Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › 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.