INTERNATIONAL FEEDLOT COWBOY ASSOCIATION
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INTERNATIONAL FEEDLOT COWBOY ASSOCIATION RULES
2010
RULE 1
FEEDLOT - for the purpose of this competition, a feedlot will be one with a required number of head of beef cattle - that are fed in confined pens with permanent fence lines and bunks for a minimum of 135,000 head days.
RULE 2
QUALIFIED ENTRANTS - Must be owners or managers in an active capacity or full time employee or corporate employee, or contract laborer, who spend a minimum of 40 hours a week at a Specified Yard or Company with a Feed Yard Division who participate on a daily basis in the feedlot as it is defined in Rule # 1 as of January lst and all other working days prior to the National Finals.
2(A) Entrants will be allowed a 2 week grace period to change employment from one feedlot to another.
2(B) If the Corporate Office is not located in the designated region, then said employee can choose the Region in which to participate based on the location of one or more feedyards.
2(C) Also included will be the spouse, sons and daughters of qualified entrants, provided they are living at home with the eligible owners, managers and employees.
The Participants’ legal spouse who is a resident of the same county in which the participants resides. Such Spouse must have met all requirements of a valid marriage contract in the State of Marriage of such parties. A marriage license or common law certificate may be required or joint tax returns, etc.
The Participants’ child who meets all the following conditions:
·Is less than 19 years of age.
·Is a resident of the same county in which the participant resides.
·Is unmarried.
·Is a natural child, step child or a child for whom legal adoption proceedings have been initiated if such child has been placed in your home, or a child who has been placed under the legal guardianship of the Participant.
·Age requirement is waived if the child is at least 19 years of age, but less than 25 years of age and is dependent upon the Participant for support AND meets the definition of Full Time College Student, carrying a minimum of 12 hours, or the required number of hours to be considered full time at his or her institute of learning.
·Graduate Students will be included; however, they may not have to carry as many hours as a full time under-graduate student. .
·The age requirement above is waived for any mentally retarded or physically handicapped child, provided that the child is incapable of self-sustaining employment and if chiefly dependent upon Participant for support and maintenance. Proof must be furnished.
·2(D) We will have two categories for Life-Card membership. They will be Feed Yard Life-Card Honorees and Sponsor Life-Card Honorees. Those retired and formerly active IFCA members who qualify under the following may be allowed, by the Board of Directors, to participate in the Regional Roping and National Finals as a Life-Card member.
Life Card Membership Rules:
15 years as IFCA member or attending Finals.
Support IFCA.
Any previous director who has served at least 5 consecutive years.
Past President
Any roper with continuous feedlot employment and meets company retirement status.
2(E) Each region will be able to name only 1 Life-Card member each year. Regions may nominate more, but only one will be named a Life-Card member.
2(F) Life-Card Members may qualify in any one region he or she chooses.
2(G) We will have a category for IFCA Alumni Membership for past IFCA members who have 1 year of verifiable participation at the IFCA Finals. See Alumni Card Rules for specific details.
RULE 3
ELIGIBILITY-Qualified contestant testifies that he/she has worked in the feedyard from January 1 of the current year and all consecutive working days prior to the National Finals.
Knowing under penalty for falsifying this information is loss of my entry fees and also that of my partner.
Also this will rule myself and my partners ineligible unconditionally from IFCA contests for a period of three years.
All challenges must be filed with a Regional Director by a paid IFCA member.
3(A) Contestants may enter only in the region where their own feedlot is located.
3(B) Ropers must provide Regional Director with written proof of eligibility (on IFCA approved form) that is to be kept by the Director.
3(C) The Regional Director will have the final decision on eligibility and will certify all qualified entrants for the National Finals.
RULE 4
MEMBERSHIP - A $20.00 Annual Membership Fee will be due at the first regional roping from all contestant, including spouses and dependents.
Life-Card Members will pay a $20.00 Annual Fee that will go directly into the Scholarship Fund.
Life-Card spouses and dependents must pay the $20.00 IFCA Annual Membership Fee.
Alumni Card Members & Dependents will pay a $40.00 Annual Membership Fee.
RULE 5
QUALIFYERS - Each region must have a qualifying roping.
5(A) Qualified entrant must make at least one competitive run in specified event at Regional Qualifier. Barrel racers must make one barrel run.
5(B) Each Region should have a qualifying Century roping.
5(C) All regional results and National Entry Forms with all entry fees must be postmarked two weeks prior to the start of the National Finals (The post mark date for 2009 will be June 23, 2010.
5(D) NO ENTRIES REFUNDED WITHOUT A DOCTOR’S RELEASE
5(E) Each Region will be allowed to qualify at regional roping 100% of all ropers and barrel racers.
5(F) Qualified entrant may enter each event five (5) times, however at least one (1) entry must be an Incentive team.
5(G) Switching ends will be allowed, provided both numbers add up to the number of the current roping.
RULE 6
ROPING REGULATIONS - USTRC rules shall be followed for dally roping except when superseded by IFCA Rules.
6(A) A member may rope at the regional and national level with an assigned number from the Regional Director only if they are not in the USTRC files as having a number.
If they have been assigned a number by the USTRC, they will use that number.
For members who use a USTRC number at the regional roping, but the number changes before the finals, they will rope at the finals with the same number as used at the regional roping, with the exception of emergency changes.
No number under # 4 will be given by a director to a person who does not have a USTRC card.
If a person has been assigned a number by a Director, that number can be changed at the Director’s discretion.
A person with a current year’s USTRC card as of January lst, cannot have his number changed by an IFCA Director.
6(B) Qualified entrant may enter each event five (5) times, however at least one (1) entry must be an Incentive team.
6(C) All ropings at the Finals will be two loops with the back gate open.
6(D) All ropings at the Finals will be 5 head progressive on one (1) head, with all qualified, eligible teams advancing to the short go.
6(E) The Incentive ropings will end at the completion of the 4th go.
6(F) There will be a 5 second penalty for breaking a barrier.
6(G) There will be no cross fires.
6(H) Drop 20 % of teams to start the order of each go round.
6(I) The re-run steer is to be taken at the end of the go-round.
6(J) Only a person 50 years old and older or a woman may tie on. Back end only.
6(K) A person 14 years or younger as of January 1, will be considered a Junior Partner in the # 9 Roping. Proof of age will be required.
RULE 7
NATIONAL FINALS ROPING - Ropings are as follows:
#14 #12 Incentive
#11 # 9 Incentive
# 9# 7 Incentive (Jr/Sr Incentive AND Mixed Incentive for prize only)
#13Century Roping
#13#11 Incentive Sponsor’s Roping
7(A) Entry Fees for each roping are $100.00 per team, $50.00 per man per entry.
7(B) Two (2) juniors cannot be a JR/SR team in the #9 roping.
7(C) Century Ropers
The Century Roping will be the same format as all other ropings, 5 head progressive on 1.
Minimum age limit for tying on is 50 years old or a woman. Back end only.
Back end tied on will have five seconds to get the rope off the horn after being flagged.
The Century Roping will be # 13, and be handicapped as follows:
·#15 Team or above, add 3 seconds.
·#14 Team or above, add 1 & ½ seconds.
·# 13 No additions or subtractions
·# 12 deduct 1 & ½ seconds
·# 11 deduct 3 seconds
·# 10 deduct 4 & ½ seconds
·# 9 or below, deduct 6 seconds.
Century Ropers may enter the roping up to a total number of five (5) times.
A Feedyard roper must enter at least one (1) time from his region, and cannot add Feedyard Century teams at the Finals. Those must be entered and paid for on the entry form.
Feedyard ropers may enter three (3) times or more from the region and may enter with sponsors just as long as the total number of entries does not exceed five (5).
Sponsor may enter five (5) times with anyone.
7(D) Sponsors Draw Pot
The Sponsors’ Draw Pot will be the same format as all other ropings, five (5) head progressive on one (1).
Entry fee is $25.00 per man per entry.
Sponsors may enter a total of five (5) times.
Cowboys may enter the Sponsors Roping Draw Pot a total of five (5) times.
The Sponsor’s Traveling Trophy will be awarded based on money won in the Sponsor Roping and Sponsor Barrel Race only.
7(E) FEEDYARD TRAVELING TROPHY
Money won by Cowboy’s in ALL ropings will be considered for awarding Feedyard Traveling Trophy.
RULE 8
BARREL RACING - Barrel racing will follow WPRA rules, except when superseded by IFCA ground rules.
8 (A) Feedyard Barrel Race entry fee will be $100.00. Sponsor’s Barrel Race entry fee will be $50.00. Junior Barrel Race entry fee will be $25.00.
8(B) Barrel Race will be run under the WPRA format unless superseded by IFCA ground rules. This also includes the Junior Barrel Race.
An electric eye will be used, if at all possible, conditions permitting.
Under this format, the Feedyard Barrel Race and Junior Barrel Race will be two runs and a short go.
Positions for race will be drawn before the first run.
The second run will be run in reverse order of the first.
If there are 1 to 25 contestants, 10 will go to the short go.
The Sponsor’s Barrel Race will be 2 go rounds - no short go.
8(C) A person 14 years or younger on January 1, of the current year may choose to run in the Junior Barrel Race or Open Barrel Race. They cannot run in both.
RULE 9
PRIZE MONEY - for the Finals will be paid as follows:
ROPINGS
Entry Fees and added prize money will be divided with 90% for the averages, 20% of which will go to the Incentive Roping; and 10% to fast times in go rounds.
Pay Four (4) places in all roping averages.
Pay 3 places in the Incentive Roping and all Incentive Ropings will end at the completion of the 4th Go.
Pay on first go round, and short go round only. Pay 2 places in first go, and pay l place only in short go.
BARREL RACE
60% to Average and 40% to rounds.
Average 60%: Split 40%, 30%, 20%, 10%.
First Go Round - 15%; Split 50%, 30%, 20%.
Second Go Round - 15%; Split 50%, 30%, 20%.
Short Go - 10%: Split 60%, 40%.
RULE 10
DRESS CODE - will be enforced at the National Finals in all Roping and Barrel Racing Events.
Full button front style shirt.
Sewn In Collar
Sewn-in long OR short sleeves.
Shirt MUST BE tucked in when contestant rides in roping box or enters arena for barrel race.
Hat or no hat OR IFCA Finals cap (no other cap allowed).
Boots or approved riding shoes with heel.
RULE 11
INJURY POLICY - In order to qualify to participate at the National Final, all contestants must participate at their Regional Roping.
In the event a contestant is injured and unable to participate in the Regional Roping, he must physically be present at the Regional Roping and pay his money for his part of the run to qualify.
RULE 12
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE - The Directors shall constitute this committee.
Any and all challenges must be filed by a paid IFCA member.
All challenges must be filed prior to the first go round of any National Finals event.
RULE 13
FINAL DECISION - The Regional Director will have the final decision on eligibility and will certify all qualified entrants for the National Finals.
As stated in Rule 12, all challenges must be filed by a paid IFCA member.
In the event of any team eligibility being challenged, copies of the entries will be mailed to all Directors for their decision.
If a roper has qualified and a partner cannot go, the position will be filled by Regional Director’s approval.
NO ENTRY FEES WILL BE REFUNDED WITHOUT A DOCTOR’S RELEASE.