ProRodeo Sports News - September 20, 2019

submitted 4/19) Change R1.5.6 Replace Me. “Replace me if I don’t get my performance preference and if a replacement is available” will be accepted at time of entry. If no replacement is available, contestant will be drawn out of the rodeo. Replacement shall be defined as any contestant drawn out due to permits maximum or qualifications. If more contestants give this parameter than the number of available replacements, a random draw will determine which of the contestants is replaced. Replacements will be accepted as follows: 1) In a qualification rodeo, according to qualification procedures; and will be subject to preferences and parameters listed in the potential replacement’s original entry. 2) Otherwise, by random draw, and will be subject to preferences and parameters listed in the potential replacement’s original entry. A replacement who has given a “no preference” parameter at time of entry will be accepted if he is one of the first drawn in the random draw. There will be a $5 Procom Charge when a contestant is taken out of the rodeo using the “replace me” parameter. (PRCA staff submitted 4/19) 2021 Rule Proposals Add 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 to 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 submitted 6/19) 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)

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