New Ground Rules effective 2/2020 • JERK DOWN RULE FOR RIBBON ROPING & TIE DOWN – 5 SECOND PENALTY • BREAKAWAY FLAG- SOLID COLOR FLAG (ANY COLOR) NO SIGNAGE OR WRITTEN WORDS ALLOWED • STEER WRESTLING – ONE JUMP IN THE 30 SECOND TIME LIMIT • CHUTE DOGGING- RIGHT ARM CANNOT BE UNDER THE NECK UNTIL THE STEER CROSSES THE LINE • RIBBON ROPING- RUNNER CAN STAND ANYWHERE THEY CHOOSE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE 30 FT. FINISH LINE FROM THE ROPING BOX • SADDLE BRONC & SADDLE BRONC STEER RIDING- REIN CANNOT BE WRAPPED AROUND HAND • DISQUALIFICATION- CONTESTANT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FOR THE USE OF TABACCO, VAPING, MARIJUANA PRODUCTS WHILE ON THE GROUNDS • GOAT TYING- IF A CENTER GATE CONTESTANT MUST MAINTAIN A FORWARD MOTION TO THE GOAT- NOT A CENTER GATE A PIVOT IN EITHER DIRECTION WILL BE ALLOWED • TEAM ROPING- YOU CAN ROPE HEAD OR HEELS IF STEER IS NOT STANDING • 2 LOOP RULE AT STATE FINALS – ONCE YOUR 2ND LOOP IS PULLED THE FIRST LOOP IS OUT OF PLAY. SO IF YOU CATCH WITH THE FIRST LOOP BUT PULLED THE SECOND LOOP, YOU MUST ROPE WITH THE SECOND LOOP • NEW NATIONAL PATCH PROGRAM (DETAILS ON THE NHSRA AND UHSRA WEBSITES) • ADOPTING THE ½ POINT SCORING SYSTEM IN ALL ROUGH STOCK EVENTS • JR. HIGH BAREBACK STEER & SADDLE BRONC STEER WILL BE GIVEN A RERIDE IF EQUIPMENT FAILS(FLANK FALLS OFF), STOPS, FALLS, OR FOULS • IF AN ANIMAL COMES OUT BACKWARD AND THE CONTESTANT DECLARES (DOUBLE GRAB), THAT WILL BE AN AUTOMATIC RE-RIDE. IF THEY GO ON WITH THE RIDE, THEY ARE ACCEPTING THE ANIMAL AND WILL BE SCORED ACCORDINGLY • IF THE CONTESTANT ENTERS THE ROPING BOX FROM THE BACK AND REQUESTS A RETIE. THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RIDE OUT IN FRONT OF THE BOX WHILE THE JUDGES ARE RETYING THE BARRIER. FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION.