2024 Sheep & Goat Validation Tags
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It’s
time to order 2024 County & Major Stock Show Lamb and Goat Validation
Tags!!
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What is validation? Who needs to validate their
livestock? In order for any 4-H/FFA member to make entry into any
livestock show in Texas (this includes the Gillespie County Youth Livestock
Show - county), their livestock projects must have been validated
within the Texas 4-H/FFA Livestock Validation Program. The validation of 4-H/FFA livestock projects occur
annually to establish a permanent identity of the animal and verify ownership
by the exhibitor. The validation program helps to ensure all animals are
placed on feed and under the direct care of the owner on a designated date.
The validation process occurs on a predetermined date established by the
State Validation Committee. At the time of validation, all animals (excluding horses)
are ear tagged, individual hair samples are collected on each animal to be used
for DNA testing to verify identity later, a record of exhibitor(s)/animal
project(s), and a code of ethics policy form must be completed by each 4-H
and FFA member. San Angelo Stock Show: ALL market lambs and goats must be
Texas bred and have a TLBA/TGBA tag recorded on their validation paperwork
and in their ear to be eligible to show. **New for 2023** Lambs and goats validated
during the 2023 State Fair Validation Period WILL BE ELIGIBLE for 2024 Spring
Major Shows. Market animals validated for the 2023 State Fair will carryover
for 2024 Spring Major Shows. Once validated, the project MUST stay in the
care of the exhibitor that project is validated to; if the exhibitor chooses
to sell the project to a new exhibitor, the new exhibitor MUST REVALIDATE the
project within the next validation period. If you validated a
sheep/goat for State Fair of Texas and they do not have a TLBA/TGBA recorded
on their validation paperwork and you would like to be able to show them at
San Angelo you MUST revalidate that animal to add the TLBA/TGBA tag so they
will be eligible. What do you need to do to validate your animal(s)? Tags are $16 each. Payment for tags is due at the time of ordering in-person or online. You will need to order 1 tag (1 ticket if online) per animal in which you plan on validating. Gillespie County Extension Office: 38
Business Ct. Fredericksburg, TX 78624 Deadline
to order tags: Thursday, August 24th Physical Validation dates will be announced at a later
date! |
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