WSR 97-04-078
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Filed February 5, 1997, 10:35 a.m.]
Date of Adoption: February 5, 1997.
Purpose: Amend the formula for the allocation of state fair funds to community and area fairs and add qualifying language to the rule.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending chapter 16-700 WAC.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 15.76.180.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 97-01-080 on December 17, 1996.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The amendment to the rule was adopted with the exception to the change in the basic allocation to community fairs in WAC 16-700-021 and 16-700-080. A supplemental proposal was filed to allow for additional testimony.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 5, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
February 5, 1997
Jim Jesernig
Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 1279, filed 11/28/72, effective 1/1/73 WAC 16-700-010 Activity reports required. Any area county fair
desiring to apply for an allocation from the state fair fund under the
provisions of chapter 61, Laws of 1961, must submit to the director
annually, on or before February 15 of the following year, reports
covering all of its activities on forms to be supplied by the director,
and include a ((county)) certified auditor's report of receipts and
expenditures attributed to the fair. Any ((area or)) community fair or
youth show must submit to the director annually, on or before December
1, the reports of its activities on forms to be supplied by the director.
[Order 1279, 16-700-010, filed 11/28/72, effective 1/1/73; Order 847,
Regulation 1, effective 6/8/61.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 1662, filed 12/14/79, effective 1/1/81 WAC 16-700-021 Qualifications. (1) Any ((area or)) community fair
applying for an allocation from the state fair fund shall have on display
or exhibit at one place, open to the public, for at least a seven-hour
period:
(((1))) (a) Three or more of the following animal categories: Beef,
sheep, swine, horses, dairy, goats, llamas, dogs, and poultry and rabbits
(poultry and rabbits being in one category) with at least five exhibits
in each category, except poultry and rabbits and dogs which shall have
ten; and
(((2))) (b) At least three of the following categories: Foods,
clothing, horticulture, crops, floriculture, arts and crafts, with at
least five exhibits in each category.
(((3))) (c) Each category, to qualify as per above, shall have at
least three exhibitors.
(((4))) (d) Each fair shall have at least twenty-five exhibitors in
total.
(2) Such ((area or)) community fair, whose application is accepted
by the director, shall be entitled to a basic annual allocation of fifty
percent of the premiums and prizes paid to the participants. An
allocation of up to one hundred percent reimbursement of premiums and
prizes paid may be made on a merit basis to such fairs as reporting one
thousand dollars or more of the value of such premiums and prizes:
Provided, That any community fair that has for its purpose the education
and training of youth in the matters of rural living and production
agriculture and serving the 4-H and FFA members and all interested youth
in its community, may qualify for an allocation with:
(((1))) (a) Three or more of the following categories: Beef, sheep,
swine, dairy, horses, llamas or goats; or
(((2))) (b) At least two of the following categories: Beef, sheep,
swine, dairy, llamas and/or goats, and at least two of the following
categories: Foods, clothing, horticulture, crops, floriculture, arts and
crafts, dogs, poultry and/or rabbits (poultry and/or rabbits being one
category).
(((3))) (c) Each category, to qualify as per above, shall have at
least three exhibitors.
(((4))) (d) Each fair shall have at least twenty-five exhibitors in
total.
(e) All such exhibits are to be exhibited by youth exhibitors, at one place, open to the public, for at least a seven-hour period. Such fair shall be entitled to an annual allocation of only fifty percent reimbursement of premiums and prizes.
(3) Any area fair may not receive an allocation in excess of the
total reimbursement of premiums and prizes.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.76 RCW. 80-01-019 (Order 1662), 16-700-021, filed 12/14/79, effective 1/1/81.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 847, Regulation 4, effective 6/8/61)
WAC 16-700-040 ((Weight)) Consideration given to community support.
((Due weight shall)) Special consideration may be given to each of the
several criteria by which fairs are to receive a merit rating. Special
consideration may be given, however, to small and comparatively isolated
fairs with limited local resources when such fairs have shown that a
maximum community effort has been made in support of these fairs.
[Order 847, Regulation 4, effective 6/8/61.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 847, Regulation 5, effective 6/8/61)
WAC 16-700-050 Merit criteria. The merit of area, district, county and community fairs shall be determined on the basis of the following criteria:
(1) Aims and purposes: For what reason or purposes is the show held and what is the evidence of successful achievement of these aims and purposes?
(2) Organization and management: To what extent is the
organization, its officers and management, and the physical ((setup))
facilities and financial resources geared to accomplish the objectives
stated above?
(3) Area served: What is the extent of the area from which exhibits and exhibitors are drawn and the extent of the area served?
(4) General attractiveness: Are the agricultural, educational, commercial and recreational features wellbalanced, making the fair attractive to the fairgoing public?
(5) Exhibits: What is the number, quality and diversity of exhibits and their general rating judged by recognized standards of excellence, as well as their neatness and orderliness in all departments, in open and junior classes?
(6) Community, county or area interest: How is full participation and support of the area served indicated by (a) attendance, both paid and total, and (b) by active support of service clubs, farm organizations and other groups?
(7) ((Financial management: What are the receipts from all sources,
all expenditures, including building funds, capital improvements,
financial reserves and obligations?
(8))) Success of the fair: How successful does the fair appear,
measured by its accomplishment in relation to resources available?
[Order 847, Regulation 5, effective 6/8/61.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 847, Regulation 6, effective 6/8/61)
WAC 16-700-060 Criteria for youth shows and fairs. Youth shows and fairs shall be judged on a merit basis according to the following criteria:
(1) Aims and purposes: To what extent does the show supplement 4-H, FFA and other related youth programs and to what extent does it provide opportunity for showing results of supervised training in these programs?
(2) Organization and management: To what extent is the organization, its officers and management and the physical setup geared to accomplish the objectives stated above?
(3) Scope: What does the show include in the nature of youth participation, such as number of participants, kind and number of exhibits or displays, and the clubs or chapters represented?
(4) Quality: What is the general attractiveness of the show in all departments, the general rating of exhibits judged by recognized standards of excellence, and the neatness and orderliness in all departments?
(5) Financial statement: What are the receipts of all kinds, the
expenditures, including salaries and wages, premiums paid, ((building
fund accounts,)) financial reserves and general obligations?
(6) Area and/or community support: In what ways does the area served support this show?
(7) Special activities: To what extent does the show provide
special activities for youth development, such as judging contests,
educational demonstrations, banquets, barbecues, programs, or other
supervised recreation?
[Order 847, Regulation 6, effective 6/8/61.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 1279, filed 11/28/72, effective 1/1/73 WAC 16-700-080 Qualifying premiums and prizes. Premiums and prizes
that qualify for listing for allocation purposes shall be those paid for
exhibits and educational contests, displays, and demonstrations of an
educational nature. This is not to include judges fees and expenses,
livestock sale revenues, prizes or premiums for promotion or
entertainment activities such as queen contests, parades, dances, rodeos,
and races.
[Order 1279, 16-700-080, filed 11/28/72, effective 1/1/73.]