An agricultural, educational or vocational program shall be considered sponsored by the Department for purposes of the act, without the requirement that it obtain written confirmation of this status from the Department in advance of conducting a game at which a domestic animal is to be offered or given away as a prize, if the following apply:

1. (1) The program has been sponsored by the Department at any time during the year preceding the date upon which the domestic animal is to be offered or given away as a prize in a game.
2. (2) The program is the entity that actually conducts the game and offers or gives away the live domestic animal.