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IPRA RULE CHANGES FOR 2023

October 27, 2022

Add to Doctor’s Release section:

If a contestant that is entered in the Team Roping is injured and provides a proper Doctor’s Release his/her partner or partners entered at the rodeo where Doctor’s release is used will use one of the following options: #1: Replace the injured partner with someone who is entered in the rodeo in another event or is not entered the maximum number of times in the Team Roping allowed at that rodeo. #2: Be excused from competing at the rodeos that their partner uses the Doctor’s Release without being assessed any turnout fine or pay entry fees. If any of the rodeos are “entered twice “and the non-injured partner is also entered with someone besides the injured contestant they will not be excused from those runs.
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Page 89, Add Rule #4 d.

When 2 head and a short go are given making it a three head average $25 of each entry fee will go into the short go payoff and the number of places paid will be based on 6 or less contestants 2 places will be paid, 7-11 will pay three places and 12 or more will pay 4 places. The average will pay one and one-half (  1½  ) times what the first two go rounds pay. The correct calculation after deducting the short go money is to take the remaining total prize money and divide by seven ( 7 ) then multiply the result by two ( 2 ) to get the prize money in each go round and multiply by three ( 3 ) to get the prize money in the average.
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Page 87, Rule B. Reads:

B. In the Bullriding, Steer Wrestling, Tie-Down Roping, Cowgirls Barrel Racing, TeamRoping and Cowgirl Breakaway Roping, the payoff will be as follows: Less than $600 pay 2 places 60%, 40%. $600-$999 pays 3 places,50%, 30%, 20%. $1,000-$1,999 pays 4 places 40%, 30%, 20%, 10%. $2,000-$4,999 pays 6 places 29%,24%,19%,14%,9%,5%. $5,000 or more pays 8 places 23%, 20%, 17%, 14%, 11%, 8%, 5%, 2%. All figures are after the 10% sanction is taken out.

New Rule wants to take Steer Wresting out of the rule and put in a stand along rule that reads:

Steer wrestling only

1-4 pays 1 place (100%)

5-10 pays 2 places (60-40%)

11-16 pays 3 places (50-30-20%)

17-25 pays 4 places (40-30-20-10%)

26-40 pays 5 places (30-25-20-15-10%)

41-70 pays 6 places (29-24-19-14-9-5%)

71 & over pays 8 places (23-20-17-14-11-8-5-2%)
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When team roping is enter once let there be another $20 higher variance on entry fees. 

Motion made by Tom Miller and seconded by Wendell Ratchford to accept this rule
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Barrier Rules Page, 106 Rule 1

Add a clarification: Not crossing in initial move may include but not limited to- Animal turning back before crossing scoreline behind line judge or lineman opposite the line judge, stumbles, falls or not pulling the barrier or neck rope not breaking off of animal’s neck.

New rule to read:

10. Stock must cross scoreline in front of line judge in their initial move after leaving chute. Failure to do so will result in animal being brought back and rerun. in the opinion of the Rodeo Judges, that failure to cross scoreline in the initial move out of chute was caused by contestant, hazer or heeler. A ten (10) second penalty may be assessed on the rerun. Add a clarification: Not crossing in initial move may include but not limited to- Animal turning back before crossing scoreline behind line judge or lineman opposite the line judge, stumbles, falls or not pulling the barrier or neck rope not breaking off of animal’s neck.

Page 106 Rule 10 plus the clarification should replace:

Page 119 Rule 25 under Tie Down

Page 130, Rule 35 under Team Roping

Add to:

Page 123, Rule 21 under Steer Wrestling

Page 141, Rule 10 under Cowgirls Breakaway Roping

Page 144, Rule 10 under Cowgirl Breakaway IFYR
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Page 90, Rule 3

Add:

Additional compensation may be negotiated between Judges and rodeo management, producer, stock contractor or IPRA.

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