East Texas Goat Raisers Association  
 
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Next sale scheduled for the spring of 2011. 

Sales

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ETGRA SALES RULES

1. Membership for 30 days prior to sale is required to sell at an open sale, and 90 day membership required to consign animals to the catalog sale. 

2. Animals can be checked-in on the Friday prior to the sale from 3pm until 7pm, and from 7am until 10:30 am on the sale day. The animals must be in the check-in line by 10:30am on sale day to be included in the sale.

3. Animals at all sales are sifted for obvious health problems prior to sale. Knots, other than those caused by recent injections, will exclude an animal from sale.

4. In order for animal to sell as ‘registered’, the member must present a certificate of registration listing the member as the owner of the goat. The exceptions is a nursing kid may sell with an application signed by the member (registered owner of the dam). At an open sale, a kid less than 6 months old may sell with an application, accompanied by a copy of the dam’s registration, in the members name. At the open sale, the kid must be tattooed.

5. At check-in, the tattoos and tags of registered animals are checked against the certificates of registration. Discrepancies will exclude the animal from the sale as a registered animal. Changes to certificates of registrations, or tattooing of the animal will not be done on the premise. THEREFORE, members are advised to check animals against the certificates of registration prior to loading animals to bring to the sale.

6. ALL paperwork to sell a registered animal must be completed prior to check-in. Please sign the certificates of registration, complete service memos on bred does, and complete applications for all kids.

7. Animals consigned to a registered brood stock sale are subject to a more rigorous inspection. The soundness of the mouth, feet, reproductive organs, as well as lack of disease are checked. Specific information on cull factors are sent each member prior to the registered sale.

8. At an open sale the commission is 7% and the PO fee is $7. At a registered sale the commission is 10% and the PO fee is $10.

9. ETGRA acts as an agent only. Soundness of the animal as well as accuracy of information contained on the registration paper, an application to register and service memo are the responsibility of the seller.

10. Consignors will sign a copy of the sales rules at the time of check-in.

11. Although not a requirement, buyers appreciate information about worming (when and what kind), date of last hoof trimming, type of vaccinations within the last year, and date of last kidding, if applicable.

Revised 19/10/2009