PRCA Business Journal - Jan. 7, 2022

R 1.7 Official Entries. R1.7.1 Championship Points . Change R1.7.1.1 All-Around Points . No more than 70 85 rodeos will be accepted as “official entries” for All-Around Points. Xtreme Bulls will not Only rodeos offering the six (6) standard events will count in the All-Around Points. (PRCA Staff 6/21) BOD Rejected 08/21 R1.7.1.3 Circuit Points. Circuit points and the requisite rodeo count for Circuit Finals Rodeo eligibility will count for those rodeos considered either an “official entry” or “unofficial entry” rodeo (excluding co-approved rodeos according to Bylaw B10.2.10). BOD adopted 09/21 Change R1.7.2 Maximum Number of Official Entries. A contestant may enter as many PRCA-approved rodeos as desired. However, no more than the following number of rodeos will be accepted as official entries: Bareback Riding 100 Official Rodeos Saddle Bronc Riding 100 Official Rodeos Bull Riding No limit 125 Official Rodeos Tie-Down Roping 100 75 Official Rodeos Steer Wrestling 85 75 Official Rodeos Team Roping 65 75 Official Rodeos (C. Rostockyj 6/20) BOD Adopted as written 09/21 R3.2.2 No Animal May Be in the Draw Twice on the Same Day New R3.2.2.1 No Horse Bucked Back-to-Back Days. No bareback or saddle bronc horse may be bucked on back-to-back days at rodeos with $5,000 or more added per event, however a horse may be designated as a re-ride after it’s been bucked. (I. Diaz 4/20) BOD Tabled 09/2021 New R3.2.2.2 After Eight Draw Outs. A bucking horse that is in the draw eight or more times in a single event within a rodeo season and is turned out 100% of the time, that horse can no longer be in the draw at any PRCA events. (I. Diaz 4/20) Withdrawn by I. Diaz 08/21 R5.5.3 Procedure When Not Enough Contestants Qualify for Paid Places. New R5.5.3.1 Procedure When Not Enough Contestants Qualify for Paid Places. In the bull riding event, if no one qualifies for prize money for that rodeo in its entirety, no ground money will be paid out. The prize money for the bull riding for that rodeo will be held in escrow by the PRCA until the following year and will be combined with the bull riding purse for that same rodeo the following year and paid out in accordance with the PRCA Rule Book. The PRCA will not retain its 6% until the money has actually been paid out. If the purse is “carried over” to the following year, the amount to be combined with the current year’s purse will be published in the long listings in the ground rules of that rodeo. At series rodeos (which consist of 10 or more weekly rodeos), in the bull riding event, if no one qualifies for prize money for that rodeo, no ground money will be paid out. The prize money for the bull riding for that rodeo will be combined with the bull riding purse for the next rodeo included in the series the following week and paid out in accordance with the PRCA Rule Book. It will be listed in the ground rules that the prize money may be “carried over” to the following week if there are no qualified rides. (C. Rostockyj 6/19) BOD Adopted 09/2021 Change R10.3.21 Failure of Animal to Pull Neck Rope . In the timed events, if an animal fails to break the neck rope and time is officially started by the contestant, that animal belongs to the contestant. A contestant cannot rope an animal before the neck rope comes off. However, if time is started by the animal and contestant (tie down roper, steer roper, steer wrestler and hazer, or header and heeler) remains behind the plane of the barrier for approximately 10 seconds, that animal should be considered a sulking animal and replaced using the Misdraw procedure. an animal starts the time and then stops before the neck rope comes off and the contestant declares immediately, he will be entitled to a rerun, as long as in the opinion of the judges, the stop was not caused by the hazer or the heeler.” (M. Sherwood 11/2021) Add R10.6.7 Falling Calf If an animal prior to crossing the score line goes down to his knees, belly, or hocks and the contestant declares immediately, a rerun will be given. Judges call whether the calf was pushed down intentionally Add R10.6.7 Falling Calf In the Tie-down Roping, if in the opinion of the line judge, if the animal falls before it crosses the scoreline, the contestant shall be entitled to a rerun on his original stock, provided that the contestant declares immediately. There will be no penalty added to the rerun if, in the opinion of the judge, the contestant did not deliberately beat the barrier and if the contestant declares himself immediately. If the originally drawn animal cannot be re-ran, the contestant will run the extra (where an extra is available) or have a calf drawn for him according to the misdraw procedure (S.Hanchey 11/2021)

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