There is hereby established in the State of Oklahoma a State Poultry Show, which shall be held annually under the supervision of the Oklahoma State Poultry Federation. The show shall be held each year at a central point in the State of Oklahoma designated by the Oklahoma State Poultry Federation. Expenses may be paid from any funds that have been made available for that purpose to the State Department of Agriculture or the State Board of Agriculture on claims approved by the Board. The State Poultry Show shall be divided into two divisions:

1. Adult or Open Division. Any person raising poultry may exhibit in the Division. Entry fees and premiums shall be fixed by the Board in cooperation and after consultation with the Oklahoma State Poultry Federation or its representatives. Nonresident exhibitor premiums shall be paid from entry fees collected by the Oklahoma State Poultry Federation; and

2. Junior Division. An exhibitor in the division shall be a boy or girl between the ages of nine (9) and nineteen (19) years. Participation in the Junior Divisions of all contests in school district, county, and state poultry and egg shows shall be limited to specimens of poultry and eggs actually produced and raised by school children of that district, county, and the state, respectively.

Laws 1955, HB 505, p. 93, art. 10(B), § 1, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955; Amended by Laws 1994, c. 126, § 1, emerg. eff. May 2, 1994; Amended by Laws 2000, SB 1424, c. 367, § 129, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000 (superseded document available).