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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 15.12.01.05" title_num="15" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="01" heading="Funding Conditions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Requirements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The agreement shall include a list of requirements which a successful applicant shall perform to receive Board funding.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>These requirements include the following submissions to the Board:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A list of its officers or committee leaders. The list shall include names, addresses, and telephone numbers.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A list of judges for all livestock shows at least 15 days in advance of the activity.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A final activity report within 45 days after the final day of the activity unless otherwise directed by the Board.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A draft, copy, or original current fair or show catalog listing premiums and a schedule of events in advance of the activity.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Special Conditions for Livestock Shows.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Livestock shall meet health requirements of the Maryland Department of Agriculture.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Judges in dairy, beef, sheep, swine, and dairy goats shall be selected from the current Maryland Official Judges List, compiled by the Board, or receive approval of the appropriate Maryland livestock association before any show.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Checking Registration and Identification.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>In a purebred livestock show, the applicant shall check the registration papers for exhibit ownership and class qualification.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>In a non-purebred livestock show, the applicant shall check for appropriate identification to determine exhibit ownership and class qualification.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The applicant shall use funds received from the Board only for the payment of premiums, ribbons, and trophies in competitive departments unless otherwise authorized by the Board. Premium money is to be awarded on quality exhibits only.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An organization shall pay all premiums won by qualified exhibitors within 30 days after the final day of the activity.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>An organization or activity that conducts a livestock sale shall comply with the requirements of the Maryland Weights and Measures Law of the Agriculture Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>