038-12 Wyo. Code R. §§ 12-1 - Definitions

(a) ANIMAL are all horses or cattle on permitted grounds.

(b) ARENA is the enclosure where the roping event is contested.

(c) ARENA SECRETARY is a person licensed by the Commission that is responsible for compiling an official program and maintaining an accurate record of all ropers, section results, and payouts.

(d) BARRIER is a rope, which is stretched across the front of the timed event box, that allows a calf or steer a head start. The contestant's horse cannot cross the barrier prior to the stock crossing the score line.

(e) BREAKING BARRIER is when a roper rides across or breaks the barrier before the calf or steer has crossed the score line. A 10-second penalty is added to the time of a roper who breaks the barrier.

(f) DALLY TEAM ROPING is a timed competition where two Ropers rope a steer. One is making a head catch and one making a heel catch.

(g) CONVEYANCE/HORSE AMBULANCE shall mean a vehicle, trailer, or sled which can remove animals from the arena in case of injury.

(h) CHUTES a confinement area where a single calf or steer is held prior too being dispatched for a Roper to rope.

(i) CROSSFIRE as used in Dally Team Roping is when a heeler throws the loop too early (steers direction must be changed by header and steer must be in tow before heel rope can be thrown) and a disqualification shall be called by the Judges.

(j) DRAWING OF ROPER is a blind and random method approved by the Judges in which ropers are drawn for positions in a go-round or section.

(k) DRAWING OF STOCK is a blind and random method approved by the Judges in which stock are drawn and paired up with a roper for a go-round or section.

(l) GENERAL MANAGER is a person licensed by the Commission to oversee, supervise, and be responsible for the operation of the Professional Roping Event.

(m) GO-ROUND/SECTION is a contest between ropers for purse, stakes, premium, or entrances fees on any permitted grounds and in the presence of the Steward/Judges.

(n) HEADER as used in Dally Team Roping is the Roper responsible for roping the steers horns, head, or neck.

(o) HEELER as used in Dally Team Roping is the Roper responsible for roping the steers hind legs.

(p) JUDGES are the officials licensed and approved by the Commission to oversee the roping event, with the exclusion of the pari-mutuel wagering.

(q) MUTUEL MANAGER is a person licensed by the Commission to oversee, supervise, and be responsible for the mutuel department. Refer to Chapter 6, Section 8.

(r) PERFORMANCE is a rodeo event day or evening as authorized by the Commission.

(s) PERMITEE is any person, entity or corporations granted a permit by the Commission to conduct pari-mutuel events within the State of Wyoming.

(t) PROFESSIONAL ROPING EVENT is a timed roping event permitted by the Commission where contestants compete for money.

(u) ROPER is a contestant in a pari-mutuel roping event licensed by the Commission. No one under the age of 16 years of age shall be granted a license.

(v) ROPING EVENT is a professional roping contest permitted by the Commission.

(w) TIE-DOWN ROPING is a timed competition where a Roper must rope a calf, dismount, throw calf by hand and cross and tie three legs.

(x) SCORE LINE is the distance from the chute that a steer or calf is given as a head start.

(y) SLACK is an over flow of contestants entered in a performance permitted by the Commission.

(z) SLICK CATCH as used in Steer Roping is a catch where the rope goes around both horns only. No figure eight or loop is allowed when making a slick catch.

(aa) STEER ROPING is a timed competition where a Roper catches a steer with a rope making a head catch and trips the steer, once tripped the Roper must dismount and cross and tie three legs.

(bb) STEWARD shall mean the head roping official licensed by the Commission, or his/her duly appointed deputies, charged with the duty of making sure pari-mutuel roping events are carried out in conformance with rules of the Wyoming Pari-Mutuel Commission.

(cc) STOCK shall mean the cattle "calf or steer" used in a roping event.

(dd) STOCK CONTRACTOR is the individual or individuals licensed by the Commission that provides the permitee with cattle for the Roping Event.

(ee) TIME means the official time, which a roper receives in each go-round/section.

(ff) TIMER shall mean the 2 individuals licensed by the Commission that are responsible for the official timing of roping events.

(gg) VETERINARIAN is a person who is licensed by the Commission and to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Wyoming.

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