ProRodeo Sports News - October 5, 2018

Change B10.3.4 Harassing a PRCA Official or Spectator. Engaging in, or attempting to engage in, any action threatening, berating, harassing, or intimidating a rodeo official, a rodeo spectator, any official representative or employee of the PRCA or any Member. B10.3.4.1 Social Media/Digital Communication. Social media activity, postings or any other form of online, mobile or digital communication is subject to this Bylaw. Change B10.3.6 Conduct Detrimental to Public Image. Conduct, speech, appearance or lack of financial responsibility which shall be determined by the PRCA to be significantly detrimental to the public image, reputation, or well-being of the PRCA or the sport of professional rodeo. B10.3.6.1 Social Media/Digital Communication. Social media activity, postings or any other form of online, mobile or digital communication is subject to this Bylaw. Change B2.13 Action Without a Meeting. Any action required by law to be taken at a meeting of directors, or any action which may be taken at a meeting of directors, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the directors. In addition, any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the directors may be taken without a meeting if each and every member of the board in writing either: (i) votes for such action; or (ii) votes against such action or abstains from voting and waives the right to demand that a meeting be held. From time to time, any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the directors may be taken without a meeting and through email transmission if each and every member of the board responds either with: (i) a vote for the action; or (ii) a vote against such action or abstains from voting. Such email response to any action in this regard will be specifically recognized as a signature of each member. An action is approved by the board in this regard only if the affirmative vote for such action equals or exceeds the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to take such action at a meeting at which all of the directors then in office were present and voted. No action taken in this regard shall be effective unless writings describing the action taken and otherwise satisfying the requirements hereof, signed by all directors and not revoked prior to the effective date, are received by the PRCA. Any such writing may be received by the corporation by electronically transmitted facsimile or other form of wire or wireless communication providing the corporation with a complete copy of the document, including a copy of the signature on the document. Any action taken in this regard shall be effective when the last writing necessary to effect the action is received by the PRCA, unless the writings describing the action taken set forth a different effective date. The following were approved, effective 1/2018: Change B13.3.2.1 Primary Stock Contractor Defined. A Primary Stock Contractor shall be that Stock Contractor or Probationary Stock Contractor 1) listed as the Primary Stock Contractor on the official PRCA rodeo approval form and on the Rodeo Committee contract for the furnishing of stock and 2) which owns at least 50% 20% of the total riding event stock (based on the number of competitions and rerides contestants entered) supplied to that rodeo or at least one-third of the stock (based on the number of competitions and rerides) in each riding event at that rodeo. If there is a riding event cancellation, the required minimum number of stock will be reduced by one-third for each cancellation. If the final calculation result includes a fraction of .5 or less, the result will be rounded down to the next whole number. There will be no more than one Primary Stock Contractor per PRCA-approved rodeo, and a stock contractor is not eligible to be the Primary Stock Contractor unless the rodeo offers all of the PRCA Standard Events. If no Stock Contractor or Probationary Stock Contractor satisfies these requirements of a Primary Stock Contractor for a given rodeo, there will be no Primary Stock Contractor for that rodeo. The PRCA Director of Rodeo Administration shall have the right to review the Rodeo Committee contract to verify Primary Stock Contractor status. For purposes of this Section B13.3.2.1 and Section B13.3.2, no stock contractor will receive credit as the Primary Stock Contractor at any Circuit Finals Rodeo or the National Circuit Finals Rodeo. Change B13.3.2.1.1 Primary Stock Contractor Defined For Rodeos With a Finals or $12,000 Per Event or More Added Money. For rodeos with a finals or $12,000 per event or more added money, the Primary Stock Contractor shall be that Stock Contractor or Probationary Stock Contractor 1) listed as the Primary Stock Contractor on the official PRCA Rodeo Approval Form and on the rodeo committee contract for the furnishing of stock and 2) which owns at least twenty percent (20%) of the riding event stock used in the rodeo. If there is a riding event cancellation, the required minimum number of stock will be reduced by one-third for each cancellation. If the final calculation result includes a fraction of .5 or less, the result will be rounded down to the next whole number. The following were approved Aug 2018 by the PRCA BOD: 2019 Rule Proposals Change R11.6.5 No Jerk Down. For the 2018 Rodeo Year only: 1. In the tie-down roping event a contestant will receive no- time for that run if he brings the animal over backwards between 10 and 2 with the animal landing on his back or head with all

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