ProRodeo Sports News July 13, 2018

New Rule. Any time a team roping steer stops forward progress before the scoreline is crossed, an automatic re-run would be given by using an extra. (M. Egusquiza 3/18) New Rule . In the team roping, if a steer goes down and the heeler catches there will be a time given. (M. Egusquiza 3/18) Add Rule R11.9.12 Any steer used during any Steer Roping event that is injured during competition, shall be immediately considered an unsatisfactory animal as per PRCA Rule R8.8 and shall be immediately condemned from the herd and can no longer be used in any manner at a PRCA sanctioned rodeo or event. The injured animal’s brand/tag number and nature of injury shall be recorded and submitted by the PRCA judges/officials in their “Judges Report.” Failure to condemn the injured animal as required in this rule, shall be considered Mistreatment of Stock as defined in PRCA Bylaw B10.3.12. (JP Wickett submitted 4/18) Add Rule R11.9.13 Steer Roping competitions held at any PRCA sanctioned rodeo or event that have at least four (4) full go- rounds, must have a minimum of $7,500 in added prize money in the Steer Roping event, unless otherwise approved by the Steer Roping Event Representative and Director of Rodeo Administration. (JP Wickett submitted 4/18) 2020 Bylaw Proposals Delete B15.2.9 Co-approval For Two or More Circuits. Rodeos that add $6,000 on or after Jan. 1, 2017 and increased by 1 percent each Jan. 1 thereafter, or less per event may request co-approval for one or more additional circuits. Criteria is as follows: a) Must be a bordering circuit. (Event representatives submitted 8/2017) Delete B15.2.9.1 Circuit Co-Approval Count. When a contestant wins money at a rodeo that is co-approved with his home circuit and the rodeo is within 100 miles, the money he wins will be counted as official earnings for his circuit standings/points as well as circuit count. If the rodeo is outside of 100 miles, it will still count as official earnings for his circuit standings/points but not as a circuit count. (Event representatives submitted 8/2017) Add B15.2.9 Co-Approval For Two or More Circuits. Rodeos that add $6,000 on or after January 1, 2017 and increase by 1 percent each January 1 thereafter, or less per event may request co-approval for one or more additional circuits. Criteria is as follows: a) rodeo must be within 100 miles of the border of the additional circuit(s). (Event representatives submitted 8/2017) Add B15.2.9.1 Circuit Co-Approval Count. When a contestant wins money at a rodeo that is co-approved with his home circuit, the money he wins will be counted as official earnings for his circuit standings/points as well as circuit count. (Event representatives submitted 8/2017) New Bylaw B12.1.1.1. No Championship Points for Finals. Any money won at any of the circuit finals, The All American ProRodeo Finals and the Ram National Circuit Finals will not count towards PRCAWorld Standings. (Event representatives submitted 8/2017) Change B14.4.3 Circuit Finals Rodeo Contestants. Each Circuit may designate the number of contestants to be accepted (10, 12, or 15) in events held at the Circuit Finals. The number of contestants accepted will be the same for all events, except for team roping, where the number of teams shall be the same as the number of contestants for all other events. In determining the Qualifiers for the team roping, Championship Points won by a contestant as a header and as a heeler shall be combined, and each roper shall be ranked within his respective circuit based on his combined point total. To be a Qualifier for a Circuit Finals Rodeo event, a Contestant Card Member or Permit Member must have selected the Circuit as his Designated Circuit, must satisfy the requirements of the Required Participation Rule described in Section B14.4.3.1 with “official entry” rodeos, must finish within the top number of contestants in the Circuit Standings equal to the number of contestants accepted in that event in the Circuit Finals Rodeo, must be Financially Eligible and Competition Eligible, and must officially enter the Circuit Finals Rodeo. If there are not enough Qualifiers in an event, the remaining CFR Contestant positions shall be filled according to Section B14.4.3.2. (Event representatives submitted 8/2017 Change B1.2.7.5 Event Representative Fee. Each active contestant card member and each active contestant permit member will pay an additional $40 and $20 respectively, when they pay their dues. Any event representative concurrently serving or contestant director serving on the PRCA Board of Directors shall not be eligible to receive any portion of payment of the event representative fee. (B. Bendele submitted 10/2017) Change B14.3 Circuit and Place of Residence Designation. Each Contestant Card Member and Permit Member, at the time of payment of dues, shall designate a Circuit and place of residence, both of which shall be considered his Designated Circuit and place of residence for purposes of qualification for a Circuit Finals Rodeo. If no circuit designation and/or place of residence is made, that Member’s Designated Circuit and/or place of residence will be the Circuit and/or place of residence in which his mailing address is located. If place of residence is challenged per B14.4.3.3, the designated mailing address will be one of multiple factors considered per B14.4.3.1.2. A Noncontestant Card Member-Rodeo Committee’s Designated Circuit shall be the Circuit in which the Rodeo Committee’s rodeo is geographically located. A Stock Contractor may select his Designated Circuit at the time of payment of dues. The Circuit Finals Rodeo to which a Stock Contractor may supply stock shall be determined according to Bylaw B14.3.2. (PRCA Staff submitted 10/2017) Change B7.3.2 Determination of Nominees. As soon as practicable after January 1 of the election year, the candidates receiving nominations under Section B7.1 of these Bylaws shall be determined, and the incumbents for each office category, who meet the applicable qualifications under Section B7.2 of these Bylaws for the offices to which they are nominated in that

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