At meetings held as provided in section 4:16-20 of this title, the department of poultry husbandry:
The department may award premiums to the exhibitors of poultry, shall formulate all rules and regulations governing such exhibitions and the award of such premiums, and shall arrange for the time and place of holding the exhibitions, which, if practicable, shall be held in each of the counties of the state.
N.J.S. § 4:16-21