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| Goats must be in the exhibitors possession on or before May 1 of the current year, except for kids born to a doe owned by the exhibitor. All goats are required to have a USDA eartag. |
| Show ring dress code is no longer all white. State level changed the dress code to white shirts and dark pants. |
| Wethers in Junior and Senior Wether MAY be sold at the Small Animal Market Auction. Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion wethers must be sold at the auction. Wethers may be shown in only one wether class. All wethers to be sold must be at least eight (8) weeks old. |
| Per Young Explorers Rules, each exhibitor must complete an educational project on Goats. All notebooks to be judged must conform to the Van Buren County notebook rules. |
