Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Pari-Mutuel Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel Commission › Chapter 12 - PROFESSIONAL ROPING EVENTS › Section 12-1 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(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.