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GENERAL RULES & ENTRY FORM I. II. III. ELIGIBILITY: FOR ALL-AMERICAN LIMOUSIN FUTURITY SHOW All cattle must be recorded with the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) to be eligible to show in the All-American Futurity (AALF). The 2019 AALF will have Limousin (orange papered 75% or greater), Lim-Flex (purple papered) and Fullblood showing together. The NALF Board has approved awarding Level I MOE points for this show as requested by the NALF Show Committee and the AALF Executive Committee. A) Bulls calved between September 1, 2017, and January 31, 2019, are eligible to show. All bulls entered in the AALF must be free of known genetic defects. If their pedigree check reveals a suspect carrier ancestor that has not been tested free when checked by NALF, said bull must test free to be eligible to show in the AALF and compete for the After 5 Club money. B) Females calved between September 1, 2017, and January 31, 2019, are eligible to show. C) Cow-calf pairs must have a natural-born calf nursing that is less than 250 days of age show day. Calf at side may be shown in individual class if born January 31, 2019, or before. D) All cattle will be checked in by show management—tattoos will be read, hip height measured, and all bulls will be weighed and scrotal measurements taken. E) EPDs will be made available to the judge(s) on all animals shown. F) A Jan Mapes’ sculptured trophy will be awarded to the Grand Champion Bull and the Supreme Grand Champion Female. AFTER 5 CLUB: A member of the After 5 Club who exhibits the AALF Grand Champion Bull will receive $10,000. A non-member will receive $5,000. A) Bulls must have BW, WW, YW (if applicable) recorded with NALF at entry time. Champion bull must meet all requirements to be an AI-verified sire to receive prize money. B) Semen must be ready to deliver on/or before November 1, 2019. C) Failure to Freeze—purse rolls into following year in an interest-earning account. Failure to deliver semen disqualifies exhibitor and/or owners from future All-American Futurities. All bulls must be entered with this understanding. HOW TO ENTER: Entries will be due in the American Cattle Services office on or before May 1, 2019. Entry fee of $50 each shall accompany each entry. $100 entry fee after May 1 deadline. Cow-calf pairs are considered one entry—$50 fee, unless the calf is to be shown in an individual class. Entries received after printing of show program must pay a $300 entry fee. No entries will be excepted after cattle are checked in at show location. Cattle must be entered as recorded with NALF. No email entries! IV. BEDDING FEE: All cattle in the AALF show that are not entered in the Junior show must pay a $50 bedding fee—which pays for first-time bedding and tie-out bedding. V. PREMIER BREEDER & PREMIER EXHIBITOR: Trophies to be awarded to winners of the following group classes: (a) Premier Breeder: Presented to the breeder compiling the most points on six head of cattle bred by, not necessarily owned by said breeder. (b) Premier Exhibitor: The exhibitor whose owned or co-owned cattle accumulate the greatest number of points under the NALF point system. VI. TRIPLE CROWN AWARD: The AALF is the first leg of the Triple Crown. The grand champion must win Louisville and Denver in sequence to be a Triple Crown winner. An award, plus $1,000 cash will be awarded to the winner or winners (bull or female) VII. CLASSIFICATION FOR THE AALF SHOW: All cattle will be listed in the program by age, youngest to oldest, by sex. After all cattle are checked in, a committee will break the entries into classes with a minimum age spread. Class winners will compete for division champions, division champions will compete for grand champion. The cow-calf pairs will show first and will not compete for grand champion female. VIII. DIVISION OF PREMIUM MONEY: The premium will be decided upon receipt of entries. The premium fund consists of the total amount of money paid in entry fees, plus appropriations and contributions from program ad sales and benefit auction funds less administrative costs. IX. NOTE TO JUNIOR EXHIBITORS: An entry in the National Junior Limousin Show does not automatically enter you in the AALF. LEVEL I MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE SHOW The Summer’s Premier Limousin Event June 30-July 5, 2019 Springfield, Missouri HOW TO ENTER: A copy of the registration paper or copy of the application for registry is the only acceptable form for entering the AALF show. All cattle must be entered as recorded with NALF. This enters you only for the AALF show. ENTRY DEADLINE: May 1, 2019 Entry Fee: $50 | Bedding Fee: $50 EXHIBITOR: For correspondence and premiums Name: _______________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________ City: _______________________________________ State: ______ Zip: ____________ Phone: _____________________________ Cell: ______________________________ Contact ACS for advertising space in the program. Prefix/Tattoo Birth Date Sex Entered in Jr. Show (Y/N) Send entries to: 24018 State Hwy. 5 Chattanooga, OK 73528 Phone: 580/597-3006 Fax: 580/597-6619