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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.5 - Knockdown

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
If a contestant falls due to fatigue or is knocked down by
				  the opponent, the contestant shall be allowed ten seconds in which to rise
				  unassisted. When a contestant falls, the opponent shall go to the farthest
				  neutral corner and remain there during the ten-second count. The referee shall
				  stop counting should the opponent fail to go to a neutral
				  corner.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.6 - Limitation on Number of Bouts

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Any boxing contestant who has agreed to take part in a bout
				  of five rounds or more shall not be permitted to participate in any other bout
				  in Iowa or elsewhere five days prior to the date of the bout unless given
				  permission by the commissioner.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.7 - Contestants' Arrival

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All main event contestants shall be in the city or locale at
				  least 24 hours before the scheduled time of the bout or contest. The promoter
				  shall advise the commissioner of the arrival time. Any exception to this rule
				  shall be approved by the commissioner.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.8 - Persons Allowed in the Ring

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
No person other than the contestants and the referee shall
				  enter the ring during the bout, excepting the seconds between the rounds or the
				  attending physician or physician assistant if asked by the referee to examine
				  an injury to a contestant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.9 - Protection of Hands

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Only one roll of cotton gauze surgical bandage, not to exceed
				  2 inches in width and 10 yards in length, shall be used for the protection of
				  each hand. Only one winding of surgeons' adhesive tape not more than ½
				  inches in width may be placed directly on the hand to protect that part of the
				  hand near the wrist. Said tape may cross the back of the hand twice, but shall
				  not extend within 1 inch of the knuckles when the hand is clenched to make a
				  fist.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.10 - Scoring

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Twenty points shall be the maximum number to be scored in any
				  round. The contestant winning the round shall receive ten points and the
				  opponent proportionately less. If the round is even, each contestant shall
				  receive ten points.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.11 - Gloves

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The gloves must not be twisted or manipulated in any way by
				  the contestants or their handlers. If a glove breaks or a string becomes untied
				  during the bout, the referee will instruct the timekeeper to take time out
				  while the glove is being adjusted.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.12 - Proper Attire

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Contestants must wear proper athletic attire. Athletic attire
				  of opposing contestants shall be of contrasting colors. Male contestants shall
				  wear a foul proof protective cup. Female contestants shall wear foul proof
				  pelvic area protection and breast protection.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.13 - Use of Substances

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Excessive use of cocoa butter, petroleum jelly, grease,
				  ointments or strong-smelling liniment by a contestant during the progress of a
				  bout will not be permitted.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.14 - "down."

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A boxer will be deemed down when:
1. Any part of the boxer's body other than
				the boxer's feet is on the ring floor or while rising from a down
				position.
2. The boxer is hanging
				helplessly over the ring ropes, but then is not officially down until so
				pronounced by the referee, who may count the boxer out either on the ropes or
				on the floor.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.15 - Foul

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following activities will be deemed a foul:
1. Hitting below the belt or after the bell
				has terminated the round.
2.
				Hitting an opponent who is down or who is getting up after being
				down.
3. Holding an opponent or
				deliberately maintaining a clinch.
4. Holding an opponent with one hand and
				hitting with the other hand.
5.
				Butting with head or shoulders or using the knee.
6. Hitting with inside or butt of the hand,
				the wrist or the elbow and all backhand blows.
7. Hitting or "flicking" with the open glove
				or thumbing.
8. Wrestling or
				roughing at the ropes.
9. Purposely
				going down without being hit.
10.
				Striking deliberately at that part of the body over the kidneys.
11. Use of the pivot blow or rabbit
				punch.
12. Use of abusive or
				profane language.
13. Failure to
				obey the referee, or any physical actions which may injure a contestant, except
				by fair sportsmanlike boxing.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.16 - Penalties

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The referee will penalize a contestant guilty of committing
				  any foul by deducting points from the contestant's score for the round in which
				  the foul is committed. If, in the referee's judgment, the foul is of a serious
				  nature or intentionally inflicted, the referee may award the bout to the
				  contestant who was fouled.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.17 - Weight Classes

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Scale of weights:
Flyweight..............................
[Pounds].......................... 112
Bantamweight..........................
.......................... 118
Featherweight...........................
.......................... 126
Lightweight............................
.......................... 135
Welterweight...........................
.......................... 147
Middleweight...........................
.......................... 160
Light heavyweight.......................
.......................... 175
Heavyweight...........................
...................... Over 175
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.19 - Weighing of Contestants

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Contestants shall be weighed and examined on the day of the
				  scheduled match by the attending ring physician or physician assistant, at a
				  time and place to be determined by the commissioner. Preliminary boxers may be
				  allowed to weigh in and be examined not later than one hour before the
				  scheduled time of the first match on the card. All weigh-ins will be conducted
				  with the boxer stripped. Accurate scales shall be furnished by the
				  promoter.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.21 - General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The commissioner shall not approve bout permits for bouts on
				  Christmas Day. "Battles royal" or bouts in which more than two boxing
				  contestants are to appear in the ring at the same time shall not be approved.
				  In programs where both amateur and professional contestants appear on the same
				  card, there shall be no more than four amateur bouts of three rounds each. The
				  amateur contests shall be under the complete control and supervision of the
				  United States of America Amateur Boxing Federation authority. On each card
				  containing amateur and professional contests, there shall be at least an equal
				  or greater number of bouts of professional boxing. The amateur section of the
				  card shall be held first with at least a 15-minute intermission between the
				  amateur and professional events.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.23 - Excessive Coaching

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Excessive coaching and other detracting activities by
				  seconds, managers or trainers while the bouts are in progress are prohibited.
				  Offenders will be warned and if the violation continues, the offending
				  contestant may be charged with a foul and a loss of points.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.27 - Ring Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The ring shall not be less than 16 nor more than 22 feet
				  square within the ropes and must be elevated 3/4 feet above the floor. Suitable
				  steps for the use of contestants shall be provided.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.28 - Ring Posts

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The ring posts shall be constructed of metal not more than 4
				  inches in diameter. The posts shall extend from the floor of the building to
				  the height of 58 inches above the ring floor and shall be fastened securely to
				  the floor or to the other posts.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.29 - Ropes

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The ropes shall be a minimum of three in number, extending in
				  a triple line 18 inches, 35 inches and 52 inches from the floor of the ring; at
				  least 1 inch in diameter; and wrapped in soft materials. The ropes may not be
				  closer to the ring posts than 18 inches. If four ropes are used, they will be
				  proportionately spaced.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.30 - Ring Floor

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The ring floor shall extend beyond the lower rope for a
				  distance of not less than 18 inches. The entire floor shall be padded to the
				  thickness of at least 1 inch with felt, corrugated paper, matting or other soft
				  materials to be approved by the commissioner. A canvas covering stretched
				  tightly and laced to the ring platform shall cover the
				  padding.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.32 - Gloves

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Gloves shall not weigh less than 8 ounces for professional
				  bouts and must be new for all main events and bouts often rounds or greater.
				  All gloves shall be furnished by the promoter.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.36 - Reasons for Stopping Bout

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The referee shall stop a bout when the referee deems it
				  advisable because of the physical condition of one or both of the contestants,
				  when one of the contestants is clearly outclassed by an opponent, when the
				  referee decides that the best effort is not being made by a contestant, or for
				  any other reason the referee deems sufficient.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.37 - Forfeit of Purse

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The referee has the power to declare forfeited all or any
				  part of a contestant's purse whenever in the referee's judgment the contestant
				  is not performing in good faith.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.39 - Shaking Hands

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The contestants in all boxing bouts shall be instructed by
				  the referee to shake hands after the referee's final instructions and not to do
				  so again until the start of the last scheduled round.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.41 - Delaying Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The referee shall ensure that a bout move to its proper
				  completion. Except in cases of damaging fouls, a bout shall not be delayed.
				  Delaying and avoiding tactics shall be avoided and the contestant who employs
				  such tactics shall be penalized in the scoring.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.43 - Intentional Foul

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
In assessing fouls, the referee shall weigh the cause as well
				  as the act. When a foul is unintentionally inflicted but intentionally
				  received, it should be applied to the recipient who deliberately receives the
				  foul.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.44 - Use of the Ropes

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The referee shall penalize a contestant who uses the ropes to
				  gain advantage. The penalty shall be the deduction of points, and a warning to
				  the contestant against continued use of the ropes to gain
				  advantage.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.45 - Attending Ring Physician or Physician Assistant

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
When a boxer has been injured seriously, knocked out or
				  technically knocked out, the referee shall immediately summon the attending
				  ring physician or physician assistant to aid the stricken boxer. Managers,
				  handlers and seconds shall not attend to the stricken boxer, except at the
				  request of the physician or physician assistant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.46 - Technical Knockout

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Except for championship fights of national recognition, the
				  referee shall stop the fight after a fighter is knocked down three times in one
				  round and declare the opponent a winner on a technical knockout
				  (TKO).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.47 - Timekeeper

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The timekeeper shall provide a stopwatch and shall maintain
				  an accurate time of all bouts. The timekeeper shall keep an exact record of
				  time taken out at the request of a referee for an examination of a contestant
				  by the physician or physician assistant, replacing a glove or adjusting any
				  equipment during a round. The timekeeper shall provide a whistle and shall
				  sound the whistle ten seconds before the start of each round of boxing bouts.
				  The timekeeper shall be impartial and shall not signal interested parties at
				  any time during a bout.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.48 - Seconds

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Unless special permission is given by the commissioner, there
				  shall not be more than two seconds. Before the start of the bout, each corner
				  shall notify the referee the name of the chief second.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.49 - Requirements for Seconds

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Seconds shall not enter the ring until the timekeeper
				  indicates the termination of the round and they must leave at the sound of the
				  timekeeper's whistle before the beginning of each round. If the chief second or
				  anyone for whom the promoter is responsible, such as a manager, enters the ring
				  before the bell ending the round has sounded, the fight shall be terminated and
				  the decision shall be awarded to the opponent. Seconds shall not smoke in the
				  ring or corners and shall not wear a hat or cap while working in the
				  corner.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.50 - Use of Water

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Seconds shall not throw or splash water upon a contestant. A
				  wet sponge may be used between rounds to refresh the contestant. Excess water
				  on the floor of the ring shall be wiped up immediately by the seconds. Water
				  discharged from the mouth of a contestant shall be caught in a
				  bucket.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.51 - Stopping the Fight

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The throwing of a towel into the ring to indicate the defeat
				  of a contestant shall not be recognized by the referee. The fight will be
				  stopped when the second or manager appears on the ring apron.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.52 - Removing Objects From Ring

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Before leaving the ring at the start of each round the
				  seconds shall remove all obstructions, buckets, stools, bottles, towels and
				  robes from the ring floor and ropes.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.53 - Decision

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Each judge shall reach a decision without conferring in any
				  manner with any other official or person. Each judge shall make out a scorecard
				  to the best of the judge's ability and in accordance with the provisions of the
				  rules governing boxing. At the end of the bout the decision shall be written on
				  the scorecard and the card shall be given to the commissioner or designee for
				  verification who shall then hand the cards to the referee who will then
				  announce the decision. The winner shall be determined on the majority vote of
				  the three judges and each judge shall select a choice based on the highest
				  number of points.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 173 - Professional Boxing › Rule 875-173.55 - Boxer Registration

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The commissioner participates in the Association of Boxing
				  Commissions (ABC) national boxer registration system which allows authorities
				  from different states to share information concerning boxers. The issuance of a
				  registration card to a boxer does not guarantee the right to participate in a
				  match.
(1)
Application.
A boxer shall apply for registration in the state
				where the boxer resides, unless the state where the boxer resides does not
				participate in the ABC registration system. A person applying for a new or
				renewal boxer registration shall complete, sign, and submit to the division the
				ABC Boxer's Federal Identification Card Application. With the application, the
				applicant shall submit a $25 fee; two 1" x 1.5" color photographs of the
				applicant's head; and a copy of a photo identification issued to the applicant
				by a governmental entity and containing the applicant's photograph and social
				security number or similar foreign identification number. The applicant must be
				recognizable in the photographs.
(2)
Expiration.
The
				registration shall expire two years from the date of issuance.
(3)
Changes.
The boxer shall
				notify the division at the time any of the information on the form
				changes.
(4)
Denials.
The labor commissioner may refuse to issue or renew a
				boxer registration for failure to complete an application package
				properly.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 174 - Elimination Tournaments › Rule 875-174.1 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
These rules apply to elimination tournaments, which are
				  boxing matches where contestants box one another, two at a time, with one
				  contestant eliminated from the tournament. The elimination continues with
				  winners from the various bouts competing until only one contestant remains
				  undefeated in the weight division. Elimination tournaments are governed by the
				  rules in 875-Chapter 173 and this chapter. Any conflicts between 875-Chapter
				  173 and this chapter shall be resolved in favor of this
				  chapter.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 174 - Elimination Tournaments › Rule 875-174.2 - Bouts, Rounds and Rest Periods

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Each bout shall consist of no more than three rounds. Each
				  round shall be two minutes in length. A rest period of 90 seconds shall be
				  provided between rounds. No contestant shall be permitted to compete in more
				  than three bouts in any 20-hour period.
In national elimination tournaments, when the ability and
				  conditioning of the contestants are assured, the athletics commissioner may
				  authorize two contestants to participate in a fourth bout which determines the
				  championship, provided all bouts are comprised of three 90-second rounds. Under
				  no circumstances will any participant be permitted to compete more minutes in
				  any one 20-hour period than is authorized under the rule allowing three bouts
				  consisting of three two-minute rounds as set forth in this
				  rule.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 174 - Elimination Tournaments › Rule 875-174.3 - Protective Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Hand protection.
Practice wraps (training handwraps) may be
				used in lieu of compliance with rule
				875-173.9
				(90A). Gloves weighing 16 ounces shall be worn by both contestants if either
				contestant weighs 147 pounds or more. If both contestants weigh less than 147
				pounds, both contestants shall wear gloves weighing at least 10
				ounces.
(2)
Body
				protection.
All male contestants shall wear a foul proof protective
				cup. All female contestants shall wear foul proof pelvic area protection and
				breast protection.
(3)
Head
				protection.
The promoter shall provide and the contestants shall wear
				protective headgear. A contestant will not be required to wear head protection
				if the contestant signs a waiver that the contestant has voluntarily decided
				not to wear the protective headgear.
(4)
Mouth protection.
A
				mouthpiece shall be worn by all contestants throughout the bout. If the
				mouthpiece is knocked from a contestant's mouth, it shall be replaced with no
				penalty. Any contestant who deliberately spits out a mouthpiece shall be
				cautioned the first time, the referee shall deduct one point from each judge's
				scorecard the second time and the contestant will be disqualified the third
				time. Before being replaced, the mouthpiece shall be washed.
(5)
Hair protection.
Where
				necessary, hair shall be secured in a manner that it will not interfere with
				the vision or safety of either contestant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 174 - Elimination Tournaments › Rule 875-174.4 - Weight Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Permission must be received from the commissioner before any
				  contestant will be permitted to box an opponent with a weight differential
				  greater than the following:
Contestants
Weight Differential
Under 135 pounds
6 pounds
135-160 pounds
12 pounds
160-190 pounds
18 pounds
Over 190 pounds
No restriction
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 174 - Elimination Tournaments › Rule 875-174.5 - Down

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
In determining a technical knockout (TKO) under rule
				  875-173.46
				  (90A), a down shall include a standing eight count where a contestant is still
				  standing but is in a semiconscious state and cannot, in the opinion of the
				  referee, continue the bout.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 174 - Elimination Tournaments › Rule 875-174.6 - Suspension

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A contestant who suffers a knockout or where the referee
				  stops a fight on a technical knockout (TKO) shall not be permitted to box in
				  the state for a period of 30 days. Before being permitted to fight again, the
				  contestant shall be examined by a physician or physician assistant approved by
				  the commissioner.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 174 - Elimination Tournaments › Rule 875-174.7 - Training Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Each contestant shall have been involved in conditioning for
				  at least 30 days prior to competing in any elimination tournament. Conditioning
				  means a combination of roadwork or jogging and usual training center
				  conditioning exercises. The promoter shall obtain from each contestant prior to
				  the physical examination a written declaration from the contestant, witnessed
				  by at least one other person, that the contestant has met these training
				  requirements.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 174 - Elimination Tournaments › Rule 875-174.10 - Impartiality of Timekeeper

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The use of lights on each ring post to indicate the final
				  seconds of a round shall not be considered as signals to interested parties
				  under rule
				  875-173.47 (90A).
				  Corner lights may be used only if consistently activated throughout the
				  elimination tournament and all contestants and officials are informed prior to
				  the start of the tournament about the information conveyed by the round
				  lights.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 175 - Amateur Boxing › Rule 875-175.1 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
This chapter applies to amateur boxing contests. Until the
				  promoter ensures compliance with this chapter, no contest shall be considered
				  as a sanctioned or permitted event of the Iowa amateur boxing
				  federation.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 175 - Amateur Boxing › Rule 875-175.2 - Application

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All promoters of organized amateur boxing contests shall
				  complete an application form obtained from the United States of America Amateur
				  Boxing Federation, Iowa amateur boxing federation. The application shall
				  include an attached signed statement that the promoter prohibits contestants
				  who are 30 years of age or over from participating in boxing tournaments where
				  other contestants are under 30 years of age, and prohibits those over 30 years
				  of age from participating in individual bouts unless both contestants are over
				  30 years of age. The Iowa amateur boxing federation shall provide the labor
				  commissioner with the completed application and promoter statement within seven
				  days after the date of the contest.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 175 - Amateur Boxing › Rule 875-175.3 - Verification

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Verification of the contestant's age shall be made by the
				  promoter at the time of the prefight physical examination. Proof of age shall
				  be through a birth certificate or equivalent document provided by the
				  contestant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 176 - Professional Kickboxing › Rule 875-176.1 - Scope and Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
This chapter applies to professional kickboxing contests. The
				  labor commissioner finds that professional kickboxing is a contest within the
				  scope of Iowa Code chapter 90A. Until a promoter ensures compliance with this
				  chapter, a professional kickboxing contest shall not be licensed by the labor
				  commissioner.
The labor commissioner shall have final decision-making
				  authority concerning the enforcement, implementation, and interpretation of the
				  rules in this chapter, including those adopted by reference.
This chapter does not apply to any professional boxing,
				  professional wrestling or amateur kickboxing events.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 176 - Professional Kickboxing › Rule 875-176.2 - Glory Rules Adopted by Reference

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The labor commissioner adopts by reference the kickboxing
				  rules and regulations of GLORY Kickboxing as of January 1, 2023. The GLORY
				  Kickboxing rules shall be used for all GLORY Kickboxing matches and events.
				  These rules and regulations are posted on the division of labor services
				  website at
iowadivisionoflabor.gov
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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 176 - Professional Kickboxing › Rule 875-176.3 - Professional Boxing Rules Adopted by Reference

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The following rules from 875-Chapter 173, Professional
				  Boxing, are adopted by reference as kickboxing rules:
1.
									875-173.6 (90A) (Limitations on
				number of bouts);
2.
									875-173.7 (90A) (Contestants'
				arrival); and
3. 875-173.18(90A)
				(Attendance of commissioner).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 176 - Professional Kickboxing › Rule 875-176.4 - Additional Provisions

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(1)
				Officials. The designation of officials, referees, physicians, timekeepers,
				judges, kick counters, scorekeepers, contestants, seconds, and managers is
				subject to the approval of the commissioner or designee.
(2) "Battles royal" or bouts in which more
				than two kickboxing contestants are to appear in the ring at the same time
				shall not be approved.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 177 - Mixed Martial Arts › Rule 875-177.1 - Definitions

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The definitions contained in Iowa Code chapter 90A and the
				  definitions in this rule shall apply to this chapter
"Complimentary tickets,"
as used in Iowa
				  Code section
				  90A.9,
				  means tickets that are sold for less than 50 percent of the minimum price
				  available to the general public and tickets for which no fee is charged.
"Contestant"
means a person who fights or is
				  scheduled to fight in a match.
"Event"
means a program or card of one or
				  more matches covered by Iowa Code chapter 90A.
"Match"
means a mixed martial arts
				  match.
"Mixed martial arts"
means a style of
				  athletic contest that includes a combination of combative skills from different
				  disciplines of the martial arts, including, without limitation, grappling,
				  kicking and striking.
"MMA"
means mixed martial
				  arts.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 177 - Mixed Martial Arts › Rule 875-177.3 - Equipment Specifications

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(1)
Ring requirements.
a.
Size.
The cage shall not be less than 16 nor more than 36 feet
				square.
b.
Enclosure.
The ring shall be equipped with an enclosure to
				limit persons from being tossed from the ring. The enclosure shall be at least
				6 feet high. The enclosure shall consist of supports and enclosing material.
				The supports shall be constructed of rigid material not more than 4 inches in
				diameter. The supports shall be fastened securely to the floor or to the other
				supports. The supports shall be protected by padding to avoid injury to any
				contestants striking the supports. The enclosing material shall have openings
				not to exceed 4 inches in any direction. The enclosing material shall not be
				rigid and shall deflect at least ½ inch when ten pounds of pressure are
				exerted upon any point. All sharp objects or protrusions shall be protected
				with padding.
c.
Height.
The ring shall not be elevated more than 3½
				feet above the floor. Suitable steps for the use of contestants shall be
				provided.
d.
Ring
				floor.
The ring floor shall be padded to the thickness of at least 1
				inch with insulite or other soft materials to be approved by the commissioner.
				A canvas covering stretched tightly and laced to the ring platform shall cover
				the padding.
e.
Ring
				approval.
The promoter shall make the ring and ring enclosure system
				available in the state of Iowa for inspection by the commissioner at least ten
				days prior to any event. The specifications in this rule are general, and so
				actual inspection will be necessary to verify adequate contestant safety prior
				to the event. If the commissioner has previously inspected the ring used by the
				promoter, the commissioner may waive the ten-day advance inspection.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 177 - Mixed Martial Arts › Rule 875-177.4 - Event

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(1)
Officials.
Officials shall consist of three judges, two
				referees, the physician or physician assistant, and the timekeeper.
(2)
Referee.
The referee is
				charged with the enforcement of all rules of the commissioner which apply to
				the performance and conduct of contestants and their seconds while in the ring.
				The referee shall wear latex gloves at all times while in the ring.
(3)
Timekeeper.
The
				timekeeper shall keep an exact record of time taken out at the request of a
				referee for an examination of a contestant by the physician or physician
				assistant, replacing a glove or adjusting any equipment during a round. The
				timekeeper shall notify contestants at the beginning and end of each round. The
				timekeeper shall be impartial and shall not signal interested parties at any
				time during a match.
(4)
Participants.
The contestants, seconds and managers are
				subject to approval by the commissioner.
(5)
Weighing of contestants.
Rescinded IAB 6/30/10, effective 8/4/10.
(6)
Scoring.
Three judges
				shall score each match by evaluating striking, grappling, control of the cage,
				aggressiveness, and defense. The significance and number of legal strikes shall
				receive the greatest weight. The number of legal takedowns and reversals shall
				receive the second greatest weight. Control of the cage shall receive the third
				greatest weight. Aggression shall receive the fourth greatest weight. Defense
				shall receive the least weight. The winner of a round shall always receive a
				score of 10. The score for each round shall be one of the following:
a. If the contestants were evenly matched and
				neither dominated the round, the score shall be 10-10.
b. If a contestant won a round by a close
				margin, the score shall be 10-9.
c.
				If a contestant overwhelmingly dominated a round, the score shall be
				10-8.
d. If a contestant totally
				dominated a round, the score shall be 10-7.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 177 - Mixed Martial Arts › Rule 875-177.7 - Decision

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A professional match concludes when:
(1) A contestant submits.
(2) The timekeeper indicates that time has
				expired in the final round of the match. The win will be awarded based on the
				judges' scores.
(3) The referee
				stops the match.
(4) The referee
				disqualifies a contestant for committing a foul pursuant to rule
				875-177.6
				(90A).
(5) A second or manager
				throws a towel into the cage to indicate the defeat of a contestant. The
				referee shall stop the match and award the win to the opponent.
(6) A second or manager is in the cage when
				prohibited. The referee shall stop the match and award the win to the
				opponent.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 177 - Mixed Martial Arts › Rule 875-177.8 - Forfeit of Purse

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The commissioner, in consultation with the referee, has the
				  power to declare forfeited all or any part of a contestant's purse whenever in
				  the commissioner's judgment the contestant was not performing in good
				  faith.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Minimum Wage › Chapter 215 - Minimum Wage Scope and Coverage › Rule 875-215.1 - Requirement to Pay

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Every employer shall pay to each of the employer's employees
				  performing work in this state wages of not less than the applicable minimum
				  hourly wage set forth in Iowa Code section
				  91D.1, unless otherwise noted in
				  875-Chapters 215 through 220.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Minimum Wage › Chapter 215 - Minimum Wage Scope and Coverage › Rule 875-215.2 - Initial Employment Wage Rate

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(1) The 90-calendar-day period set forth in
				Iowa Code section
				91D.1(1)
"d"
as amended by 2007 Iowa
				Acts, House File 1, is counted from the employee's initial day of
				work.
(2) If the state minimum
				initial employment wage rate changes during the 90-calendar-day period, the
				employer shall pay the new effective rate.
(3) If, after less than 90 calendar days from
				the initial day of work, the employee's employment is terminated and the
				employee is rehired by the same employer within three years of the initial
				hiring, the initial employment wage rate in effect at rehiring may be paid
				until the 90-calendar-day employment period is reached. If, after 90 calendar
				days from the initial day of work, the employee's employment is terminated and
				the employee is rehired in less than three years from the last date of
				employment, the employee shall not be employed at the initial employment wage
				rate.
(4) Rescinded IAB 8/29/07,
				effective 10/3/07.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Minimum Wage › Chapter 215 - Minimum Wage Scope and Coverage › Rule 875-215.3 - Definitions

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As used in 875-Chapters 216 to 220:
(1)
"Agriculture"
includes
				farming in all its branches and among other things includes the cultivation and
				tillage of the soil; dairying; the production, cultivation, growing, and
				harvesting of any agricultural or horticultural commodities (including
				commodities defined as agricultural commodities in Section 15(g) of the
				Agricultural Marketing Act, as amended); the raising of livestock, bees,
				forbearing animals, or poultry; and any practices (including any forestry or
				lumbering operations) performed by a farmer or on a farm incident to or in
				conjunction with farming operations, including preparation for market, delivery
				to storage or to market or to carriers for transportation to market.
(2)
"American vessel"
includes any vessel which is documented or numbered under the laws of the
				United States.
(3)
"Commissioner"
means the labor commissioner or the
				commissioner's designee.
(4)
"Commerce"
means trade, commerce, transportation,
				transmission, or communication among the several states or between any state
				and any place outside thereof.
(5)
"Elementary school"
means a day or residential school which
				provides elementary education, as determined under state law.
(6)
"Employ"
includes to
				suffer or permit to work.
(7)
"Employee "
means any individual employed by an employer. In
				the case of an individual employed by a public agency, the term means any
				individual employed by the state, political subdivision of the state, or an
				interstate governmental agency, other than the individual:
a. Who is not subject to the civil service
				laws of the state, political subdivision, or agency which employs the
				individual; and
b. Who
(1) Holds a public elective office of that
				state, political subdivision, or agency,
(2) Is selected by the holder of the office
				to be a member of the holder's personal staff,
(3) Is appointed by the officeholder to serve
				on a policy-making level,
(4) Is an
				immediate adviser to the officeholder with respect to the constitutional or
				legal powers of the office, or
(5)
				Is an employee in the legislative branch or legislative body of that state,
				political subdivision, or agency and is not employed by the legislative library
				of the state, political subdivision, or agency.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Minimum Wage › Chapter 215 - Minimum Wage Scope and Coverage › Rule 875-215.4 - Exceptions

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The rules contained in 875-Chapters 215 to 220 shall not
				  apply with respect to:
(1) Any
				employee employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional
				capacity (including any employee employed in the capacity of academic
				administrative personnel or teacher in elementary or secondary schools), or in
				the capacity of outside salesperson (except that an employee of a retail or
				service establishment shall not be excluded from the definition of employee
				employed in a bona fide executive or administrative capacity because of the
				number of hours in employee's workweek which the employee devotes to activities
				not directly or closely related to the performance of executive or
				administrative activities, if less than 40 percent of the employee's hours
				worked in the workweek are devoted to the activities).
(2) Any employee employed by a retail or
				service establishment (except an establishment or employee engaged in
				laundering, cleaning, or repairing clothing or fabrics or an establishment
				engaged in the operation of a hospital, institution, or school described and
				defined in 215.3(11)
"e"
) if more than 50 percent of the
				establishment's annual dollar volume of sales of goods or services is made
				within the state in which the establishment is located, and the establishment
				is not in an enterprise described and defined in 215.3(11). A "retail or
				service establishment" shall mean an establishment 75 percent of whose annual
				dollar volume of sales of goods or services (or of both) is not for resale and
				is recognized as retail sales or services in the particular industry.
(3) Any employee employed by an establishment
				which is an amusement or recreational establishment, organized camp, or
				religious or nonprofit education conference center, if
a. It does not operate for more than seven
				months in any calendar year, or
b.
				During the preceding calendar year, its average receipts for any six months of
				such year were not more than 33 1/3 percent of its average receipts for the
				other six months of the year, except that the exemption provided does not apply
				with respect to any employee of a private entity engaged in providing services
				or facilities (other than a private entity engaged in providing services and
				facilities directly related to skiing) in a national park or a national forest
				or on land in the National Wildlife Refuge System, under a contract with the
				Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Minimum Wage › Chapter 215 - Minimum Wage Scope and Coverage › Rule 875-215.5 - Interpretative Guidelines

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The rules contained in 875-Chapters 215 to 220 are based on
				  the federal rules indicated at the end of each rule. The federal rules
				  contained illustrative examples of the application of the rule. The examples
				  are not adopted, but the commissioner will be guided in enforcement by the
				  examples provided in the rules. The Secretary of Labor has adopted statements
				  of general policy and interpretations not directly related to regulations at 29
				  CFR Parts 776, 779, 780, and 785. The commissioner will follow these statements
				  and interpretations in the application and enforcement of Iowa Code chapter
				  91D.