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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8A - RULES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES › Section 13:46-8A.7 - Mouthpieces; involuntary dislodging

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All boxers shall wear a mouthpiece during a match.
(b) Mouthpieces shall be subject to inspection and approval by the physician.
(c) If a mouthpiece is involuntarily dislodged during a match, the referee shall call timeout at the first opportunity and shall restore the mouthpiece. The referee shall not interfere with the immediate action of a bout in restoring a mouthpiece.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8A - RULES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES › Section 13:46-8A.8 - Mandatory eight count

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The referee shall count for a minimum of eight on all knockdowns, even if a boxer is standing prior to the referee reaching the count of eight.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8A - RULES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES › Section 13:46-8A.9 - No standing eight count

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The referee shall not administer an eight count to a boxer who has remained standing; a referee shall commence a count only upon a knockdown.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8A - RULES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES › Section 13:46-8A.10 - No three knockdown rule

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
There shall not be a three knockdown rule in effect. No championship match shall be terminated automatically upon one boxer being knocked down three times in the same round. The referee shall be the sole arbiter as to whether and when a match should be terminated.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8A - RULES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES › Section 13:46-8A.11 - No saving by the bell

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A boxer cannot be saved by the bell in any round. The referee shall continue to count against a boxer who has suffered a knockdown and shall award a knockout victory to the opponent of any boxer who does not regain his or her feet prior to the count of 10, regardless of when the knockdown occurs.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8A - RULES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES › Section 13:46-8A.12 - Boxer knocked through the ropes

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A boxer who is knocked through the ropes must regain his or her feet and reenter the ring unassisted within:
1. Ten seconds, if the boxer has landed on the ring apron outside the ropes; or
2. Twenty seconds, if the boxer has landed on the floor, tables or seats surrounding the ring.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 9 - INSPECTORS › Section 13:46-9.1 - Qualification and duties

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In order to be appointed and licensed as an inspector, an individual must indicate to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that he is capable of determining the appropriate amount of taxes and insurance premiums to be paid by a promoter for an event. Inspectors must be able to compose a payroll of ring officials and must be conversant with the rules and regulations of the Board.
(b) Inspectors shall be in charge of shows for the purpose of:
1. Determining that contestants and all other participants are licensed according to the requirements of the rules of this chapter;
2. Collecting taxes;
3. Composing a list of the identities of fight officials to be used as a payroll by the Office of the Commissioner;
4. Supervising gate entrances;
5. Submitting an insurance premium report to the Commissioner and collecting a check from the promoter for payment of the insurance premiums. The report and premium shall be forwarded by the Commissioner to the insurance carrier.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 9 - INSPECTORS › Section 13:46-9.2 - Attendance at weigh-in

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Inspectors assigned to boxing shows must attend the weigh-in as well as the performances.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 9 - INSPECTORS › Section 13:46-9.3 - Report; payment of taxes and fees

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The inspector-in-charge at every show, boxing or wrestling, must submit or mail to the Commissioner within 24 hours a completed inspector's report on a form provided by the State Athletic Commission.
(b) Payment of all taxes and other fees must be made to the State Athletic Commission forthwith under penalty of suspension.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 9 - INSPECTORS › Section 13:46-9.4 - Receipt book

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each inspector shall carry with him at all times his receipt book for license fees or other collections.
(b) Receipts are made out in triplicate; one copy for the person paying the fee, one copy for the inspector to forward to the Commission office together with his report and the third copy to remain in the book.
(c) When each receipt book is completed the inspector must return it to the office immediately and any failure will result in suspension by the Commissioner and the inspector may be subject to discharge.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 9 - INSPECTORS › Section 13:46-9.5 - Forwarding of scorecards

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Inspectors at boxing shows must obtain the judges' scorecards and forward same to the Commissioner in addition to other required reports.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 9 - INSPECTORS › Section 13:46-9.6 - Payment of referees, judges, timekeepers, announcers, and physicians

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Promoters shall be liable for the compensation of all referees, judges, timekeepers, announcers, and physicians. Promoters shall not make any payments of compensation and/or expenses directly to referees, judges, timekeepers, announcers or physicians. The promoter shall write a check to the State of New Jersey in an amount authorized and determined by the chief inspector. The number of referees, judges, timekeepers, announcers, and physicians appointed to any combative sport show shall be determined by the Commissioner. The check shall be given to the chief inspector at the fight and should be given to the Commissioner by the chief inspector. The funds will be disbursed by the Board to the referees, judges, timekeepers, announcers or physicians.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 9 - INSPECTORS › Section 13:46-9.7 - Check of substitute boxers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All substitutions must occur no later than two hours after the weigh-in and all substitutes must be approved by the Commissioner or his representative and have previously obtained licenses from the State Athletic Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 9 - INSPECTORS › Section 13:46-9.10 - Check of lock boxes

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Inspectors must check lock boxes to make certain no counterfeit tickets are deposited and as a double check on the box office count.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 9 - INSPECTORS › Section 13:46-9.11 - Special reports on performances

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Inspectors shall, when the occasion requires, submit special reports on performances of the boxers, recommendations for suspensions or unusual incidents.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 9 - INSPECTORS › Section 13:46-9.12 - Special reports on injuries

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
If any participant in any combative sport is injured and requires hospital attention, the inspectors must notify the Commissioner's office at once and then shall submit a special report on a form supplied by the Commissioner. The same shall include all details and subsequent follow-up reports on the condition of the injured contestant.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 9 - INSPECTORS › Section 13:46-9.13 - Check of seconds' compliance with rules

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Inspectors shall see that all seconds present a neat appearance according to the rules of this Chapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 9 - INSPECTORS › Section 13:46-9.14 - Assure enforcement of regulations

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Inspectors shall see that all necessary equipment is provided, that the contestants are ready on time, that the seconds are properly instructed in their duties and that all regulations pertaining to the proper conduct of the bout are enforced.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 9 - INSPECTORS › Section 13:46-9.15 - Report of injuries covered by insurance

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Inspectors shall make an inquiry of all boxers after their bouts, in cooperation with the physicians, and shall report any injuries covered by the accident insurance plan on a special form to the Commissioner within 24 hours.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 9 - INSPECTORS › Section 13:46-9.16 - Forwarding of receipts

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Inspectors must forward voided receipts as well as all other receipts from receipt books in their custody promptly after the conduct of any show to which they are assigned.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 9 - INSPECTORS › Section 13:46-9.17 - Compensation for inspectors

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Six inspectors shall be assigned by the Commissioner to each boxing show.
(b) The compensation to the inspectors shall be paid by the promoter and the fee for each of the inspectors shall be $ 70.00.
(c) Promoters shall not make any payments of compensation directly to inspectors. The promoter shall write a check to the State of New Jersey in an amount authorized and determined by the Commissioner or his authorized representative. The check shall be given to the Commissioner or his authorized representative. The funds will be disbursed by the Board to the inspectors.
(d) Notwithstanding (a) above, the Commissioner shall have the discretion to appoint up to a maximum of 12 inspectors to any boxing show which has among its matches a championship match or a special event.
(e) The number of inspectors assigned to any combative sports event other than a boxing match shall be determined by the Commissioner; however, in no event shall more than six inspectors be assigned to any event other than a boxing show as permitted in (d) above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 10 - ANNOUNCERS › Section 13:46-10.1 - Designation; approval; license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Announcers for combative sports in New Jersey may be designated by the promoters with the approval of the Commissioner and must be licensed by the Board.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 10 - ANNOUNCERS › Section 13:46-10.2 - Authorization to announce

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Announcers are forbidden to make any announcement whatsoever except as authorized to do so by the promoter with the consent of the Commission representative at the ringside.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 10 - ANNOUNCERS › Section 13:46-10.3 - Announcement of contestants' names and weights

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
After contestants and their chief seconds are in the ring, the boxing announcer shall announce the names of the contestants, their correct weights and other matters as may be directed by the Commissioner's representative.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 10 - ANNOUNCERS › Section 13:46-10.4 - Announcement of contest rules

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Boxing announcers shall announce the referee's decisions at the end of contests and in the event of knockouts, the time of same and the round of occurrence.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 10 - ANNOUNCERS › Section 13:46-10.5 - Neutrality

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Announcers must not in any way by word or action attempt to show any partisanship inside or outside the ring.
(b) They must remain seated in place and be silent except when making official announcements.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 10 - ANNOUNCERS › Section 13:46-10.6 - Introducing suspended person

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Boxing announcers must not at any time introduce from any ring any boxer or other person who is under suspension.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 10 - ANNOUNCERS › Section 13:46-10.7 - Announcement of the decision

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
At the conclusion of a boxing bout, the announcer shall obtain the decision from the Commissioner or his representative and shall announce the decision from the ring. The manner of the announcement shall be directed by the Commissioner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 11 - TIMEKEEPERS › Section 13:46-11.1 - Appointment and license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Timekeepers for combative sports in New Jersey shall be appointed and licensed by the Commissioner. Timekeepers are at-will employees of the Board and, notwithstanding the procedure enumerated at 13:46-4.14, may have their licenses revoked or their renewal applications denied without the benefit of a hearing before the Board.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 11 - TIMEKEEPERS › Section 13:46-11.2 - Stop-watch

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A timekeeper shall have an accurate stop-watch that shall have been properly examined and certified by a competent watchmaker.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 11 - TIMEKEEPERS › Section 13:46-11.3 - Time of round; rest period

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A timekeeper shall limit each round of boxing to three minutes, provided, however, that in any boxing contest between female competitors, each round shall be limited to two minutes.
(b) Each rest period between rounds shall last 60 seconds. This period may be extended by the ringside physician in order to allow the physician sufficient time to examine a boxer's physical condition between rounds.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 11 - TIMEKEEPERS › Section 13:46-11.4 - Warning signal

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Ten seconds before the beginning of each round the timekeeper shall give to the seconds of the contestants by sounding a signal.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 11 - TIMEKEEPERS › Section 13:46-11.5 - Termination before scheduled limit

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In the event a boxing contest terminates before the scheduled limit of rounds, the timekeeper shall inform the announcer of the exact duration of the contest.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 11 - TIMEKEEPERS › Section 13:46-11.6 - Location near bell

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A timekeeper shall be equipped with a metal hammer or mallet and shall be seated close to the bell at ringside. Adequate space must be provided to allow the timekeeper complete freedom of motion.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 11 - TIMEKEEPERS › Section 13:46-11.7 - Signals during rounds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Except for the official five-second signal, a timekeeper at a boxing match must not give any signal or information on the duration of any round in progress in any contest.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 11 - TIMEKEEPERS › Section 13:46-11.8 - Termination between rounds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
If a boxing bout shall terminate between rounds by decision of the referee and the bell has not sounded for the next round, the boxer will be considered knocked out in the round just concluded; if the bell has sounded the fighter will be considered knocked out in the next round.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 11 - TIMEKEEPERS › Section 13:46-11.9 - Extreme wrestling

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A timekeeper at extreme wrestling exhibitions shall take a cue to commence time from the nod of the referee and shall sound the gong simultaneously with the referee's call of "time."
(b) At the termination of each five-minute period of any extreme wrestling exhibition, the timekeeper shall call out the time the participants have been wrestling sufficiently loud for the referee to hear, such as "five minutes" or "ten minutes."
(c) In time limit exhibitions the timekeeper shall sound the gong at the end of the designated time limit to indicate the end of the exhibition.
(d) When an exhibition is terminated in less than the scheduled time limit, the timekeeper shall give the referee the elapsed time.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 11 - TIMEKEEPERS › Section 13:46-11.10 - Compensation for combative sports timekeepers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The compensation to boxing timekeepers shall be paid by the promoter conducting the show and shall be on the following basis:
1. When the gross gate receipts of the show do not exceed $ 25,000, the fee for the timekeeper shall be $ 200.00.
2. When the gross gate receipts of the show are between $ 25,000 and $ 50,000, the fee for the timekeeper shall be $ 250.00.
3. When the gross gate receipts of the show are between $ 50,000 and $ 100,000, the fee for the timekeeper shall be $ 300.00.
4. When the gross gate receipts of the show are between $ 100,000 and $ 200,000, the fee for the timekeeper shall be $ 350.00.
5. When the gross gate receipts of the show are between $ 200,000 and $ 300,000, the fee for the timekeeper shall be $ 400.00.
6. When the gross gate receipts of the show are in excess of $ 300,000, the fee for the timekeeper shall be set by the Commissioner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.1 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
This subchapter shall apply to all professional boxing matches. All other rules of this chapter shall continue to apply to professional boxing matches except that, in the event of a conflict, the rules of this subchapter shall control.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.2 - Pre-licensure medical requirement

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A boxer, as a condition to licensure or to the renewal of licensure by the State Athletic Control Board shall undergo a thorough medical examination by a physician or physicians to establish his or her physical and mental fitness for competition.
(b) An examination shall be made no earlier than 30 days but no later than one day prior to licensure or the renewal thereof except for the Hepatitis B and C and HIV tests, referred to in 13:46-12A.3, which shall be conducted no earlier than 180 days prior to participation in each scheduled competition. The testing for complete blood count, bleeding and coagulation time shall only be required for initial licensure, not renewals.
(c) In addition to the examination required by (a) above, the Commissioner at his or her discretion may order such additional examinations of a boxer at any time for the purpose of determining his or her continued fitness and qualification to engage in a boxing contest.
(d) No applicant shall be granted a license unless the physician appointed by the State Athletic Control Board has certified his or her fitness to engage in a boxing contest.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.3 - Thorough medical examination defined

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A thorough medical examination shall consist of a minimum requirement of:
1. A CT/MRI Brain Scan (without contrast), within the last three years;
2. An electrocardiogram;
3. Ophthalmological dilation;
4. An annual gynecological and breast exams for women;
5. A serum pregnancy test for women;
6. A comprehensive history and physical examination;
7. A complete blood count for bleeding and coagulation time for initial licensure only;
8. A Hepatitis B and C and HIV test conducted no earlier than 180 days prior to participation in each scheduled competition;
9. A urinalysis; and
10. The completion of a Communicable Bodily Fluid Virus High-Risk Questionnaire no earlier than 180 days prior to participation in each scheduled competition. The Questionnaire will be on a form provided by the Board, and will involve questions with regard to behaviors, practices or settings that likely increase one's possible risk of contracting a communicable bodily fluid virus.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.4 - Pre-fight weigh-in examination

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All boxers in all bouts shall be given a medical examination by a physician appointed by the Commissioner prior to the start of the bout, both at the weighing-in and in the evening, a short while before the boxing program commences. All such examinations shall be conducted privately with no other persons present besides the physician and the boxer. This physical examination shall include as many of the procedures outlined in 13:46-12A.3 as the examining physician may decide are necessary. In all cases, the examination shall include the administration of a thorough ophthalmological and neurological examination and a urinalysis. In all cases, the boxer shall present to the physician the results of a test for the HIV virus in accordance with 13:46-12A.5.
(b) The examination shall include a pregnancy test for all female boxers. Any contestant determined to be pregnant shall not be permitted to box in this State.
(c) No boxer shall be permitted to enter the ring unless the physician appointed by the Commissioner has certified his or her fitness to engage in a boxing contest. The physician's decision that a boxer is not fit to engage in a boxing contest shall not be subject to change by any other official. A boxer may be disqualified for any medical reason.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.5 - HIV examination

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All boxers in all bouts shall complete an HIV examination. An HIV test shall be completed by every boxer prior to his or her participation in each boxing match. Pre-fight HIV tests shall be administered no earlier than 180 days prior to the boxing match. Any boxer who fails to produce the results of such a test, or who produces a test result showing that the boxer is infected with the HIV virus, shall not be permitted to box in this State. In addition to the negative test result, a Communicable Bodily Fluid Virus High-Risk Questionnaire must be completed no earlier than 180 days prior to participation in each scheduled competition.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.6 - Required hepatitis testing and recommended vaccinations

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Hepatitis B and C testing shall be completed by all boxers prior to his or her participation in each boxing match. Pre-fight Hepatitis B and C testing shall be administered no earlier than 180 days prior to the scheduled boxing match. Any boxer who fails to produce a negative test result shall not be permitted to box in this State. In addition to the negative test result, a Communicable Bodily Fluid Virus High-Risk Questionnaire must be completed no earlier than 180 days prior to participation in each scheduled competition. Hepatitis vaccinations, as opposed to testing, are recommended for all boxers but are not mandatory.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.7 - Usage of drugs

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The use of any drug, narcotic, stimulant, depressant, or analgesic of any description, or alcohol substance, by a boxer either before or during a match, shall result in the immediate disqualification of the boxer from the match and disciplinary action in accordance with 13:46-12A.9.
(b) A boxer shall submit to any pre-fight or post-fight urinalysis or other laboratory procedure ordered by the physician appointed by the Commissioner to detect the presence of any drug. Refusal to submit to such testing shall result in the immediate disqualification of the boxer from the match and an indefinite suspension from boxing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.8 - Urinalysis

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(a) All boxers in all bouts shall complete a pre-fight urinalysis exam to detect the presence of any drug.
(b) In addition to the mandatory pre-fight analysis, the Commissioner may, at his or her discretion, decide to test for the presence of performance enhancing drugs and thereby require additional urine specimens to be produced at any time after the completion of the bout.
(c) Collection of specimens for urinalysis testing shall be conducted by a Commission official. Refusal to submit to such testing shall result in the immediate disqualification of the boxer from the match and an indefinite suspension from boxing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.9 - Penalties for drug use

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(a) Any boxer who tests positive for drug use shall be penalized as follows:
1. First offense: 90 days' suspension;
2. Second offense: 180 days' suspension, and mandatory enrollment in a supervisory treatment program approved by the State Commission; and
3. Third offense: Two years' suspension without appeal.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.10 - Post-fight medical examination

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(a) All boxers in all bouts shall be given a physical examination by a physician appointed by the Commissioner immediately following the bout. This physical examination shall include as many of the procedures outlined in 13:46-12A.3 as the examining physician may decide are necessary. In all cases, the examination shall include the administration of a thorough ophthalmological and neurological examination.
(b) Any boxer refusing to submit to a post-fight medical examination shall be immediately suspended for an indefinite period.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.11 - Post-knockout suspension

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Any boxer who is knocked out in a boxing match shall be suspended from boxing for a minimum 60-day period. The knocked-out boxer shall not be permitted to participate in a bout until a thorough medical examination is completed and submitted, as prescribed by the ringside physician.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.12 - Post-technical knockout suspension

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Any boxer who is technically knocked out in a boxing match shall be suspended for a minimum 30-day period. At the time of the knockout, a Commission physician shall make a determination of whether or not any additional testing is required to enter the ring again. The knocked out boxer shall not be permitted to participate in a bout until he or she has completed and submitted any such medical examinations prescribed by a Commission physician.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.13 - Post-knockout neurological examination

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any boxer who is knocked out or technically knocked out in a boxing match must complete and submit the results of a thorough neurological examination.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.14 - Use of disposable hygienic gloves

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(a) The Commissioner shall provide, at each professional boxing show, an adequate supply of latex, disposable hygienic laboratory gloves of a type approved by the Commissioner, to be worn by seconds, referees, ringside physicians and inspectors while involved with the boxing show.
(b) The Commissioner shall provide, during the medical examination phase of the weigh-in, an adequate supply of latex, disposable hygienic laboratory gloves to be worn by ringside physicians and inspectors.
(c) No boxing referee shall be permitted to enter the ring unless the referee is wearing the hygienic gloves specified in (a) above.
(d) No second shall be permitted to work in that capacity during a boxing show unless the second is wearing the hygienic gloves specified in (a) above.
(e) No ringside physician shall be permitted to examine or medically treat boxer during a boxing show unless the ringside physician is wearing the hygienic gloves specified in (b) above. Exceptions shall be permitted if the treatment is considered an emergency, or the nature of treatment or examination makes the wearing of hygienic gloves impractical during the procedure.
(f) No inspector shall be permitted to perform his or her assigned duties during a boxing show, unless the inspector is wearing the hygienic gloves specified in (b) above, except as the Commissioner in his or her discretion may authorize for inspectors on certain assignments. At each professional boxing show, an adequate supply of disposable hygienic laboratory gloves of a type approved by the Commissioner shall be worn during the entire contest by seconds, referees, ringside physicians, and inspectors working the event.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.15 - Medical training required by referees

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All referees shall attend a minimum of two medical training seminars each year. These medical training seminars must be conducted or approved by any state boxing commission or any recognized boxing organization, such as a sanctioning body. Nationally recognized boxing organizations include, but are not limited to, the World Boxing Council, the North American Boxing Federation and the United States Boxing Association.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.16 - Presence of an ambulance

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An ambulance shall be present at all professional boxing events, from the commencement of the first bout, throughout the duration of the event, and until the last fighter leaves the arena. No boxing event shall be allowed to continue if an ambulance is utilized to transport a previous boxer to a medical facility, until another ambulance is available and present at the event.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 13:46-12A.17 - Presence of emergency medical technicians

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There shall be at least two Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) present at all professional boxing events, from the commencement of the first bout, throughout the duration of the event, and until the last fighter leaves the arena. No boxing event shall be allowed to continue if an EMT leaves the arena to transport a previous boxer to a medical facility, until an EMT replacement is available and present at the event.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12B - ADDITIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RULES › Section 13:46-12B.1 - Use of Monsel's solution prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The application of Monsel's solution, or any of its derivatives or any similar drug or compound, on the body of a boxer before a fight is prohibited.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12B - ADDITIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RULES › Section 13:46-12B.2 - Duties of ringside physician

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(a) Ringside physicians shall be appointed by the Commissioner. No boxing bout or wrestling exhibition may commence or proceed unless the ringside physician is present and seated at ringside.
(b) The ringside physician shall terminate any boxing bout if in the opinion of such physician any contestant has received severe punishment or is in danger of serious physical injury. In the event of any serious injury, the ringside physician shall immediately render any emergency treatment necessary, order further treatment or hospitalization if required, and fully report the entire matter to the Commissioner within 24 hours and subsequently thereafter, if necessary. The ringside physician may also require that the injured boxer and his or her manager remain in the ring or on the premises or report to a hospital after the contest for such period of time as such physician deems advisable. Any boxer, manager or second refusing to comply with the ringside physician's orders regarding hospitalization may be suspended by the Commissioner in the absence of good cause shown to the contrary.
(c) The ringside physician shall not enter the ring during the progress of a bout unless expressly requested to do so by the referee, after the referee has ordered punching to stop and has separated the contestants. The ringside physician may enter the ring between the rounds of a boxing match. The ringside physician shall have the authority, after examining a boxer, to terminate any boxing bout to prevent severe punishment or serious physical injury to a contestant.
(d) The Commissioner shall assign a minimum of two ringside physicians to each boxing program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12B - ADDITIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RULES › Section 13:46-12B.3 - Mandatory medical examinations of contestant losing six consecutive fights; inactivity for one year

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(a) Any contestant who has lost six consecutive fights shall be automatically suspended from boxing. The boxer shall not be reinstated until he or she has submitted to a medical examination, of the type specified by 13:46-12A.3, conducted by a physician appointed by the Commissioner.
(b) Any boxer who has not been active for one year or more shall be suspended from boxing until such time that he or she has submitted to a medical examination of the type specified by 13:46-12A.3, conducted by a physician appointed by the Commissioner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12B - ADDITIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RULES › Section 13:46-12B.4 - Medical examination of judges and referees

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(a) Annual medical examinations shall be given to all licensed judges and referees by a physician approved by the Commission and such examinations shall be of the same type and thoroughness as specified by 13:46-12A.3.
(b) All referees must also submit to a pre-fight medical examination, by a physician appointed by the Commissioner on the day of the bout, of the type specified by 13:46-12A.4.
(c) No referee shall be permitted to enter the ring unless the physician appointed by the Commissioner has certified the referee's fitness to perform his or her duties during the boxing contest.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12B - ADDITIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RULES › Section 13:46-12B.5 - Inability to perform contract due to injury or illness

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(a) Whenever a licensed boxer considers himself or herself unable by reason of injury or illness to participate in a bout for which he or she is under contract, the boxer shall immediately notify the Commissioner of this fact and, before entering the ring again, the boxer shall submit to a medical examination performed by a physician appointed by the Commissioner of the type specified by 13:46-12A.3.
(b) In the event that a boxer is treated for any serious injury or disabling illness, or has been hospitalized, by his or her personal physician for any reason, the boxer or his or her manager shall immediately notify the Commissioner, who shall refer the matter to a physician appointed by the Commissioner for review. The boxer, thereafter, shall submit to such medical examination as may be ordered in the discretion of the physician appointed by the Commissioner before engaging in any boxing contest.
(c) Any boxer or manager failing to immediately report any illness or injury to the Commissioner as required by (a) and (b) above shall be immediately suspended for an indefinite period.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12B - ADDITIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RULES › Section 13:46-12B.6 - Medical reports

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(a) The physician appointed by the Commissioner shall make a detailed written record of each and every medical examination performed by him or her under this subchapter and N.J.A.C. 13:46-12A, on forms provided by the Commissioner or on such other forms as may be necessary. The original of all such records shall be filed with the Commissioner within 24 hours of each such examination.
(b) The Commissioner shall provide copies of all medical records pertaining to an individual boxer to the physician appointed by the Commissioner who is assigned to that boxer's next bout, at least one day in advance of said bout. No boxer shall be permitted to engage in a boxing contest unless the physician appointed by the Commissioner who is assigned to that contest has in his or her possession the boxer's complete medical history prior to the pre-fight examination.
(c) Physicians appointed by the Commissioner shall fill out and return to the Commissioner immediately after a boxing show a printed injury insurance form, reporting serious injuries.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12B - ADDITIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RULES › Section 13:46-12B.7 - Suspension notices

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(a) The Commissioner shall maintain a current listing of all boxers who are under suspension in this State and in any other boxing jurisdiction. The Commissioner shall provide a copy of the suspension list to each attending physician at each boxing contest conducted in this State and shall promptly transmit a current copy of the suspension list to every other boxing jurisdiction. Under no circumstances shall a boxer on the suspension list participate in a boxing contest.
(b) The Commissioner, upon placing a boxer on the suspension list, shall immediately mail a written suspension notice to the boxer and his or her licensed manager at their last known addresses, specifying the nature of the suspension, the reason therefor, and the length of the suspension, where known.
(c) Any boxer who participates in a boxing contest during the period of his or her suspension shall have his or her license revoked. Any licensed manager of a boxer on the suspension list who participates in a boxing contest shall have his or her license revoked. Any licensed promoter of a boxing show in which a boxer on the suspension list participates shall have his or her license revoked.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 12B - ADDITIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RULES › Section 13:46-12B.8 - Compensation for physicians

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(a) The compensation to physicians shall be paid by the promoter conducting the show and shall be on the following basis:
1. Each physician assigned by the Commissioner to perform duties at the pre-fight weigh-in at a boxing show shall receive a fee of $ 100.00.
2. Each physician assigned by the Commissioner to perform ringside duties at boxing or wrestling show shall receive a fee of $ 200.00.