1. Members must be 10, but not yet 19, before January 1 of the current year. Contestants in National 4-H Competitive Events cannot have reached their 19th birthday as of January 1 of the year in which the National 4-H Competitive Event is held.
2. Eligibility:
   
   a.  Each County Extension Council may enter one team of four regularly enrolled 4-H members. Each District Extension Council may enter teams of four regularly enrolled 4-H members equal to the number of counties comprising the extension district.
   
   b.  Contestants who have competed at the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest (even as an alternate) in Louisville, Kentucky, are not eligible to compete in this contest.
   
   c.  In keeping with National 4-H rules, contestants who have participated in post-secondary course work or training for post secondary competition in the subject area of this contest are not eligible to compete.
    
3. Eight classes will be judged. They will include beef cattle, swine, and sheep. Oral reasons will be taken on four classes.
4. Scoring will be on the basis of 50 points per class on placing 50 points for each set of reasons.

Special Awards and Out-of-State Participation

Awards will be announced as soon as possible after last set of oral reasons.
Traveling trophy will be awarded to the first place team as follows:

     Beef - Kansas Club Calf Association, Tony Small, 1200 West Radio Lane, Arkansas City, KS 67005

     Sheep - Purebred Committee, Kansas Sheep Association, Alex McClure, 4702 NW 60th, Newton, KS  67114

     Swine - Kansas Pork Producers Council, 2601 Farm Bureau Road, Manhattan, KS 66502

     Reasons and Overall - Kansas Livestock Association, Todd Johnson, 6031 SW 37th Street, Topeka, KS  66614
Trophy will be retired to the county after that county has won the award three times. If a trophy becomes filled with recognition plates before it is won three times by one county, the sponsor may purchase a new trophy or recycle the trophy.

All team members competing in out-of-state contests must be 14 before January 1 of the current year and meet other eligibility requirements listed in special rules.

First, second and third place teams (if qualified) will have the option of choosing in which contest they prefer to compete. Choices of location will be determined by teams in order of their placing. Example: First place could choose Kansas City if they wished not to participate in Louisville, the second place team would be given the opportunity to participate in Louisville or Denver. The third place team would be given the option to accept or reject the remaining contest. Participation in Louisville, Denver or Kansas City contest will be extended only as far as the 5th place team. Thus Kansas could possibly send teams to only Denver and Kansas City if all five of the top teams defer from participating in Louisville. Cash awards are tied to the contest attended, not the team ranking in the Kansas 4-H Livestock Judging contest. The attending Louisville, if qualified, will receive $1,000.00 sponsored by Kansas Livestock Association. The attending the National Western in Denver, if qualified, will received $400.00 sponsored by the Kansas Farm Bureau and Affiliated Services, Manhattan, KS  66502. The team attending the American Royal in Kansas City, if qualified, will receive $300.00 sponsored by the Joe Lewis Memorial Fund, % Kansas 4-H Foundation, Manhattan, KS  66502. Cash awards must be used toward travel expenses to the respective contest immediately following the state contest of that year or they will be forfeited. Contestants may compete at a specific 4-H contest (Louisville, Denver or Kansas City) one time only. Teams will be reimbursed after results of the contest and summary of expenses have bee reported to the State 4-H Office. Fourth and fifth place qualifying teams may attend an approved out-of-state contest of their choice at their own expense. The 4-H Livestock Judging Contest at the National Western in Denver and the American Royal in Kansas City prohibit participation by previous contestants of the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest in Louisville.