PRCA Business Journal - March 5, 2021

duly appointed designee and the Director of Rodeo Administration. 3. There can be no more than a 50-pound 25-pound variation in weight from the smallest to the largest tie-down roping animal in a given Herd. 4. The Tie-down Roping Event Representative or his appointee and a PRCA Judge must approve the animals prior to the establishment of the Herd. 5. If any individual tie-down roping animal does not meet the requirements, the Tie-down Roping Event Representative or his duly appointed designee has the right to remove immediately (but prior to the establishment of the Herd) that tie-down roping animal from the Herd for the duration of the rodeo, potentially subjecting the Stock Contractor to a fine per head for being short of the required number of animals. 6. Failure of the PRCA member owner and/or committee to comply with the criteria listed above will result in the PRCAMember owner and/or committee to be fined an amount equal to the shortage of livestock fines outlined in the Rulebook. 7. Judges have the authority to weigh the tiedown roping animals. If the PRCAMember owner refuses to allow weighing of the animals, the Member will be fined for underweight animals for the tie-down roping animals in question. If the Stock Contractor does not comply with the above set rules the Stock Contractor or the Rodeo Committee will be responsible for contestant entry fees for that event that competed on an animal that does not comply with the above guidelines. Contestant fees will be paid to PRCA and those contestants may only use that money to pay entire fees at another PRCA rodeo. 8. Adequate facilities that may include shelter, shade and bedding must be provided by the Rodeo Committee. 9. Tie down animals must be weighed individually 48 hours prior to the first run. Weight and date of weighing must be marked on ear tag. Animals may not be weighed in groups and average weight taken. Tie down animals that are to be used longer than five days are to be reweighed every five days and animals that are over the 25 pounds variation will be drawn out of the Herd and replaced. Replacements may be used but they must have runs applied to them so they are equal to what they are replacing and must match existing Herd. (C. Townsend submitted 4/18) Denied Change R10.3.21 Failure of Animal to Pull Neck Rope. In the timed events, if an animal fails to break the neck rope or animal goes down to the knees or hocks prior to breaking the neck rope and time is officially started by the contestant, t hat animal belongs to the contestant the contestant will be given a rerun if the contest by any manner causes or any arena personnel causes the animal to not break the neck rope the animal belongs to the contestant. 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, 5 seconds that animal should be considered a sulking animal and replaced using the Misdraw procedure. (C. Townsend submitted 4/18) Denied Change R10.6.4 No Dragging of Animal. A neck rope must be used on the horse, and contestant must adjust rope and reins in a manner that will prevent horse from dragging animal. Contestant must receive no assistance of any kind from outside. If the horse drags the animal at least five feet, field judge may stop horse. The fine for unintentionally dragging an animal five feet but less than ten feet shall be $25. The fine for unintentionally dragging an animal ten feet or more shall be $100 . There shall be no fine for unintentional drag under 10 feet. If more than 10 feet and unintentional, the fine shall be $50. Intentionally dragging an animal, regardless of distance, shall result in a $250 fine for each offense, plus possible disqualification. Intentional shall be defined as caused by contestant. (C. Townsend submitted 4/18) Denied Change R10.6.5 No Jerk Down 1. In the tie-down roping event a contestant will be fined $150 if the added money is less than $10,000, or $250 if the added money is $10,000 or greater, for a jerk down violation. Fines shall double after the third offense within a given season. Jerk down is defined as bringing the animal over backwards between 10 and 2 with the animal landing on his back or head with all four feet in the air. 1. In the tie down roping event a contestant will have the option of a no time or fine if he brings the animal over backwards with all four feet at the 12 o’clock position and the animal lands on his back and head. The fine will be $50 and the contestant must notify the judge and rodeo secretary before the end of the event whether he wants the fine or the no time. 2.The Tie-Down Roping Event Representative or his appointee must approve the length of the score. 3. At a two-judge rodeo if the field flagger is in doubt he may confer with the line judge and if the line judge is not definitive there is not a jerk down violation. 4. At a rodeo that has three judges, the third judge is responsible for calling the jerk down. If the judge is in doubt he may confer with the field flagger and if the field flagger is not definitive there is not a jerk down violation. (C. Townsend submitted 4/18) Denied Change R10.6.6 Tie-Down Roping Horn Length. Any tie-down roping animal cannot have horns exceeding 2 4 inches in length. If an animal has horns more than two four inches in length, the animal will be removed from the Herd subjecting the Stock Contractor and/or Rodeo Committee to a fine equal to the fines for stock shortage per R7.8.5. (C. Townsend submitted 4/18) Denied Change R7.9 Unsatisfactory Animals. An Event Representative may declare request that a particular animal(s) be declared

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