General Regulations

All persons enter at their own risk.
Parents/Guardians are responsible for the supervision of all minors.
Pets are not allowed at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival and they
will be denied entry to the Festival grounds. The only dogs that will be
allowed are certified service dogs and those dogs participating in the
working sheepdog demonstrations. Please leave your pets at home.
The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is not responsible for lost articles.
No alcoholic beverages or controlled substances allowed
No illegal or unlawful activity allowed
No demonstrations
No soliciting
Visitors may not distribute printed material/flyers/advertisements, etc.
No personal announcements will be made by the volunteers at the InformationTent.
As visitors arrive, they should make plans to rendezvous with the
people in their group.
The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival reserves the right to exclude from the
Fairgrounds any person (exhibitor, spectator, vendor) who is in any manner
disruptive or who exhibits inappropriate behavior that would disturb the
public. The Festival may delegate such authority to impose any such
sanction to its designated security officers. Said sanction shall also include
the right to temporarily or permanently ban participation in future events.

ALL VIOLATORS WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ESCORTED FROM THE PREMISES

Animal Health Regulations

**All exhibitors and vendors bringing animals to the Festival**

THESE 2 DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED WHEN YOU ARRIVE:
1. A 2008 Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) or a current (within 30 days) interstate health certificate issued by the state of origin for out of state animals.

2. A “Livestock Exhibitor’s Self Certification of Animal Health” must be filled out by the owner/caretaker prior to loading and must be presented upon request to the designated Festival or MDA Animal Health Official. This form can be found either on the reverse side of the 2008 MDA Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or at the MDA website www.mda.state.md.us

ANIMALS FAILING TO MEET HEALTH REQUIREMENTS WILL BE DENIED ENTRY OR BE REMOVED FROM THE FESTIVAL.

Questions should be directed to the MDA Regional Animal Health Office,
College Park, Maryland 301-314-1870.

** Animals to be sold at the Festival**

All animals sold at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival that are going out of
state are required to have a current Interstate Health Certificate of Veterinary
Inspection issued by an approved Maryland veterinarian.