Touching cattle with hands, hats, ropes, bats, romal or any other equipment is a disqualification.
No hazing with whips, hats, or ropes allowed. Romal or reins may be swung or popped on chaps.
Fall of the mule and/or rider shall not eliminate the entry; however, any attempt by the dismounted rider to work cattle before remounting will result in an automatic disqualification.
A team may be disqualified by the judge for any action he feels to be unnecessary roughness to the cattle or mules or unsportsmanlike conduct.
If five (5) or more head of cattle are across the starting line at any time, that team will be judged a no time.
If, for any reason, a team does not show after the order of go has been drawn, their cattle number will be drawn in the order the team would have run; the drawn number (or colored band) will not be used in that set of teams.
This will avoid changing the order of go for the other contestants.
If team fails to show when called they shall be disqualified, and may not enter later after another team has gone. See Rule 289.A.3.