2008 RULE CHANGES
Adopted
SECTION 1 MEMBERSHIP AND DUES
General
Rules
No. 3, Pg.
1-1
A member
who competes/works in more than one membership category must have a card for
each category--Contesting, Non-Contesting, Contract Acts. The membership fees will be the cost of the
highest card plus $20 for each additional card.
No. 5, Pg.
1-1
No
membership renewal of any membership category will be processed/accepted if the
applicant for renewal has any delinquent financial obligations due to the NPRA.
Non-Contesting
Members
No. 2, Pg.
1-3
Membership
cards for “lessor”—Anyone who leases stock to a prime stock contactor or rodeo
committee must purchase a $70 lessor
card.
Pg. 1-6
Associate
Members
Membership
dues for Associate Members shall be $45 annually. This is a non-voting membership, not to be
used by contestants, contract acts, and/or non-contesting members. It is open to individuals interested in supporting
the sport of rodeo. Every Associate
Members will receive a membership card and a year's subscription to the NPRA
newspaper of record. The Associate
member agrees to abide by all rules and regulations of the NPRA.
Section 2 Rodeo
Committees
Rodeo
Approval
No. 3, Pg.
2-1
There will
be a $25 charge (per submission) for any change to the approval form made after
the rodeo information has been published in the newspaper of record.
Section 4 Judges
Judges
Salary
No. 2, Pg.
4-3
The
association expects all judges to be paid a fair salary consistent with the
size of the rodeo. Contractor and/or
committee will pay two (2) of the judges a minimum of $150.00 per performance each. The third judge will be paid a minimum of $150.00 per performance by the
contestants. Each judge will receive the
cowboy split of $.20 per contestant paid by the contestants. $175.00
per performance is to be paid if the rodeo chooses to not have slack when
the number of contestants would warrant slack.
The number of contestants to warrant slack would be over 10 in an event (12
in WBR) with at least 15 extra runs
in the performances.
No. 3, Pg.
4-3
In addition
to being paid for each performance, judges will be paid the following for
slack—each team roping team will count as one (1) run:
Section 5 Secretary/Timers
No. 2, Pg.
5-1
A Secretary
or Timers seminar must be attended before contracting a NPRA rodeo. Attendance,
one out of every two years, at a NPRA secretary or timers seminar is a
mandatory requirement to remain on the NPRA approved list. The fine for not
attending and working a NPRA rodeo will be $250 per rodeo and suspension if not
attending the next seminar.
No. 2, Pg.
5-3
A new timer
must back-up behind a qualified timer at three (3) approved NRA rodeos. She must turn her timer’s sheets into the
office at the end of the rodeo to be sent to the NPRA office for evaluation of
correctness and accuracy.
No. 3, Pg.
5-3
While
timers are in official duty they are required to wear western attire. That includes a long sleeve blouse and long
pants. Choice of footware and hat are
optional.
No. 4, Pg.
5-1
Contractor
and/or committee will pay timers a minimum of $100 per performance. $115 per
performance is to be paid if the rodeo chooses to not have slack when the
number of contestants would warrant slack. Each timer will receive the cowboy
split of $.20 per contestant paid by the contestants.
No. 5, Pg.
5-1
In addition
to being paid for each performance, timers will be paid the following for
slack—each team roping team will count as one (1) run:
Rodeo
Secretary
No. 10, Pg.
5-3
Rodeo
Results and Turnout Sheet and any other fines assessed are due by
Section 6 Contract
Acts
General
Rules
No. 3, Pg.
6-2
The
Announcer and Clown/barrelman Of the Year shall be selected by a separate
ballot from the finals selection ballot by a vote of the general membership by a
date determined by the NPRA board. The ballot will be published and returned to
the NPRA office. The Announcer and Clown/barrelman for the
finals shall be selected as stated in the NPRA Finals Rules and Procedures.
Section 10 Entry
Fees
No. 1, Pg.
10-1
The minimum
entry fee in Bareback Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding and Barrel Racing will be
$50. The minimum entry fee in the Tie Down Roping, Breakaway Roping and Steer
Wrestling will be $75. The minimum entry
fee in the Team Roping will be $75 per man. The entry fee in the Bull Riding
will be $80--$40 of which will go to day-money in an approved performance. The
minimum entry fee for Cow Milking will be $60.
In addition to entry fees, contestants pay money toward specific funds
and for using the central entry system.
Those fees are listed at the end of this section.
No. 9, Pg.
10-2
One-time
contestants will be charged a $10 fee per event. The money collected will go to the finals
fund. Barrel racers who are members of
the WBRA only will pay an additional $10 when entering a NPRA prime rodeo with
WBRA co-approval.
Section 11 Fines
or Suspension
General
Rules
No. 2, Pg.
11-1
The board
reserves the right to suspend any member for misconduct at any time. The member may use the appeal process to
contest the suspension.
No. 4, Pg.
11-1
An
association member or non-member who writes an NSF check for entry fees will
automatically be suspended until these entry fees and bank charges are
paid. On the second NSF check during the
same rodeo year, their name will be
placed on a bad on a bad check list and they must pay cash for a period of one
1) year from the time that the NSF check is made good. In addition, the member will be subject to a
$25 fine.
Add: No.
11, Pg. 11-2
All fines
will double for the same offense incurred during one rodeo season. The board of directors will suspend, for a
minimum of one (1) rodeo season, anyone found guilty of the same infraction
more than three (3) times. Exceptions to
this rule are Turnouts/Medical Outs/Vet Outs and other unintentional fines.
Turnouts/Medical
Outs/Vet Outs
No. 2, Pg.
11-2
Delete
section requiring Bull Riding fines to be double that of all other event
turnout fines.
No. 3, Pg.
11-3
Vet
releases may only be used by barrel racers.
No. 6, Pg.
11-3
Any
contestant using a medical release from competition cannot participate in any
other association approved competition for ten (10) days after the turned-out
performance. Any contestant using a vet
release cannot participate in any other association approved competition on
said horse for three (3) days.
Section 19 Timed
Event General Rules
Numbering
Stock
No. 2, Pg.
19-1
All cows
and calves will be ear tagged for one year with the same color of tags.
No. 6, pg.
19-2
Breakaway
cattle will have a horn length of 3” or less on either side. Team
Roping steers must have at least 6 inches of horn on both sides. The
measurement will be from the bottom of the base of the horn to the tip.
Barrier
Rules
No. 12, pg.
19-4
Barrier
equipment shall include scoreline ropes on the ground in front of the chute.
Section 25 Women's
Barrel Racing
Vet
Release
No. 3, Pg.
25-5
If a
barrel horse becomes unable to compete on the grounds or on the way to a rodeo,
and a vet is not available, the horse must be inspected by the judges at said
rodeo, and they will determine whether she may or may not draw out. Judge must record verification on judges
sheet.
Medical
Release
Pg. 25-5
Any
contestant using a medical release for barrel racing competition cannot
participate in any other association barrel racing competition for seven (7)
days after turned-out performance.
Section 26 Humane
Treatment of Livestock
No. 4, Pg.
26-1
Any
association member, including stock contractor, guilty of excessive
mistreatment of livestock may be fined by the board of directors with fine not
to exceed $500 for the first offense.
OTHER
CHANGES EDITING WILL BE
MADE FOR TYPOS AND ERRORS
Including: all references to "Prime" NPRA
rodeos since we do not co-approve with other associations.