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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Approval of Contest or Exhibition › Section 29-143j-6a - Contest or exhibition in connection with a charitable organization

Current through July 10, 2024
No promoter shall conduct any contest or exhibition under the
				  auspices of or in conjunc¬tion with any charitable organization unless the
				  promoter first submits to the commis¬sioner or such commissioner's
				  authorized representative the agreement between the promoter and the charitable
				  organization setting forth the terms and conditions of the proposed contest or
				  exhibition and receives the commissioner's or such commissioner's authorized
				  representative's approval.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Approval of Contest or Exhibition › Section 29-143j-7a - Changes of contestant in contest or exhibition

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A
				notice of any change in the announced or advertised contestant or contestants
				in a contest or exhibition shall be approved by the commissioner or such
				commissioner's authorized representative prior to the change being made and
				announced.
(b) Notice of such an
				approved change shall be announced and advertised as soon as possible after the
				change has been approved.
(c) The
				notice of such an approved change shall also be announced from the combat area
				prior to the opening bout.
(d) Any
				ticket holder may obtain a full refund due to such a change by presenting such
				ticket holder's ticket at the box office before the conclusion of the opening
				bout.
(e) The promoter shall be
				responsible for ticket refunds to ticket holders in the event of any change in
				the contestant or contestants or cancellation of a contest or an
				exhibition.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Approval of Contest or Exhibition › Section 29-143j-8a - Contracts

Current through July 10, 2024
All contracts between a boxer's or mixed martial arts
				  competitor's managers, matchmakers and promoters shall be filed with the
				  commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative at least
				  seventy-two hours prior to the scheduled contest or exhibition, unless
				  otherwise authorized by the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized
				  representative. Contract forms may be obtained from the commissioner or such
				  commissioner's authorized representative.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Approval of Contest or Exhibition › Section 29-143j-9a - Minimum Compensation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Boxing
The minimum compensation paid to any professional boxer who
				  competes in at least a four-round bout shall be one hundred dollars.
(b) Mixed martial arts
The minimum compensation paid to any professional mixed
				  martial arts competitor who competes in at least a three-round bout shall be
				  one hundred dollars.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Approval of Contest or Exhibition › Section 29-143j-10a - Disclosure of financial dealings or family relationships

Current through July 10, 2024
The promoter producing a contest or exhibition shall have no
				  financial dealings, directly or indirectly, with a manager, boxer or mixed
				  martial arts competitor who is engaged in a bout produced by the promoter, nor
				  shall the promoter produce a contest or exhibition in which the manager, boxer
				  or mixed martial arts competitor is a member of the promoter's immediate
				  family, unless the financial dealings or relationship is disclosed to the
				  commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative prior to the time
				  that the contest or exhibition is approved by the commissioner or such
				  commissioner's authorized representative.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Approval of Contest or Exhibition › Section 29-143j-12a - Records

Current through July 10, 2024
All records and other documents of any person licensed under
				  chapter 532a of the Connecticut General Statutes that pertain to the licensed
				  activity shall, during regular business hours, be subject to the inspection of
				  the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized
				  representative.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Duties of the Promoter › Section 29-143j-13a - Duties of the promoter

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All promoters
				shall make such arrangements to safeguard the premises where contests or
				exhibitions are conducted so as to ensure to the commissioner's or such
				commissioner's authorized representative's satisfaction that adequate
				protection against injury, disorderly conduct or other unlawful act has been
				provided.
(b) All promoters shall
				provide, in each registered facility where contests or exhibitions are
				conducted, a private room for the referees and a second private room for the
				commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative.
(c) All promoters shall be responsible for
				payment of all officials.
(d) All
				promoters, in distributing the receipts of any contest or exhibition, shall
				first deduct all taxes due to the state pursuant to section
				29-143m of
				the Connecticut General Statutes and then deduct all sums due for payments to
				the officials and insurance premiums. Thereafter, the contestants shall be
				compensated.
(e) The promoter's
				license shall be available for inspection by the commissioner or such
				commissioner's authorized representative at any time.
(f) All promoters shall supply suitable
				seating alongside the combat area for the following officials and the
				commissioner and the commissioner's authorized representatives. The seating
				shall be as follows:
(1) Three high chairs
				for the judges:
(A) Boxing judges' chairs
				shall be placed in the center of three of the four ringside rows; and
(B) Mixed martial arts judges' chairs shall
				be in a position that allows each judge a good vantage point to view the
				match.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Bonding of Promoters › Section 29-143j-14a - Performance bond

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
				commissioner may require any promoter to furnish a surety bond to the
				commissioner in an amount deemed by the commissioner to be adequate to ensure
				reimbursement to the ticket holders and payment of services rendered by the
				boxers or mixed martial arts competitors and the officials, as well as the
				payment of taxes.
(b) In the event
				a promoter guarantees a money prize, purse or monetary compensation to the
				contestants, the commissioner may require the promoter to furnish a surety bond
				in the amount of the guaranteed amount of the money prize, purse or monetary
				compensation.
(c) Every surety bond
				allowed by this section or otherwise required to be furnished to the
				commissioner shall be approved by the commissioner. The bond shall be received
				by the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative at least
				five days prior to the contest or exhibition, unless otherwise authorized by
				the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative.
(d) The commissioner may accept a certified
				check either in whole or in part, in lieu of a surety bond.
(e) Every surety bond allowed by this section
				or otherwise required to be furnished to the commissioner shall be released
				when the commissioner has reason to believe that the obligations secured by
				such bond have been honored. In no event shall the bond be released until at
				least sixty days after the contest or exhibition has been held.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Insurance › Section 29-143j-15a - Insurance

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All promoters shall continuously provide
				insurance for the protection of boxers participating in contests or exhibitions
				produced by the promoter. Such insurance coverage shall provide for at least
				twenty thousand dollars to the boxer for medical, dental, surgical and hospital
				care for all injuries sustained while participating in any sparring match,
				bout, contest or exhibition conducted under the control of such
				promoter.
(b) Said insurance shall
				also contain a death benefit payment of at least fifty thousand dollars to the
				estate of the deceased boxer if such death is occasioned by injuries received
				during the course of sparring or during the course of a bout, contest or
				exhibition conducted under the control of such promoter.
(c) A boxer may be required to pay for the
				deductible amounts of said insurance, provided that the boxer shall not be
				required to pay more than the boxer received or would have received as a money,
				prize or purse.
(d) The promoter
				shall furnish to the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized
				representative, at least five days prior to the scheduled date of the contest
				or exhibition, a copy of the insurance policy or binder required in subsection
				(a) of this section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Liability › Section 29-43j-16a - Liability

Current through July 10, 2024
Any person, firm or corporation that employs or contracts
				  with a person to be a contestant in a mixed martial arts bout, contest or
				  exhibition conducted pursuant to chapter 532a of the Connecticut General
				  Statutes shall be liable for any health care costs incurred by such contestant
				  pursuant to section
				  29-143aa
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Licensure and Registration › Section 29-143j-17a - Who shall be licensed and registered

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All boxing
				and mixed martial arts promoters, referees, judges, matchmakers, assistant
				matchmakers, timekeepers, announcers, professional and amateur boxers,
				professional and amateur mixed martial arts competitors, managers and seconds
				shall be licensed by the commissioner and no person, corporation or other
				business entity shall be permitted to participate, either directly or
				indirectly, in any contest or exhibition or the holding thereof, unless such
				person, corporation or other business entity has first obtained the appropriate
				license or registration from the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized
				representative. All licenses and registrations shall be valid for the current
				calendar year, January 1- December 31.
(b) All amateur boxers shall be licensed or
				registered by an amateur athletic association approved by the commissioner or
				such commissioner's authorized representative before the amateur boxers
				participate in any contest or exhibition.
(c) All facilities shall be registered in
				accordance with section
				29-143j-22 a
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies before holding a contest or
				exhibition.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Licensure and Registration › Section 29-143j-19a - Payment for license or registration

Current through July 10, 2024
Payment for each license or registration shall accompany the
				  application. Payment may be made by cash, check or money order. Checks and
				  money orders should be made payable to, "TREASURER, STATE OF
				  CONNECTICUT."
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Licensure and Registration › Section 29-143j-20a - Promoter

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In order to be licensed as a promoter, a
				business entity shall provide to the commissioner a certificate of good
				standing from the Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State, a photocopy
				of the last annual report filed with the Secretary of the State and a listing
				of all current officers and directors. The fee for the promoter's license shall
				be three hundred fifteen dollars.
(b) In order to be licensed as a promoter, an
				individual shall provide an affidavit to the commissioner attesting to the fact
				that the individual is over the age of eighteen and shall fully disclose any
				conviction history. The fee for the promoter's license shall be three hundred
				fifteen dollars.
(c) The
				commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative shall not issue
				any license to any promoter unless the commissioner is satisfied that the
				applicant is the real party in interest and intends to conduct a contest or
				exhibition.
(d) The promoter shall
				furnish to the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative a
				listing of all of the promoter's employees or designated contacts that will be
				participating in the contest or exhibition.
(e) In order to be issued or renew a
				promoter's license, the promoter shall furnish to the commissioner or such
				commissioner's authorized representative a copy of such promoter's worker's
				compensation policy or binder in accordance with subsection (b) of section
				31-286a
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(f) In order to be licensed as a promoter,
				each individual or business entity shall comply with the provisions of this
				section and provide such other proof regarding the individual's qualifications
				as the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative may
				require.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Licensure and Registration › Section 29-143j-21a - Matchmaker and Assistant Matchmaker

Current through July 10, 2024
The fee for a matchmaker or assistant matchmaker's license
				  shall be one hundred thirty dollars.The fee for a matchmaker or assistant
				  matchmaker's license shall be one hundred thirty dollars.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Licensure and Registration › Section 22a-143j-22a - Facility Registration

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In order to be
				registered, the facility shall provide the following to the commissioner or
				such commissioner's authorized representative:
(1) Name and address of facility;
(2) The name of the owner of the
				facility;
(3) The name of the
				manager of the facility;
(4)
				Certification from the local building official attesting to the suitability of
				the facility for a contest or an exhibition;
(5) Certification from the local fire marshal
				attesting to the fact that the facility is in compliance with the fire safety
				and fire prevention codes; and
(6)
				A full description of the facility's sanitary facilities and emergency medical
				facilities.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Licensure and Registration › Section 29-143j-25a - Judges

Current through July 10, 2024
Prior to obtaining a license to judge, the applicant shall
				  undergo an annual ophthalmological examination showing the applicant's vision
				  is at least 20/40 with or without correction. The fee for a judge's license
				  shall be one hundred thirty dollars.Prior to obtaining a license to judge, the
				  applicant shall undergo an annual ophthalmological examination showing the
				  applicant's vision is at least 20/40 with or without correction. The fee for a
				  judge's license shall be one hundred thirty dollars.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Licensure and Registration › Section 29-143j-26a - Referees

Current through July 10, 2024
Prior to obtaining a license to referee, the applicant shall
				  annually undergo a complete physical examination, an ophthalmological
				  examination showing the applicant's vision is at least 20/40 with or without
				  correction and any other test or examination the commissioner or such
				  commissioner's authorized representative deems appropriate. The fee for a
				  referee's license shall be one hundred thirty dollars.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Licensure and Registration › Section 29-143j-27a - Manager

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All applications for a manager's license
				shall contain a true statement of all persons associated with the manager
				including family members, employees, stockholders, partners and independent
				contractors. On the application, the manager shall include the name and address
				of each contestant that the manager represents and shall designate if the
				contestant is an amateur or professional. During the course of a bout, a
				licensed manager may act as a second for such manager's contestant without the
				need for licensure as a second. Managers shall keep accurate records of the
				receipts and expenses of the contestants under the manager's management and
				control.
(b) No manager shall
				contract for the services of a contestant under the manager's management for a
				bout scheduled after the expiration date of the contract between the manager
				and the manager's contestant unless such bout has been approved by the
				commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative.
(c) The commissioner shall not recognize any
				contract between a manager and a boxer or mixed martial arts competitor unless
				a copy of the contract is filed with the commissioner at the time that either
				become licensed in this state or no later than thirty days of the signing of
				the contract if the contract was entered into after the boxer, mixed martial
				arts competitor or the manager became licensed in this state.
(d) The fee for a manager's license shall be
				one hundred thirty dollars.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Licensure and Registration › Section 29-143j-28a - Boxers and mixed martial arts competitors

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
				Identification Cards
(1) Boxer-Federal
				Identification Card
The commissioner or such commissioner's authorized
				  representative may issue a Federal Identification Card for the purpose of
				  registration and identification pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth
				  by the Association of Boxing Commissions to any boxer residing in this state
				  who applies and provides all information requested by the commissioner or the
				  commissioner's authorized representative. Such Identification Card shall be
				  renewed at least once every four years.
(2) Mixed Martial Arts- National Mixed
				Martial Arts Identification Card
The commissioner or such commissioner's authorized
				  representative may issue a National Mixed Martial Arts Identification Card for
				  the purpose of registration and identification pursuant to the terms and
				  conditions set forth by the Association of Boxing Commissions to any mixed
				  martial arts competitor residing in this state who applies and provides all
				  information requested by the commissioner or commissioner's authorized
				  representative.
(3) Such
				identification cards shall not be substituted for any department license issued
				by the commissioner pursuant to chapter 532a of the Connecticut General
				Statutes or the regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Licensure and Registration › Section 29-143j-29a - Seconds and trainers

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An applicant
				for a second's license may be required to submit a recommendation from a
				licensed manager, matchmaker, promoter or such other proof regarding the
				individual's qualifications as the commissioner or such commissioner's
				authorized representative may require. The fee for a second's license shall be
				thirty dollars.
(b) The fee for a
				trainer's license shall be thirty dollars.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Denial, Suspension, Revocation of a License or Registration › Section 29-143j-30a - Grounds

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The following are grounds for the denial,
				suspension or revocation of a contestant's license:
(1) Receiving payment prior to the conclusion
				of the contest, absent full disclosure pursuant to section
				29-143j-8 a
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(2) Testing positive for a controlled
				substance, as defined in section
				21a-240
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, in any urine or blood analysis.
(3) Any suspension imposed by any state or
				other licensing authority recognized by the Association of Boxing
				Commissions.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Denial, Suspension, Revocation of a License or Registration › Section 29-143j-31a - Appeal

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any party adversely affected by a
				decision issued under the regulations may file a written appeal with the
				commissioner. The appeal shall contain a detailed statement of the reasons why
				the party believes the decision is erroneous.
(b) The written appeal shall be filed in the
				office of the commissioner no later than ten calendar days after the
				decision.
(c) The commissioner
				shall issue a written decision and the decision shall be a final
				decision.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Duties of Combat Area Officials › Section 29-143j-32a - Official

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The payment of all officials shall be the
				responsibility of the promoter. The promoter shall only furnish such payment
				directly to the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized
				represen¬tative who shall then distribute such payment to all officials. No
				official shall receive any payment directly from the promoter or the promoter's
				representative.
(b) The promoter
				may use any properly licensed person to work as an announcer.
(c) The commissioner or such commissioner's
				authorized representative shall select the officials that shall work at a
				contest or exhibition.
(d) No
				official may work in any contest or exhibition that has not been approved by
				the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative.
(e) No officer, director, matchmaker or
				stockholder of any promoter shall officiate, in any capacity, any contest or
				exhibition conducted by such promoter or interfere in any way with the
				contestants participating in such contest or exhibition.
(f) Each official shall wear appropriate
				attire approved by the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized
				representative.
(g) No official may
				eat or drink, except water, alongside the combat area.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Duties of Combat Area Officials › Section 29-143j-33a - Announcer

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The announcer shall not be in the direct
				and regular employ of the promoter, except for the function of announcing the
				contest or exhibition.
(b) The
				announcer shall announce the name of the contestants, the contestants' correct
				weights and any other matters the announcer is directed to announce by the
				commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Duties of Combat Area Officials › Section 29-143j-34a - Timekeeper

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The timekeeper shall sit outside the
				combat area and next to the audio signal.
(b) Each timekeeper shall have an audio
				signal and a stopwatch, all of which shall be submitted for approval to the
				commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative.
(c) In the event that a bout is stopped by
				knockout, technical knockout, technical decision or disqualification during any
				round, the timekeeper shall inform the commissioner or such commissioner's
				authorized representative alongside the combat area of the exact duration of
				such round.
(d) The timekeeper
				shall signal the following:
(1) The beginning
				of each round in boxing only;
(2)
				That ten seconds remain in the round;
(3) That ten seconds remain before the start
				of the next round; and
(4) The end
				of each round.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Duties of Combat Area Officials › Section 29-143j-35a - Judge

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Three judges shall be assigned to each
				bout.
(b) Each judge shall sit
				outside the combat area.
(c) At the
				conclusion of each round, each judge shall score each contestant's
				performance.
(d) At the conclusion
				of the round, each judge shall tally the total amount of points awarded each
				contestant, indicate the round scores, sign his or her score card and submit
				the score card to the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized
				representative.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Duties of Combat Area Officials › Section 29-143j-36a - Referee

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The referee shall inspect each
				contestant's body and gloves to make sure that no foreign substances have been
				applied and ensure compliance with sections
				29-143j-54 a
				to 29-143j-58a, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State
				Agencies.
(b) The referee may
				direct the combat area physician to approach or enter the combat area to
				examine a cut or other injury which may incapacitate a contestant. A call for a
				time-out shall be called during this examination.
(c) The referee shall be the sole arbitrator
				of the bout and is the only official that may stop a bout at any stage,
				disqualify a contestant or award the decision to one contestant under the
				following circumstances:
(1) The bout is too
				one-sided;
(2) A contestant is not
				in a condition to continue;
(3) One
				or both contestants are not competing in earnest;
(4) A major foul has been committed;
				or
(5) The combat area physician
				has determined after examination that the bout be stopped.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Duties of Combat Area Officials › Section 29-143j-37a - Inspector

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The commissioner or such commissioner's
				authorized representative shall assign sufficient inspectors to ensure the
				proper enforcement of chapter 532a of the Connecticut General Statutes and
				regulations adopted thereunder.
(b)
				An inspector shall not hold any license or registration issued pursuant to
				chapter 532a of the Connecticut General Statutes or the regulations, nor may
				such inspector hold a direct or indirect financial interest in any licensee or
				registrant licensed or registered pursuant to chapter 532a of the Connecticut
				General Statutes or the regulations.
(c) An inspector shall perform such
				inspector's duties under the direction of the commissioner or such
				commissioner's authorized representative.
(d) No inspector may eat or drink in or
				alongside the combat area.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Duties of Combat Area Officials › Section 29-143j-38a - Persons prohibited from holding a financial interest in a boxer, mixed martial arts competitor, promoter or manager

Current through July 10, 2024
No official or employee of the commissioner, referee, judge
				  or timekeeper may directly or indirectly have any financial interest in any
				  boxer, mixed martial arts competitor, promoter or manager.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Duties of Combat Area Officials › Section 29-143j-39a - Physicians

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Chief Physician
(1) The physician shall be licensed for at
				least two years to practice medicine in this state.
(2) The physician shall conduct a physical
				examination of a contestant prior to the department issuing a license to such
				contestant.
(3) The physician shall
				review a contestant's complete medical history prior to the department issuing
				a license to such contestant.
(4)
				The physician shall order any additional clinical testing that may be
				required.
(5) The physician shall
				review the results of any such additional testing.
(6) The physician shall be available to
				travel within the state as needed to attend contests in order to perform the
				physical examinations and review.
(7) The physician whose services are used
				pursuant to subsection (a) of section
				29-143t
				of the Connecticut General Statutes shall be paid as provided by said
				subsection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Medical Examinations › Section 29-143j-40a - Forms

Current through July 10, 2024
The commissioner or such commissioner's authorized
				  representative shall approve the following forms to be used for contestants'
				  medical examinations:
(1) Examinations
				required prior to licensing;
(2)
				Weigh-in examination;
(3)
				Examination prior to entry into the combat area; and
(4) Examination after injury or conclusion of
				a bout.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Medical Examinations › Section 29-143j-41a - Examination for licensure

Current through July 10, 2024
In order to obtain a license, all contestants shall submit to
				  a thorough medical examination by a physician licensed to practice in this
				  state for at least two years, or in the case of an out-of-state contestant, a
				  physician approved by the chief physician in this state. The examination may
				  include a complete medical history including the following:
(1) Physical examination;
(2) Computerized Axial Tomography Scan (Cat
				Scan) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI);
(3) Electroencephalogram examination (EEG) or
				Electrocardiogram (EKG);
(4)
				Neurological examination;
(5)
				Ophthalmological examination conducted by a duly licensed
				ophthalmologist;
(6) Serological
				examination;
(7) Urine analysis;
				and
(8) Any other test or
				examination the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative
				may require to determine a contestant's suitability for licensure.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Medical Examinations › Section 29-143j-42a - Examination prior to contest or exhibition

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
				All contestants shall be examined by a physician at the official weigh-in or
				prior to entering the combat area. Such physician shall immediately file a
				written report of such examination with the commissioner or such commissioner's
				authorized representative.
(b) All
				contestants shall be required to disclose the following to the physician
				performing such examination:
(1) Any
				illness;
(2) Any injury;
(3) Any health condition;
(4) Any and all medications and supplements
				recently or currently being taken by the contestant.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Medical Examinations › Section 29-143j-43a - Examination after bout

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All contestants
				shall be examined by a physician following the conclusion of their individual
				bout. Such physician shall be assigned by the commissioner or such
				commissioner's authorized representative and such physician shall file a
				written report of such examination with the commissioner or such commissioner's
				authorized representative.
(b) Any
				contestant who has sustained any injury shall, at the direction of the
				physician assigned by the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized
				representative, be taken to the nearest hospital and be thoroughly examined.
				The contestant or the contestant's manager or other representative shall ensure
				that the contestant is examined pursuant to the direction of the physician
				assigned by the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized
				representative.
(c) The contestant
				or the contestant's manager shall give the commissioner or such commissioner's
				authorized representative a full report of the examination made by the hospital
				referred to in subsection (b) of this section. The report shall be given to the
				commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative as soon as
				possible, but not later than thirty days from the date of the
				examination.
(d) In the event that
				a contestant who has suffered any injury has on such account been treated by
				the contestant's personal physician, the contestant's manager shall give a copy
				of the physician's report to the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized
				representative as soon as possible, but not later than thirty days from the
				date of the examination.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Medical Examinations › Section 29-143j-44a - Examination of loser of six consecutive bouts

Current through July 10, 2024
Any contestant who loses six consecutive bouts, in any
				  manner, shall undergo an examination of the types required by section
				  29-143j-41 a
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Medical Examinations › Section 29-143j-45a - Special examination of a contestant

Current through July 10, 2024
Any injury or illness sustained by a contestant while in
				  training or sparring shall be fully reported by the contestant or the
				  contestant's manager to the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized
				  representative no later than twenty-four hours after such injury or illness.
				  The contestant shall be examined by a physician licensed for at least two years
				  to practice medicine in this state and be approved by such physician to
				  continue training.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Medical Examinations › Section 29-143j-46a - Medical advisory board

Current through July 10, 2024
There shall be a medical advisory board consisting of six
				  physicians, one chiropractor and one doctor of dental surgery, all duly
				  licensed to practice in this state and appointed by the commissioner or such
				  commissioner's authorized representative. The chairman shall be designated by
				  the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative. The medical
				  advisory board shall prepare and recommend to the commissioner standards for
				  medical examinations and reports required for a contestant's licensure. The
				  medical advisory board may select and appoint to its consulting staff
				  specialists in their field of medicine whose expert opinion might be needed
				  concerning serious injuries to contestants. Any physician licensed in this
				  state for at least two years may register with the medical advisory board as a
				  physician alongside the combat area at no charge and such registration shall be
				  subject to subsection (b) of section
				  29-143j-30 a
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Medical Examinations › Section 29-143j-47a - Rules to safeguard the health of contestants

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No
				contestant shall be allowed to participate in any contest or exhibition held
				under the provisions of chapter 532a of the Connecticut General Statutes until
				three days have elapsed for each round completed in the contestant's last bout
				in any jurisdiction unless prior approval is granted by the commissioner or
				such commissioner's authorized representative.
(b) Any licensee who has personal knowledge
				concerning a contestant's illness or injury shall promptly furnish to the
				commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative all known
				information concerning the illness or injury.
(c) Any contestant who is ill or who has
				suffered an injury shall not be allowed to participate in a contest or
				exhibition in this state until the contestant has been examined by a physician
				licensed for at least two years to practice medicine in this state, and such
				physician has given the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized
				representative a report indicating that the contestant has recovered from the
				illness or injury.
(d) All female
				contestants shall provide a negative pregnancy test not more than fourteen days
				prior to a bout.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Weight Classifications › Section 29-143j-48a - Weigh-in

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The time and place for all weigh-in
				ceremonies of contests or exhibitions shall be determined by the commissioner
				or such commissioner's authorized representative.
(b) The contestants shall be weighed on
				scales approved by the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized
				representative and in the presence of their opponents and the promoter,
				promoter's representative or matchmaker.
(c) The weigh-in shall be supervised by the
				commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative.
(d) When a bout, contest or exhibition is
				postponed for more than twenty-four hours for any reason, the commissioner or
				the commissioner's authorized representative may require a second weigh-in and
				additional physical examination of the contestants on the day the bout, contest
				or exhibition is continued.
(e) The
				contestants shall have all weights stripped from their bodies before being
				weighed, but shall be required to wear clothing suitable to cover the body's
				private areas.
(f) Any contestant's
				failure to report to the weigh-in as required may result in denial, suspension
				or revocation of the license or registration issued pursuant to chapter 532a of
				the Connecticut General Statutes or the regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Weight Classifications › Section 29-143j-49a - Weight limits for boxing

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The weight
				limit for each boxer in each class is as follows:
POUNDS
CLASSIFICATION
up to and including 105
Mini Flyweight/Strawweight
over 105 up to and including 108
Light Flyweight
over 108 up to and including 112
Flyweight
over 112 up to and including 115
Super Flyweight
over 115 up to and including 118
Bantamweight
over 118 up to and including 122
Super Bantamweight
over 122 up to and including 126
Featherweight
over 126 up to and including 130
Super Featherweight
over 130 up to and including 135
Lightweight
over 135 up to and including 140
Super Lightweight
over 140 up to and including 147
Welterweight
over 147 up to and including 154
Super Welterweight
over 154 up to and including 160
Middleweight
over 160 up to and including 168
Super Middleweight
over 168 up to and including 175
Light Heavyweight
over 175 up to and including 200
Cruiserweight
over 200
Heavyweight
(b)
				A one pound allowance over the weight classification may be approved by the
				commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative for
				non-championship bouts.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Weight Classifications › Section 29-143j-50a - Weight Variances for boxing bouts

Current through July 10, 2024
The following variances of weights between boxers may be
				  permitted:
VARIANCE IN
							 POUNDS
CLASSIFICATION
not more than 3
Mini Flyweight/Strawweight
not more than 3
Light Flyweight
not more than 3
Flyweight
not more than 3
Super Flyweight
not more than 3
Bantamweight
not more than 4
Super Bantamweight
not more than 4
Featherweight
not more than 4
Super Featherweight
not more than 5
Lightweight
not more than 5
Super Lightweight
not more than 7
Welterweight
not more than 7
Super Welterweight
not more than 7
Middleweight
not more than 7
Super Middleweight
not more than 7
Light Heavyweight
not more than 12
Cruiserweight
No limits
Heavyweight
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Weight Classifications › Section 29-143j-51a - Weight limits for professional mixed martial arts

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The weight limit for each professional
				mixed martial arts competitor in each class is as follows:
POUNDS
CLASSIFICATION
Up to and including 125
Flyweight
over 125 up to and including 135
Bantamweight
over 135 up to and including 145
Featherweight
over 145 up to and including 155
Lightweight
over 155 up to and including 170
Welterweight
over 170 up to and including 185
Middleweight
over 185 up to and including 205
Light Heavyweight
over 205 up to and including 265
Heavyweight
over 265
Super Heavyweight
(b)
				A one pound allowance over the weight classification may be approved by the
				commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative for
				non-championship bouts.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Weight Classifications › Section 29-143j-52a - Weight limits for amateur mixed martial arts

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
				The weight limit for each amateur mixed martial arts competitor in each class
				is as follows:
POUNDS
CLASSIFICATION
Up to and including 112
Flyweight
over 112 up to and including 118
Bantamweight
over 118 up to and including 122
Super Bantamweight
over 122 up to and including 126
Featherweight
over 126 up to and including 130
Super Featherweight
over 130 up to and including 135
Lightweight
over 135 up to and including 140
Super Lightweight
over 140 up to and including 147
Welterweight
over 147 up to and including 154
Super Welterweight
over 154 up to and including 161
Middleweight
over 161 up to and including 168
Super Middleweight
over 168 up to and including 175
Light Heavyweight
over 175 up to and including 182
Super Light Heavyweight
over 182 up to and including 190
Cruiserweight
over 190 up to and including 197
Super Cruiserweight
over 197 up to and including 210
Junior Heavyweight
over 210 up to and including 235
Heavyweight
over 235 up to and including 265
Super Heavyweight
over 265
Absolute Weight
(b)
				A one pound allowance over the weight classification may be approved by the
				commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Weight Classifications › Section 29-143j-53a - Weight loss

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In the
				commissioner's or such commissioner's authorized representative's sole and
				exclusive discretion, a contestant may be allowed a second attempt to make
				weight in accordance with the following:
(1)
				Not more than two hours after the professional boxing weigh-in, weight loss in
				excess of two pounds shall not be permitted for contestants weighing in at one
				hundred thirty-five pounds or less; weight loss in excess of three pounds shall
				not be permitted for contestants weighing in over one hundred thirty-five
				pounds but no more than one hundred sixty-eight pounds; and weight loss in
				excess of four pounds shall not be permitted for contestants weighing in over
				one hundred sixty-eight pounds.
(2)
				Not more than two hours after the professional mixed martial arts weigh-in,
				weight loss in excess of two pounds shall not be permitted for contestants
				weighing in at one hundred thirty-five pounds or less; weight loss in excess of
				three pounds shall not be permitted for contestants weighing in over one
				hundred thirty-five pounds but no more than one hundred seventy pounds; and
				weight loss in excess of four pounds shall not be permitted for contestants
				weighing in over one hundred seventy pounds.
(3) Not more than one hour after the time of
				the weigh-in for amateur contestants, no amateur contestant shall lose more
				than one percent of body weight.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 143j - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Contestant's Equipment and Physical Appearance › Section 29-143j-54a - Bandages

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Boxer's bandages
(1) In all classes up to and including
				middleweights, bandages on the hands of a boxer shall be restricted to soft
				surgical gauze not more than ten yards in length and two inches in width, held
				in place by not more than six feet of surgeon's tape for each hand.
(2) In all other classes, the bandages shall
				be soft surgical gauze not more than twelve yards in length and not more than
				two inches in width, held in place by not more than eight feet of surgeon's
				tape for each hand.
(3) The use of
				six inches of adhesive tape, not more than one and one-half inches in width,
				shall be permitted across the back of each hand to protect the part of the hand
				near the wrist before bandaging the hands provided that no adhesive tape may be
				placed over the knuckles.