PART I
The following practices or procedures are considered
unacceptable and defined as unethical in the show ring of registered dairy
cattle:
- misrepresenting the age of the animal for the class in
which it is shown
- filling an animal unnaturally with liquid (tubing)
- balancing the udder by any means other than by leaving
naturally produced milk in any or all quarters
- treating the udder, internally or externally with an
irritant, counter-irritant, or any other substance to temporarily improve
conformation or produce unnatural animation
- administering epidural anesthesia (blocking tails)
- performing surgery of any kind to change the natural
contour of appearance of the animal's body, hide or hair. Not included is the
removal of warts, teats and horns, clipping and dressing of hair and trimming
of hooves.
- inserting foreign material/articles under the skin,
into the topline or on the feet
- roping udders
- criticizing or interfering with the judge, show
management or other exhibitors while in the show ring or other conduct
detrimental to the breed or show
PART II
The provisions of this part apply to entries of a breed
regulated by a breed association which has adopted this part.
- If intended for use in contravention of the Code of
Ethics, no exhibitor and no agent, employee or other person acting on behalf
of an exhibitor, shall have in his or her possession or control any hypodermic
syringe, needle or other device, swabs, cloths, or other material, or any
medicine, preparation or substance, whether in liquid or any other form.
- Exhibitors will not be allowed to wrap hocks or drain
fluid from hocks at a show unless authorized by a veterinarian at the show.
- All entries and the personal property of all
exhibitors, their servants and agents and persons acting on behalf of
exhibitors, are subject to inspection by inspectors authorized by a show. All
such persons shall co-operate with the inspectors and shall provide all such
information in connection with such inspections and shall provide access to
the animal and all information reasonably required by inspectors in connection
with such inspections and shall provide, if so requested, samples of urine and
blood suitable for analysis.
Exhibitors shall also remove any udder supports, blankets or other objects
limiting the ability of the inspector to undertake a thorough inspection. In
particular, the inspectors shall be informed, in advance, of the nature of any
medicine, treatment or substance administered to any entry and the reasons
therefore. Inspections under this paragraph may be carried out at any time
while the animal is at the show and elsewhere in the period ending 30 days
after the termination of the show between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
- Any inspector may, at any time, require the delivery to
him of any hypodermic syringe, needle or other device, swabs, cloths or other
material, or samples or any medicine, preparation or substance, whether in
liquid or other form, in the possession or control of the exhibitor, his
servants, agents or persons acting on behalf of the exhibitor for the purposes
of laboratory analysis.
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- Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (B), the
following entries are disqualified and shall not participate further in the
show in which the entry is disqualified.
- Any animal determined by an inspector, who is also
a veterinarian, to have an udder manifesting any of the following:
localized swelling, oedema, erythema, sensitivity, reddening, firmness,
warmth or exfoliation of the skin, but excluding general oedema associated
with parturition or mastitis, or a sore in the area where the large blood
vessels enter the udder.
- Any animal entered by an exhibitor whose servants,
agents or persons acting on his behalf, fails to co-operate in the
inspection provided for under paragraphs 3 or 4.
- The inspector's determination pursuant to
subparagraph (A)(i) is subject to an appeal by the exhibitor to the appeal
committee appointed by the show for the purpose. Any such appeal must be
made by notice in writing delivered to the show management within 1 hour of
notification of the inspector's determination.
In keeping with the basic philosophy of the
fair/exhibition/show committee, ethics are an individual responsibility.
However, it should be understood that violators are subject to disciplinary
provisions of the Rules and Regulations.
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