PRCA Business Journal - Dec. 20, 2024

Change R6.4.2 Draw out, Doctor Release or Visible Injury Turn out by a Partner. If a team roper doctor releases, draws out or turns out with a visible injury prior to the first go-round in accordance with the regulations of these Official Rodeo Rules, the individual entered with him may draw will be drawn out if the individual does not notify the Arena Secretary prior to the cattle draw of the first go-round competition. draw out or may get another partner from among any of the PRCA event contestants entered at the rodeo, except team ropers already scheduled to compete in the event. If a team roper notifies of a turn out prior to first go-round competition, in accordance with PRCA turn out procedures, the individual entered with him may select another partner from among any of the PRCA event contestants already entered at the rodeo, except those scheduled to compete in the event, or that individual may draw out if and only if he is present at the rodeo and personally notifies the rodeo secretary prior to the cattle draw of first go-round competition. (PRCA Staff 06/24) Change R6.4.4 Notification to Arena Secretary. If the Arena Secretary has been notified of a team roper’s turn out, doctor release, or draw out, and the partner must does not notify the Arena Secretary prior to the cattle draw of first go round competition his partner if he is drawing out or if he is replacing his partner and who his replacement partner will be will automatically be drawn out. If the secretary is not notified, the contestant will be subject to entry fee payment, will be disqualified from the team roping for that rodeo, and no cattle will be drawn. (PRCA Staff 06/2024) New R10.9.14 Falling Steer . In the steer roping, if in the opinion of the line judge, if the animal falls before it crosses the scoreline, the contestants shall be entitled to a rerun on the original stock, provided that the contestants declare immediately. There will be no penalty added to the rerun if, in the opinion of the judge, the contestants did not deliberately beat the barrier and if the contestants declare immediately. If the originally drawn animal cannot be reran, the contestants will run the extra (where an extra is available) or have a steer drawn according to the Misdraw procedure. (D. Eddleman 05/24) Change R11.2.4 Failure to Make an Honest Effort . All contestants are required to make an honest effort. Failure to do so shall be reported by the judge or judges and shall result in a $10 fine. non-notified turnout being recorded for the score/time. (PRCA Staff 010/2024) Change R2.12.1 Second and Subsequent Go-Rounds [Trading Positions] . At Performance-Preference Rodeos, positions in subsequent go-rounds may be traded by contestants upon obtaining, from the Arena Secretary, a trade form and submitting said form to Arena Secretary prior to the specified deadline. At no time will a contestant be allowed to trade, man-for-man or into an open position, within the same section of slack or within the same performance. Arena Secretaries may trade a contestant into an open position created by a turn out, doctor release, visible injury or draw out, provided this is done prior to the time indicated below. A trade to an open position which would move a contestant from a performance to a section of slack will not be allowed, nor will a trade to an open position within the same performance or section of slack be allowed. No second go-round trades will be allowed if an event is back-to-back. A contestant will be allowed only two trades for each of the second or subsequent go rounds. PROCOM will accept valid second go-round trades until the riding event callbacks are available and will provide those detailed trades to the Arena Secretary at the time the rodeo is made available to be checked out. (O. Hannum 08/2024) If R2.12.1 Passes… Change R2.12.3 First Go-Round. Contestants may trade positions in the first go-round for a PRCA-sanctioned event only in accordance with the terms and conditions of Rules R2.12.1, R2.12.3-R2.12.3.4. (O. Hannum 08/2024) New R2.12.2.2.1 Turning Out of Finals at a Tour Rodeo . If a contestant turns out of the finals due to a PRCA sanctioned conflicting rodeo, that contestant shall be subject to a $1000 fine and a deduction of 25 tour points. If a contestant turns out of the finals, competing instead at a conflicting event not sanctioned by the PRCA, that contestant shall be subject to a $5000 fine, a deduction of 100 tour points and a 30-day ineligibility period beginning the day of said finals. (O. Hannum 08/2024)

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