New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 4 - CULTURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 3 - STATE FAIR
Part 8 - PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS - AGRICULTURE AND FLORICULTURE DIVISION
Section 4.3.8.9 - FLORICULTURE

A. All entries shall comply with the specific category requirements as set forth in the New Mexico state fair premium book.

B. Any resident New Mexico gardener or designer, adult or junior, other than commercial growers or designers may enter in any or all shows in divisions I, II, or IV. Entrants for the junior show, division III, will be limited to youths up through age 17.

C. Exhibitors shall state the number of their entries upon registration. Exhibitors shall complete an entry tag for each exhibit which states exhibitor's name, section and class or subclass, number of the entry.

D. Only one member of a household may enter any specific class, but two members may enter as a team.

E. If any entry is eligible for competition in a specialty section (i.e. roses, dahlias, etc.), it shall be entered in the section.

F. An exhibit may be entered for competition in only one flower show at the fair.

G. Artificial plant material shall not be accepted for competition in any division.

H. All horticulture exhibits shall have been grown by the exhibitor. Container-grown plants shall have been within the exhibitor's possession at least ninety days prior to registration, except for multiple or combination plantings. Multiple or combination plantings shall have been in the exhibitor's possession for at least six weeks prior to registration.

I. All exhibits shall be fresh and free of insects, diseases or spray residues. Length of stem shall be in proportion to size of bloom as species permits. All exhibits shall comply with the size requirements as specified in the New Mexico state fair premium book. No wiring, oiling, spray or artificial coloring is permitted.

J. A stem shall have at least one bloom except in Subsections F and G of 4.3.8.9 NMAC where blooms may not be required or desired. Only foliage that is naturally attached to the stem shall be accepted.

K. Only container-grown entries may be reclaimed by the owner. Exhibits may not be removed from the show until after the show closes on its final day.

L. Exhibitors are responsible for picking up their own exhibits or providing written authorization for pick-up by another individual. Any exhibit that has not been picked up by the designated pick-up date shall be considered abandoned and shall become the property of the New Mexico state fair.