RULES AND REGULATIONS
Colorado Junior
Swine Association By Laws
Mission of the CJSA:
To provide youth swine exhibitors in Colorado with a network
of support and opportunity to gain knowledge in the
purebred, showpig and commercial swine industry.
1. Organization
a. CJSA is designated for the spring and summer showpig circuit in
Colorado that is comprised of sanctioned shows and youth
development activities.
b. The representatives for CJSA will serve as the official record
keepers.
c. Show season will take place from April – August (up to CO State
Fair).
d. Points will be totaled from all of the sanctioned shows.
e. Any grievances must be presented to a CJSA representative within
24 hours of the incident in writing and must be
accompanied by a $100 non-refundable
fee.
2. Membership Eligibility
a. Membership is open to all Colorado swine exhibitors ages 5-21 as
of January 1st of the current year.
b. A $35 membership fee will be assessed to become a member of the CJSA.
i. Membership benefits
1. Eligibility for
point’s awards.
2. Leadership
opportunity.
3. CJSA T-shirt.
c. Members must be signed up and paid before the beginning of the
show.
i. Points will not be accumulated until membership
dues are paid.
d. Must be a Colorado 4-H member or Colorado FFA member to be
eligible to participate.
e. The CJSA is not responsible for accidents.
3. Advisory Board
a. Shall consist of at-large representatives.
4. Sanctioned Shows
a. Shows must follow all rules set forth by the CJSA for record
keeping.
b. A standardized entry form and placing document will be furnished
by the CJSA for all sanctioned shows.
i. $150 fee will be required to become a CJSA
sanctioned show.
c. A mailing list must be turned into the CJSA from
each sanctioned show to be used for advertising and future
recruitment (list
will be shared with each show).
d. All sanctioned shows must submit a finalized list of class
placings and champions within 5 business days
of the conclusion of
the show. E-mail them to
coswine@gmail.com.
e. Pigs may be only entered in one class per show.
f. All hogs must be farrowed January 1st and after.
g. All CJSA sanctioned shows are required to have three aspects to
their show:
i. Classes for purebred and crossbred market hogs.
ii. Swine showmanship (as of Jan. 1 & according to
NJSA rules)
1. Novice: 5-8
2. Junior: 9-12
3. Intermediate:
13-16
4. Senior: 17-21
iii. Select the top five hogs overall at the show.
h. Pigs must be entered in the name of the CJSA member that wishes
to accumulate points from exhibiting of that animal.
i. All hogs being used to earn points at CJSA sanctioned
shows must be owned by and in the possession of the
exhibitor no later
than June 1st of the current show
season.
j. CJSA members are expected to exhibit their own animals. If the
CJSA member is unable to exhibit their own animal, only
CJSA members may be used as a substitute.
Substitute showman must first seek approval from CJSA
officials prior to the
show.
k. A CJSA member may only use a substitute showman at a maximum of
two shows during the CJSA show season.
i. This does don’t include situations of a member
having more than one entry in a class or if the member has
pigs in 2
different classes being shown
simultaneously.
l. Showmanship classes
i. Exhibitor may only exhibit their own hogs
m. CJSA will not be responsible for the formation of the
enforcement of the individual show rules.
i. These are the sole responsibility of the show
management.
n. The CJSA reserves the right to have space for an official CJSA
booth at each show.
5. Points
a. Points will be gained for members in the following breeds, for
market swine, for the CJSA show season: Hampshire,
Yorkshire,
Duroc, Dark OPB, White OPB and
Crossbred.
b. Only the points from the top two pigs that an individual
exhibits at each show will count toward an individual’s
total points.
i. Only one pig per breed can accumulate points for
the member.
1. Cannot receive
points for two Yorkshire barrows. To receive points for two
pigs, the member must exhibit two separate
breeds. If showing two pigs of the same breed, only the
higher placing of the two will accumulate points.
c. No limit to the number of breeds that a member can enter at each
show, but can only earn points for two breeds at each show.
i. It is possible to use points earned from more
than two breeds to achieve a members overall points total
1. The exhibitor
may use points for Duroc and Hampshire pigs at one show and
points for Crossbred and Yorkshire pigs at
another show to achieve an overall point’s total.
d. 5 points will be awarded towards showmanship for CJSA members
that attend educational events and clinics that may or may
not be in conjunction with CJSA
sanctioned shows.
i. Such events will be advertised prior to the show
(updates on website).
e. Points will be awarded as follows:
i. Top 5 placing in each class:
1. 1st – 50 points
2. 2nd – 40 points
3. 3rd - 30 points
4. 4th – 20 points
5. 5th – 10 points
6. 6th and below 5
points each
ii. Breed Winners:
1. Champions – 10
points
2. Reserves – 5
points
iii. Overall Winners:
1. Grand – 40
points
2. Res. Grand – 25
points
3. Third – 15
points
4. Fourth – 10
points
5. Fifth – 5 points
iv. Showmanship:
1. 1st – 10 points
2. 2nd – 9 points
3. 3rd – 8 points
4. 4th – 7 points
5. 5th – 6 points
6. All other
participants will receive 5 points
6. Awards
a. Dependant solely on funding.
b. Prizes will be awarded for top finishers in each of the
following categories:
i. Showmanship (in each age division)
1. Awards will go
to top 5 finishers in each age division.
2. Tie-breaks will
be decided by number of showmanship1st, and then the number
of 2nd and so on until the tie is broken.
ii. Breed Divisions
1. Awards will go
to top 5 finishers in each breed.
2. Awards will go
to the top 10 finishers in the crossbred division.
a. Showmanship and educational points will be used to
determine tie-breaks.
iii. Overall Exhibitor
1. Awards will be
given to the top 10 exhibitors Overall.
a. Showmanship and educational points will be used to
determine tie-breaks
c. Market hogs and showmanship are separate
categories and points for each will not be
combined at any time. Except for
Overall points.
d. To be eligible for top awards in breeds or overall, the CJSA
member must participate in that category at least 40% of the
time
during the CJSA show season.
i. Example 1: To be eligible for top awards in
Hampshire, the exhibitor must have shown a Hampshire at 4 or
more CJSA
sanctioned shows, assuming there are 10
sanctioned shows.
ii. Example 2: If an exhibitor shows at 8 CJSA
shows but only shows a Duroc at 3 shows, he/she will not be
eligible for top
Duroc awards. However, those Duroc
points may still count towards an exhibitor’s total points.
All rules are subject to the discretion of the CJSA
Advisory Board and are subject to change!
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