PRCA Business Journal - March 5, 2021

contestant is taken out of the rodeo using the “replace me” parameter. (PRCA staff submitted 4/19) Change Judges Handbook - If contestant is fouled, he must declare immediately to receive a re-ride he will receive a re-ride. If contestant accepts the foul and continues to compete and qualifies, he is only entitled to his marking. (C. Rostockyj 9/19 Change R1.2.15.1 Qualifying for Early Limited Entry Rodeos – Except Saddle Bronc . Qualifications for all events other than saddle bronc for limited entry rodeos during the early season of the Rodeo Year will be as follows: (1) rodeos with entries closing on or before January 31st of the current Rodeo Year would be 90% from last year’s money won and 10% from this year’s money won; (2)rodeos that close on February 1 of the current RodeoYear and on or before the last day of February of the current Rodeo Year would be 80% from last year money won, and 20% from this year’s money won; (3) rodeos closing on or after March 1st through July 14th would be 50% from last year’s money won and 50% from this year’s money won; (4) rodeos closing on or after July 15th would be only current year money won. (PRCA Staff 4/20) R1.2.15.2 Qualifying for Early Limited Entry Rodeos – Saddle Bronc Event . Qualifications for the saddle bronc event for limited entry rodeos during the early season of the Rodeo Year will be as follows: (1) rodeos with entries closing on or before January 31st of the current Rodeo Year would be 90% from last year’s money won and 10% from this year’s money won; (2) rodeos that close on February 1 of the current Rodeo Year and on or before the last day of February of the current Rodeo Year would be 80% from last year money won, and 20% from this year’s money won; (3) rodeos closing on or after March 1st through the last day of March would be 70% from last year’s money won and 30% from this year’s money won: (4) rodeos closing on or after April 1st through the last day of April would be 60% from last year’s money won and 40% from this year’s money won. (5) rodeos closing on or after May 1st through the last day of May would be 50% from last year’s money won and 50% from this year’s money won; (6) rodeos closing on or after June 1st through the last day of June would be 40% from last year’s money won and 60% from this year’s money won; and (7) rodeos closing on or after July 1st through July 15 would be 30% from last year’s money won and 70% from this year’s money won; rodeos closing on or after July 15th would be only current year money won. (PRCA Staff 4/20) R3.2.2 No Animal May Be in the Draw Twice on the Same Day. In all riding events, stock cannot be placed in the draw twice in the same day, with the exception of rerides, unless approved by event representative and the Director of Rodeo Administration. The designated reride must be different from those animals competed on that given day. Failure to abide by this Rule will subject the offending Stock Contractor to a $250 fine per animal so used New R3.2.2.1 No bareback or saddle bronc horse may be bucked on back to back days at rodeos with $5,000 or more added per event. (I. Diaz 4/20) New R3.2.3.4 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) 2022 Bylaw Proposals Change B10.7.3 Contract Personnel. With the exception of riding groups and specialty act personnel under the age of majority, all Contract Personnel and freestyle bullfighters hired by a Rodeo Committee or Stock Contractor in connection with a PRCA-approved rodeo shall be Noncontestant Card Member-Contract Personnel. A Rodeo Committee, Rodeo Producer or Stock Contractor which hires non-Member Contract Personnel or freestyle bullfighters will be subject to a $1000 fine per rodeo, per individual hired, except in the case of Timers and pickup men. Using a non-Member Pickup Man or non-Member Timer will result in a fine of $250 per rodeo. (M. Mathis submitted 5/19) Change B9.4.3 Circuit Points and Standings. Circuit Points for all PRCA approved rodeos held within a Circuit shall be awarded, excluding any rodeo adding greater than $10,000 per event. Standings shall be tabulated for each Circuit based on Circuit Points awarded within a particular Circuit to Contestant Card Members or Permit Members who have chosen that particular Circuit as their Designated Circuit. Separate PRCA Circuit points for heading and heeling in the Team Roping event will be kept, with a year-end Circuit champion in each. (M. Reeves submitted 5/19) Change B10.4 Finals. A Rodeo Committee requesting to hold a finals in its rodeo must add at least $ 12,500 $30,000 purse money to each event which has a finals and have equal money in the team roping. In order to maintain a finals, a Rodeo Committee must increase its purse money by a minimum of 5% per year each year following initially adding $12,500 in purse money per event. Once the added purse money per event reaches $20,000 a Rodeo Committee is not required to add any more money in order to continue with a finals. If a Rodeo Committee has a finals in one or more events, the Rodeo Committee must add no less than half of the money offered in the event with a finals to each of the remaining PRCA required events. W. Sankey & J. Crawley 9/19

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