2020 PRCA Committee Guide

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Discuss with your committee performance, slack dates and times, added money per event, entry limits, ground rules and arena information before applying. If you’re an established PRCA rodeo committee, apply for approval online. Fill out the application form by visiting ProRodeo.org, click on Rodeo Committees, Rodeo Applications and Approvals.

APPROVAL PROCESS

• You can expect the approval process to take between three and eight weeks.

• Documentation verifying approval will be sent to both the com - mittee and its stock contractor of record.

• Returning your committee sign-off is the last step before your rodeo becomes approved.

• After your rodeo is approved, you will receive a finalization packet that includes your committee membership card, a rule book, and entry closing dates.

• Remember to submit proof of insurance at least two weeks before your rodeo’s first performance.

• Any rodeo, regardless of the duration of its PRCA sanction, may be required to put purse money and judges’ fees in escrow with the PRCA one month before the event.

• After your rodeo is approved, it will appear in the schedule list for free on ProRodeo.com.

• Run a free, 100-word notice to contestants in the Cowboy Column several weeks before your rodeo. Email Amanda Shanks at ashanks@prorodeo.com for deadline and submission information.

• The Livestock Welfare application must be submitted before your rodeo’s first performance.

• Visit ProRodeo.org, select PRCA Business and click on the current year’s rule book for a complete list of requirements.

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