Section 160.53. Swine; department 3.

  Exhibits entered in classes under subs. (1) , (2) and (4) may be judged using the regular or Danish judging system.

(1)   Breeding classes. Exhibits shall consist of recognized breeds, including grade and crossbred females. Entry classes within breed are limited to the categories under pars. (a) to (h) and premiums may be paid in the following level one amounts.

Premium level one.   $6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00

(a) Boar; senior spring, January.

(b) Boar; senior spring, February.

(c) Boar; junior spring pig, March.

(d) Sow; Junior yearling.

(e) Sow; senior pig.

(f) Sow; senior spring, January.

(g) Sow; senior spring, February.

(h) Sow; junior spring pig, March.

(2)   Market classes. A fair board may establish up to 3 market swine entry classes, based on weight. Swine in each class shall be raised to be sold at market and shall be shown by weight. The fair board may establish weight limits for each entry class, but may not limit an entry class by breed, sex or age. If 16 or more swine are entered in any entry class, that class may be divided into 2 or more approximately equal subclasses, and each subclass may be judged as a separate class. An exhibitor may enter up to 3 swine in entry classes under this subsection, and may receive up to 2 premiums in any entry class under this subsection. For each entry class established under this subsection, the fair board may pay first-place to fourth-place premiums of $6.00, $5.00, $4.00 and $3.00.

(3)   Showmanship. A county or district fair board may establish one or more swine showmanship entry classes, and for each entry class may pay first-place to fourth-place premiums of $3.00, $2.50, $2.00 and $1.50, respectively. The board may subdivide entry classes as appropriate. All entry classes shall be judged using the Danish judging system.

(4)   Carcass class. The fair board may establish a swine carcass entry class. The fair board may establish standards for the entry class, and subclasses within the class. An exhibitor may enter only one market pig in the swine carcass class, but that pig may also be entered in a market swine entry class under sub. (2) at the same fair. For the swine carcass class, the fair board may pay first-place to fourth-place premiums of $6.00, $5.00, $4.00 and $3.00.

Cr. Register, November, 1990, No. 419 , eff. 12-1-90; r. and recr. (2) (intro.) and r. (2) (d), Register, July, 1995, No. 475 , eff. 8-1-95 ; correction in (2) (intro.) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, November, 1999, No. 527 ; am. (2) (intro.), r. and recr. (3), Register, November, 2000, No. 539 , eff. 12-1-00; CR 11-037 : r. and recr. (2), (4) Register April 2012 No. 676 , eff. 5-1-12.