Livestock Health Regulations


Fair Veterinarian: Dr. Randy McGraw
The official Fair Veterinarian will give a clinical inspection of all livestock and poultry at the time the exhibits are presented for entry at the Fair. There will be no charge to the exhibitor for this inspection.

The State Department of Agriculture has established the following minimum livestock requirements for the Fairs:

  1. Each Fair must have an official Fair Veterinarian in attendance.
  2. Individual health certificates on Washington animals are not required for entry. The Fair veterinarian shall issue a blanket health certificate covering all in-state entries to the fair.
  3. No animal from quarantined area or premise will be permitted to enter the fair or show.
  4. All out-of "state animal entries must comply with State of Washington regulations or receive an exemption from the Sate Veterinarian for exhibition at the fair only.
  5. All out-of-state horses must have a negative coggins test (EIA) within six (6) months except for horses from Oregon.
  6. Fair veterinarians will inspect all classes of livestock and poultry (including horses, pet animals, rabbits, fur-bearing animals, pigeons, ducks, geese and turkeys) before they are exhibited, to determine that the livestock and poultry show no clinical indications of contagious, infectious disease and ectoparasite.
  7. Fair veterinarians must reject any animal with infectious or contagious diseases or ectoparasite. Exhibitors should be aware that ringworm, warts, pinkeye, strangles, contagious ecthyma, scabies, lice, mites, ticks and fleas fall into these categories.
  8. Those animals exhibiting disease symptoms during the course of the fair shall also be rejected by the fair veterinarian and removed from the exhibit area.
  9. It is strongly recommended, but not required, that cattle be vaccinated in the current show year against the respiratory diseases.
  10. The fair veterinarian"s professional decision as to the health status of an animal is final and shall be upheld by the fair board.
  11. Entry permits are required for all out of state cattle and breeder feeder swine. A blanket entry permit to each fair will be issued upon request. The telephone number is (206) 753-5040.