.com.
Click here for a PDF version of the Illinois Wether Series Rules.
DREW EARLES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
(217) 741-5388 | drew.earles@gmail.com
