General Rules:

1. General Rules:

   1. FFA Official Dress is required for this event.
   2. While official dress is required, proper safety apparel is allowed.
   3. Each chapter is entitled to one entry in each district Leadership Development Event.
   4. Each district is entitled to one entry in each state Leadership Development Event.
   5. The first-place entry at the district event will advance to the state event. If the first-place entry is unavailable for the state event, the second-place entry will advance; the district may continue down the list until an available entry is found. No National event.
   6. All students must be active FFA members in good standing to compete. To be an active member in good standing, a student must:
      • Be enrolled in at least one agricultural education course during the school year,
      • Attend meetings, strive for degrees of membership, and participate in other organized activities of the chapter,
      • Pay all current state and national dues, and
      • Display conducts consistent with the ideals and purposes of the National FFA Organization.
   7. Participants using personal electronic communication devices, other than those approved by the event officials, during the event are subject to disqualification.
   8. The use of live animals is strictly prohibited.
   9. The use of weapons is prohibited. The list includes, but is not limited to, guns, knives, bullets, bows, and arrows. Knives appropriate to the demonstration may be used. For example, grafting knives are acceptable, demonstration to sharpen a knife is inappropriate.
   10. Individuals are permanently ineligible to compete in this event after winning the state completion.
   This Leadership Development Event is open only to those FFA members in 5^th-12^th grade. 

Eligibility:

Grade Levels: 5th-8th graders can participate in the Discovery Degree Demonstration Events

Grade Levels: 7th-12th graders can participate in the Regular Demonstration Events

The chapter that has won first place in the state, shall be eligible to participate in the event the year immediately following the winning of first place, provided the team is composed of completely different members. The winning team can sit out one year and compete the following year with original members that meet membership and leadership contest participation requirements.)