Exhibitors at State, County, and District fairs, along with other livestock exhibitions, expositions, and shows are required to comply with all statutory and regulatory provisions of the State of Michigan relating to animal health outlined in Act No. 466 of the Public Acts of 1988, as amended, and rules promulgated for the implementation and enforcement of the act.
1.A fair shall have an accredited veterinarian on call whenever there are animals on the premises during the fair. A fair, exhibition, exposition, or show authority shall do all of the following as described herein:
    a. Notify exhibitors of health tests and certificates required for importation and exhibition in this state.
    b. Examine and approve required health certificates, reports, test charts, certificates, or other required documentation before displaying, exhibiting, or stabling the animals in the exhibition area or before commingling with other animals.
    c. Notify exhibitors whether or not poultry vaccinated against Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT) are allowed in the fair, exhibition, exposition, or show.
    d. Assure that all participating equine test negative for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA).
2. Livestock with clinical signs of infectious, contagious, or toxicological disease shall be removed from the fair, exhibition, exposition, or show or, by permission of the director, shall be isolated on the premises. Livestock that have known exposure to, or that show clinical signs of, infectious, contagious, or toxicological disease as determined by a veterinarian shall not be displayed or housed at a fair,  exhibition, exposition or show unless permission to do so is granted by the director. The fair, exhibition, exposition or show authority is responsible for ensuring that the livestock are removed from the premises.
3. A fair, exhibition, exposition, or show authority may require additional testing or vaccination of animals before entry and during the fair, exhibition, exposition or show.
4. A bird shall not be handled except by the exhibitor, attendant, fair veterinarian, director, or judge after the bird is placed in an exhibition coop.
5a. All cattle moving to a show, sale, or exhibition within Michigan are required to have an official radio frequency identification device (RFID) ear tag. Exhibitors may call NorthStar Cooperative at 888-203-3398 or National Holstein Association at 800-952-5200 to order RFID tags.
5b. For all Indiana cattle exhibited in Michigan, RFID ear tags can be ordered by calling RJ matthews Co. at 330-834-3000, extension 2013; or by calling the Indiana Animal Health, Inc. at 219-279-2378. 6. All goats, sheep and privately-owned cervids shall bear official identification before they leave their home premises.
7. It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to ensure that all requirements for testing, identification, and official interstate health certificate or official interstate certificate of veterinary inspection are fulfilled prior to importation and that proof of fulfilling these requirements is provided to the director, fair, exhibition, exposition, or show authority upon request.
8. Upon request, a person who exhibits livestock shall present for inspection all reports, test charts, and appropriate health certificates required to accompany the livestock.
9. Out-of-state livestock for exhibition shall meet the requirements prescribed for importation of breeding animals of that species and shall be accompanied by a copy of an official interstate health certificate or an official interstate certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian from the state of origin. Livestock shall not be diverted to a premises other than the destination site named on the official interstate health certificate.
10. Whenever an official test is conducted or an official vaccination is administered, livestock shall, unless exempted by the director, be permanently identified in a manner approved by the director.
11. Unless otherwise approved by the director, a facility for exhibition of livestock shall be constructed to allow sufficient separation of each exhibitor’s livestock. The facility shall be constructed of a material that can be adequately cleaned and disinfected.
12. An exhibition building or yarding facility shall be cleaned and disinfected with USDA approved disinfectant used in accordance with label instructions before livestock are admitted by removing from the premises all manure, litter, hay, straw, and forage from pens, runways and show rings, and thoroughly disinfecting walls, partitions, floors, mangers, awarding facilities, and runways in a manner approved by the director. MDA is currently using Virkon S for field activities. For a complete list of disinfectants, please refer to www.michigan.gov/mda-exhibitinfo.
13. Feed and water containers provided for exhibition coops shall be new or properly cleaned.
14. A feed or water container from which a bird has eaten or drunk shall be refilled to prevent contamination of the common supply of feed and water. A feed or water container may not be removed from an exhibition coop except for the purpose of cleaning.
15. An exhibition coop shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected before and after each exhibition.
16. Primary enclosures and stall areas shall be constructed and placed to provide adequate light for proper inspection for evidence of transmissible diseases. 
17. Cage litter and bedding shall be clean and shall be replaced daily, or as often as needed.
18. A shipping crate used in shipment of birds by common carrier may not be used as an exhibition coop. Shipping crates shall be cleaned and disinfected on the day of arrival after the birds have been removed for exhibition and before being used again. Unless otherwise necessary, shipping crates shall not be stored in the exhibition area.
19. Out-of-state livestock for exhibition shall meet the requirements prescribed for importation of breeding animals of that species and shall be accompanied by an official interstate health certificate or an official interstate certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian from the state of origin.