INDIANA JUNIOR CLUB LAMB CIRCUIT
2011 OFFICIAL BYLAWS
I. Organization
The Indiana Junior Club Lamb Circuit (IJCLC) is designed to allow junior sheep enthusiast to participate and
compete throughout Indiana at sanctioned sheep shows. The IJCLC members will accumulate points for
exhibiting their market lambs and breeding ewes at sanctioned shows throughout the show season. Awards
will be presented at the conclusion of the circuit to exhibitors who achieve top honors in sheep
performance, showmanship, and participation. Members will receive their awards during a ceremony at the
Indiana State Fair.
Goals of the IJCLC:
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Allow junior exhibitors to participate and compete throughout the summer and receive awards for
their hard work and dedication to the sheep project
Provide a learning experience for both junior members and their families by showing sheep,
providing leadership, showing cooperation, and presenting good sportsmanship
Provide support for state and national sheep breeders
Contribute assistance to the Indiana 4-H sheep program
Offer support to the sheep industry
The IJCLC is organized and managed by a group of volunteers along with assistance from the Indiana
Junior Sheep Association (IJSA). To participate and receive awards in the Indiana Junior Club Lamb Circuit,
you must submit a membership form and a $20 fee made payable to the IJCLC. This membership fee will
automatically enroll you as a member of the Indiana Junior Sheep Association and allow you to participate
in the Indiana Junior Club Lamb Circuit. No points will be accumulated until the membership fee is
paid and the membership form is turned in to the IJCLC. Forms will be available at each show and
membership will be accepted at any time throughout the year.
II. IJCLC Representatives
A. The IJCLC Executive Director is Stacie Crowder and Assistant Director is Mike Crowder. Additional
representatives comprise the IJCLC Board of Directors.
B. One representative from the IJCLC will be present at each sanctioned show to serve as the official
scorekeeper.
C. Decisions made by IJCLC representatives are final.
D. Grievances must presented in writing to an IJCLC representative within 24 hours of incident and
must be accompanied by a $500 fee, that will only be refunded if the grievance is upheld.
III. Membership
A. Membership in the IJCLC requires a $20 fee, which automatically results in the youth becoming a
member of the Indiana Junior Sheep Association and allows them to participate in the Indiana
Junior Club Lamb Circuit.
B. Points will not begin to accumulate until you become a member of the IJCLC. Therefore, you must
sign-up and pay dues before a show starts in order to accumulate points for that show.
C. IJCLC membership is only available to permanent Indiana residents. {Permanent residence consists
of residing in Indiana nine or more months in a calendar year or attends a primary or secondary
Indiana school (excludes non-permanent Indiana residents only residing in Indiana for the purpose
of post-secondary schooling)}
D. Youth are eligible to join the IJCLC starting the year the member is in Kindergarten as of January 1.
E. IJCLC membership will end the year a member turns 21 years-of-age. (Members will not have
reached their 22nd birthday during the current calendar year.)
IV. Shows
A. Points will only be accumulated at IJCLC sanctioned shows
B. Shows must be registered with the IJCLC by March 1st of the current show season in order to
become sanctioned. Sanctioned shows must abide by the following guidelines:
 Lambs must be exhibited by breed. A minimum of 5 lambs are required for a breed to have
its own class. (If less than 5 lambs of a particular breed are registered at a show, these
lambs will be placed in an AOB class, but exhibitors must still assign each lamb a specific
breed on their entry card). Class sizes should try to be as equal in quantity as possible to
increase fairness of class point accumulation. This guideline will be used for the
purebred ewe show as well.
 In market lamb division, a top five overall must be selected. These must be selected from
the champion and reserve breed champions. (Any reserve breed champion may be eligible
if the champion has been previously selected.)
 Commercial ewe division (ewe lamb and yearling) is mandatory. Ewe lambs and yearlings
will show separately and by weight and with an overall champion selected between them.
There is no minimum requirement on number of head in this division to make a breed for
this division. Commercial ewes will not show against market lambs. It is optional for each
show to offer an “All Breeds” ewe show. The commercial ewe may show within this show if
offered.
 Showmanship classes must be available to exhibitors in four arranged categories with
champion and reserve winners selected in each category, all other participating exhibitors
must also be provided in results (random order)
 Sanctioned shows will pay $1 per head to the IJCLC for each lamb entered in their show
and payment must be made immediately after the completion of the show.
 Sanctioned shows must provide a photographer. The IJCLC will provide a camera card for
the photographer. A checklist will be provided as to the pictures that are needed.
 Sanctioned shows must provide full results to an IJCLC representative immediately
following the show by returning the following:
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duplicate placing cards provided by the IJCLC
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IJCLC provided memory stick with results
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IJCLC provided camera card with required pictures
C. The IJCLC does not want to dictate how each show is ran, but sanctioned shows must
follow the IJCLC guidelines to increase fairness of the IJCLC points system. Failure to
comply with the IJCLC guidelines may result in not being sanctioned in future years.
Show committees are not responsible for IJCLC point calculations. Show chairpersons
will receive further information and placing cards prior to the show. All shows must
read and sign the guidelines and bylaws set forth by the IJCCL and adhere to the
guidelines and bylaws.
V. Market Lamb Breeds
A. All breeds will be recognized by the IJCLC and awarded at the Indiana State Fair awards banquet
with the following stipulation:
**There must be at least 5 different exhibitors who have entered in a specific breed and at a
minimum of 5 sanctioned shows throughout the current show season in order for a separate award
to be given for that breed. If less than 5 exhibitors have entered a specific breed at less than 5
sanctioned shows, those breeds will be combined for an AOB division for year-end awards. This
excludes the commercial ewe division where an award will automatically be given with no minimum
requirement.
B. Exhibitors must assign each lamb (except for blackface crossbred lambs) to a particular breed at
the show, even if it is put into an AOB class. (For example: If you have a Dorset wether and there
are not enough Dorsets to make a class at a particular show, you must still sign-up your lamb as a
Dorset on the entry card for IJCLC breed points, but he may show as an AOB for that show.) This
excludes the commercial ewe division; they will not show in AOB if a separate division is not
provided.
VI. Market Lamb/Commercial Ewe Point Accumulation
A. Points will only be accumulated by members who are signed-up and have paid their dues. Members
must designate one name per animal to receive points. (Members may not sign lambs up in a
family’s name and expect to receive points for one of the members)
B. Members can accumulate points from all sanctioned shows, however only
the 8 shows (subject to change until April 1st) where a member accumulates the most points will
count towards the member’s overall total for the year. For the Overall Points Winner Awards, the
highest scoring 8 (subject to change until April 1st) shows will count towards that total. For the
individual Breed Points, Commercial Ewe, and Showmanship Winners, the top 8 (subject to change
until April 1st) shows for that particular division will count towards that total (However, to
receive points towards particular breed or commercial ewe points, the lamb must be
one of exhibitor's top three lambs of the show).
C. Points will be awarded at each show using the following guidelines:
Class Placing
1st Place = number of lambs in class x 6
2nd Place = number of lambs in class x 5
3rd Place = number of lambs in class x 4
4th Place = number of lambs in class x 3
5th Place = number of lambs in class x 2
6th place to last place = number of lambs in class x 1
Breed Champion = 15 points
Reserve Breed Ch. = 10 points
**Regardless of the class size where the Breed Champions and Reserves initially showed,
they will receive "class points" from the largest class of their particular breed in the market
show.
Grand Champion Market
Reserve Grand Ch. Market
3rd Overall Market Lamb
4th Overall Market Lamb
5th Overall Market Lamb
= 30 points
= 25 points
= 20 points
= 15 points
= 10 points
**Regardless of the class size where the Grand and Reserve Grand Market Champions
initially showed, they will receive "class points" from the largest class of the entire market
lamb show. No points will be granted for Grand and Reserve Grand Ewe Overall, only
commercial breed champion points will accumulate for the ewe division. Commercial Ewe
points will however count towards the exhibitors overall points if the ewe(s) is/are one of
the top three lambs of the exhibitors.
Showmanship participants must have lambs entered in the show in order to receive
points in showmanship
Showmanship (one showmanship class per exhibitor)
Champion
= 15 points
Reserve
= 10 points
All other Participants = 5 points
(If a show would separate breeding and market showmanship into two separate divisions, only
market showmanship will count towards IJCLC points.)
--For each additional show after 8 shows attended, the exhibitor will receive 5 additional bonus
points for the show. This is regardless of whether or not it is one of the top 8 point shows for
that exhibitor. (Example: if you attend 9 shows throughout the season, you will automatically
receive 5 additional points to your total; if you attend 15 shows throughout the season, you will
automatically receive 35 additional points to your total, etc)
D. Only the points from an exhibitor’s top three sheep at each show (market and/or commercial
ewes), along with showmanship points, will count toward an individual's point total for that show.
Exhibitors are not limited to showing only three sheep per show, but points will only be
accumulated from the three highest point-accumulating sheep. Sheep may only be shown once and
by only one IJCLC exhibitor per sanctioned show.
E. All exhibitor points for each sheep will accumulate throughout the show. For example: the exhibitor
of the Grand Champion Market lamb will accumulate class points + Breed Champion points +
Grand Champion points, the exhibitor of the Champion Commercial Ewe will accumulate class
points + Breed Champion points
F. When specific breeds are shown in an AOB class (regardless of the particular breed), a lamb’s final
placing points in the AOB class will go towards the breed in which the lamb was entered at the
beginning of the show.
G. For the commercial ewe division, points will accumulate the same as the market lamb division with
the exception of grand and reserve points being omitted, regardless if the commercial ewe is grand
or reserve grand champion overall in the ewe division. Points may accumulate from both ewe
lambs and yearling ewes with only one champion and reserve commercial female chosen from the
division. These points will be included in the exhibitors’ total points for that show if the ewe is one
of the exhibitor’s top three point accumulating sheep.
H. Members are expected to show their own lamb in order to earn points. Substitute showmen must
be IJCLC members in order for a lamb’s owner to receive points for the lamb being shown by a
substitute showman. All substitute showmen, regardless if they are siblings, must file a substitute
showman form with the IJCLC prior to the beginning of a show. An IJCLC member may only receive
points for the first three shows in which a substitute showman is used. Any additional shows in
which a substitute showman is used will not be counted for the IJCLC owner/exhibitor. Substitute
showman forms do not need to be filled out if a member has more than one animal in a champion
drive or class (and he/she is in attendance showing), however, the substitute showman must be an
IJCLC member for the owner/exhibitor to receive points. Substitute showmen will not receive points
from another exhibitor's lamb entered in the show. Showmanship participants must have
lambs entered in the show in order to receive points in showmanship.
VII. Market Lamb/Commercial Ewe Awards (TBA--dependent on funds/sponsorship)
A. Awards will be given at an awards banquet at the Indiana State Fair in the Blue
Ribbon Pavilion. (Time and date TBA)
B. Members will receive awards for points in the following categories:
-Champion Overall Points Exhibitor
-Reserve Overall Points Exhibitor
-3rd Overall Points Exhibitor
-4th Overall Points Exhibitor
-5th Overall Points Exhibitor
-6th - 10th Overall Points Exhibitors
-Champion Overall Novice Exhibitor
-Reserve Overall Novice Exhibitor
-Champion Overall Junior Exhibitor
-Reserve Overall Junior Exhibitor
-Champion Overall Intermediate Exhibitor
-Reserve Overall Intermediate Exhibitor
-Champion Overall Senior Exhibitor
-Reserve Overall Senior Exhibitor
-Each qualified breed, commercial ewe, and showmanship divisions will also have a Champion and
Reserve Points Winner
{in case of a tie in showmanship divisions, ties will be broken on most number of champions (then
reserves) in the top 8 shows}
C. Each IJCLC member will also be qualified for a chance at a raffle drawing. You earn raffle tickets
for every lamb exhibited at an IJCLC sanctioned show. (no limit per show)
D. Age Divisions - as of January 1 of the current year:
Novice - members who are in grades K-2
Junior - members who are in grades 3-5
Intermediate - members who are in grades 6-8
Senior - members who are in grades 9-12 plus those graduates 21 and under
IX.
Purebred Ewe Point Accumulation (New this year)
A. Points will only be accumulated by members who are signed-up and have paid their dues.
Members must designate one name per animal to receive points. (Members may not sign lambs
up in a family’s name and expect to receive points for one of the members.)
B. Members can accumulate points from the sanctioned shows that offer the purebred ewe divisions,
however only the top 3 shows (subject to change until April 1st) where a member accumulates the
most points will count towards the member’s overall total for the year.
C. The IJCLC reserves the right to spot check registration papers at each show.
Exhibitors need to make sure they have these papers on hand or the points will not
count.
D. Points will be awarded at each show using the following guidelines:
Class Placing
1st Place = number of lambs in class x 6
2nd Place = number of lambs in class x 5
3rd Place = number of lambs in class x 4
4th Place = number of lambs in class x 3
5th Place = number of lambs in class x 2
6th place to last place = number of lambs in class x 1
Breed Champion = 15 points
Reserve Breed Ch. = 10 points
*Regardless of the class size where the Breed Champions and Reserves initially showed,
they will receive "class points" from the largest class of their particular breed in the
purebred ewe divisions. There will be no bonus points for supreme ewe.
E. Only the points from an exhibitor’s top three sheep at each show, along with showmanship
points, will count toward an individual's point total for that show. Exhibitors are not limited to
showing only three sheep per show, but points will only be accumulated from the three highest
point-accumulating sheep. Sheep may only be shown once and by only one IJCLC exhibitor per
sanctioned show.
F. When specific breeds are shown in an AOB class (regardless of the particular breed), a lamb’s final
placing points in the AOB class will go towards the breed in which the lamb was entered at the
beginning of the show. Breed classes offered and AOB guidelines shall be the same as the
market lamb guidelines.
G. Members are expected to show their own lamb in order to earn points. Substitute showmen must
be IJCLC members in order for a lamb’s owner to receive points for the lamb being shown by a
substitute showman. All substitute showmen, regardless if they are siblings, must file a substitute
showman form with the IJCLC prior to the beginning of a show. An IJCLC member may only
receive points for ONE SHOW in which a substitute showman is used. Any additional shows in
which a substitute showman is used will not be counted for the IJCLC owner/exhibitor. Substitute
showman forms do not need to be filled out if a member has more than one animal in a champion
drive or class (and he/she is in attendance showing), however, the substitute showman must be
an IJCLC member for the owner/exhibitor to receive points. Substitute showmen will not receive
points from another exhibitor's lamb entered in the show. Showmanship participants must
have lambs entered in the show in order to receive points in showmanship.
H. Shows are ONLY required to offer market lamb showmanship. If a show does not offer breeding
ewe showmanship purebred breeding ewe exhibitors must participate in the market lamb
showmanship classes in order to receive points.
I. Purebred breeding ewe points WILL NOT COUNT toward an exhibitor’s market lamb/commercial
ewe overall point total. Awards for the purebred breeding ewe show will be completely separate
from the market lamb/commercial ewe awards.
J. All breeds will be recognized by the IJCLC and awarded at the Indiana State Fair awards banquet
with the following stipulation:
**There must be at least 4 different exhibitors who have entered in a specific breed and at a
minimum of 3 sanctioned shows throughout the current show season in order for a separate award
to be given for that breed. If less than 4 exhibitors have entered a specific breed at less than 3
sanctioned shows, those breeds will be combined for an AOB division for year-end awards.
K. Exhibitors must assign each purebred ewe to a particular breed at the show, even if it is put into
an AOB class. (For example: If you have a Dorset ewe and there are not enough Dorsets to make
a class at a particular show, you must still sign-up your lamb as a Dorset on the entry card for
IJCLC breed points, but she may show as an AOB for that show.)
VII. Purebred Breeding Ewe Awards (TBA--dependent on funds/sponsorship)
A. Awards will be given at an awards banquet at the Indiana State Fair in the Blue
Ribbon Pavilion. (Time and date TBA)
B. Members will receive awards for points in the following categories:
-Each qualified breed will have a Champion and Reserve Points Winner. These awards could
continue to a top 5 or top 10 in each breed depending upon participation.
C. Each IJCLC member will also be qualified for a chance at a raffle drawing. You earn raffle
tickets for every lamb exhibited at an IJCLC sanctioned show. (no limit per show) This is
the same raffle the market lamb exhibitors participate in.