Thanksgiving Weekend    October 9, 10 & 11th, 2010
 
 

RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR COMPETITIONS
IN THE
2009 WOODBRIDGE FAIR
 
1. All entries must be in the hands of the Secretary by October 9, 2009, 4:30 p.m., unless otherwise stated in the prize list.
2. The Society will not be responsible for any printing or other obvious errors in this prize list.
3. An exhibitor's fee of $5.00 will be charged each exhibitor. If you do not have an entry number, one will be supplied to you at the Secretary's office.
4. The Secretary will be prepared to receive entries on and after October 5th, 2009. Entries may be sent by mail enclosing the $5.00 entry fee. Additional forms are available online as well at www.woodbridgefair.com
Or call 905-265-1782.
5. Any person changing or removing entry tags from goods or exhibition, or in any way attempting to defraud any exhibition, shall be subject to a fine from $1.00 to $100.00 on conviction thereof.
6. No animal or article intended for competition shall necessarily entitle its owner to a premium unless deemed worthy of such by the judges.
7. No exhibits shall not be removed from the grounds before 4:30 p.m. on last day of Fair, under penalty
of losing prize money.
8. Any person or exhibitor who interferes with the Judges or Directors while in discharge of their duties or who afterwards, on the premises of the Society, uses any contemptuous language to any of the Directors or Judges, in consequence of any award made or not made to him/her or them, shall forfeit the rights to any premiums to which he might otherwise be entitled and may be excluded from exhibiting at the next annual exhibition. All decisions of the Judges will be final.
9. Every animal, or article exhibited must be the bona fide property of the exhibitor, and all agricultural produce must actually be raised by and be the property of the exhibitor and the growth of the present year. A statutory declaration shall be made to that effect, if required.
10. Manufactured articles must be made or produced by exhibitors themselves or at their expense by regular
employees during the present year and entered in the name of the manufacturer or producer only. Entries
made by a regular agent for one or more manufacturers must pay an entrance fee for each manufacturer.
11. No extra entries will be allowed unless quite distinct from anything named on the list.
If premiums for extras are recommended by the Judge the amount of such prize, if any, shall be determined by the Directors.
12. The Director in any class has power to rule out of ring any animal that becomes out of control.
13. No person shall be allowed to enter for exhibition more than one specimen in any one section of a class of manufacturing or produce.
14. The Society will, as far as possible, take care of all articles on exhibition but will not hold itself responsible for any loss. All exhibits are at the owner's risk.
15. When requiring information about prize money, write to the Secretary or phone 905-265-1782.
16. Donations are subject to change without notice, but they will be replaced with something of equal value.
17. In case of bad or unfavourable weather or other reasons causing the receipts to fall short of paying the expenses
and all prizes in full, after paying the expenses a proportionate amount, exclusive of membership, will be deducted from such prizes to enable the Directors to balance the accounts without loss.
18. A majority of the Executive Committee must approve the cancellation of any class due to weather conditions.
19. While the Directors of this Agricultural Society will use every available means to prevent accidents in and about the grounds, it must be distinctly understood that all persons going into or upon the exhibition grounds or parking lots must personally assume all risk of accidents or injury from any cause whatsoever.
20. All exhibits sent in by exhibitors, will be displayed by Directors in charge, but must be called for and picked up between 4:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the Fair.
21. The Directors will take precautions, under the circumstances, to insure the safety of articles and livestock entered for competition. The owners themselves must take the risk. Should any livestock or articles be injured, lost or stolen, the directors will not be responsible. Committees will not be responsible for any accidents.
22. In case of protest, it must be made in writing and deposited with the Secretary on the day of the Fair. It must state plainly the cause of complaint and be accompanied with a deposit of twenty ($20.00) dollars which shall be forfeited to the Society in case of the protest not being sustained.
23. To conform with the City of Vaughan By-laws and the Liquor Control Board of Ontario - No Smoking in barns or tents and No Alcoholic Beverages on grounds or barns. Exhibitors who do not follow this policy will not be permitted to exhibit and prize money will be withheld. Vendors who do not follow this policy, will be terminated and not allowed to sell their products for duration of the Fair.
24. The statute provides that the Society shall have control of grounds and for a distance of 300 yards surrounding. Privileges for refreshment booths and for sale of goods on or adjacent to the grounds is prohibited by Provincial Law.
25. All cheques issued in payment of prize money must be cashed by MARCH 31st of the following year. (2010)