Section 160.17. Poultry and poultry products; department 7.

 

(1)   Entry class and premiums; eggs. A county or district fair board may establish an entry class of poultry eggs and may pay first-place to fourth-place premiums of $1.75, $1.50, $1.25 and $1.00, respectively.

(2)   Entry classes and premiums; market poultry. A county or district fair board may establish an entry class for any of the following market poultry classes, and for each entry class may pay first-place to fourth-place premiums of $2.00, $1.75, $1.50 and $1.25, respectively:

(a) Yearling hen; determined on past egg production.

(b) Capons; 2 birds, each weighing over 7 pounds.

(c) Roaster chickens; 2 birds of either sex, each weighing 5 to 8 pounds.

(d) Roaster chickens; 2 birds with combined weight of 8 pounds or more.

(e) Broiler chickens; 2 young birds, each weighing 2.5 to 4.5 pounds.

(f) Young duck; either sex, weighing 5 pounds or more.

(g) Young geese; either sex, weighing 7 pounds or more.

(h) Young turkey; either sex, over 15 weeks of age.

(3)   Entry classes and premiums; poultry breeds.

(a) A county or district fair board may establish any of the following entry classes for any breed class under par. (b) , and for each entry class may pay first-place to fourth-place premiums of $2.00, $1.75, $1.50 and $1.25, respectively:

1. Cock.

2. Hen.

3. Cockerel.

4. Pullet.

(b) A poultry breed class may consist of one or more poultry breeds within any of the following groups, provided that no individual breed is included in more than one breed class:

1. American breeds.

2. Mediterranean breeds.

3. Crossbreeds.

4. Asiatic breeds.

5. English breeds.

6. Bantam breeds.

7. Other standard breeds.

8. Ducks.

9. Geese.

10. Turkeys.

11. Pigeons.

12. Guinea fowl.

Cr. Register, November, 1990, No. 419 , eff. 12-1-90; am. (2) (intro.) and cr. (2) (L), Register, July, 1995, No. 475 , eff. 8-1-95; r. and recr., Register, November, 2000, No. 539 , eff. 12-1-00.