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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 21 - WRESTLING REFEREES › Section 13:46-21.1 - Appointment and assignment

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Referees for extreme wrestling exhibitions shall be assigned 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 21 - WRESTLING REFEREES › Section 13:46-21.2 - Compensation for extreme wrestling referees

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) For extreme wrestling shows to which only one referee is assigned, the compensation to the referee 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 $ 2,500, the fee for the referee shall be $ 125.00.
2. When the gross gate receipts of the show are between $ 2,500 and $ 5,000, the fee for the referee shall be $ 150.00.
3. When the gross gate receipts of the show are between $ 5,000 and $ 10,000, the fee for the referee shall be $ 225.00.
4. When the gross gate receipts of the show are between $ 10,000 and $ 15,000, the fee for the referee shall be $ 300.00.
5. When the gross gate receipts of the show are between $ 15,000 and $ 25,000, the fee for the referee shall be $ 375.00.
6. When the gross gate receipts of the show are in excess of $ 25,000, the fee for the referee shall be $ 450.00.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 21 - WRESTLING REFEREES › Section 13:46-21.3 - Chief official

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The referee shall be the chief official of every extreme wrestling exhibition and shall remain in the ring during the entire time of said exhibition.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 21 - WRESTLING REFEREES › Section 13:46-21.4 - Leaving ring

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The referee of an extreme wrestling exhibition shall not leave the ring until all of the wrestlers have left 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 21 - WRESTLING REFEREES › Section 13:46-21.5 - Report

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Each extreme wrestling referee shall make a written report to the Commissioner of any contest which he or she referees where there has been a disregard of the rules. The report must be mailed to the Trenton office of the Commissioner within seven days.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 21 - WRESTLING REFEREES › Section 13:46-21.6 - Payment of referees

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Promoters shall not make payment directly to extreme wrestling referees. The promoter shall write a check to the State of New Jersey in an amount determined by the Chief Inspector in accordance with 13:46-21.2. The check shall be given to the Chief Inspector or the Commissioner's designee at the exhibition and forwarded to the Commissioner by the Chief Inspector. The funds will be disbursed by the Board to the referees based upon the payroll composed 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 21 - WRESTLING REFEREES › Section 13:46-21.7 - Medical examination of extreme wrestling referee

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Extreme wrestling referees shall be subject to the same medical requirements for professional boxing referees as specified in 13:46-12B.4.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 21 - WRESTLING REFEREES › Section 13:46-21.8 - Apparel

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Apparel required for extreme wrestling referees shall consist of blue shirt, black trousers, black bow tie and black shoes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 21 - WRESTLING REFEREES › Section 13:46-21.9 - Use of physician

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The referee of an extreme wrestling exhibition may call the assigned physician to the ring whenever an injury to a wrestler requires a decision on whether or not said wrestler should be permitted to continue.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 21 - WRESTLING REFEREES › Section 13:46-21.10 - Disqualifying wrestlers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Extreme wrestling referees shall disqualify wrestlers who persist in violating rules of decency, propriety, good sportsmanship or are offensive to the public interest.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 22 - HEARINGS AND SUBPOENA OF WITNESSES › Section 13:46-22.1 - Investigations and hearings held by the Commissioner; discipline

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Commissioner or any agent designated by him may make investigations and the Commissioner may hold hearings and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses.
(b) The Commissioner also may order the production of books, papers or records needed for any hearing.
(c) When the hearing takes place the Commissioner may administer oaths to and examine any witnesses for the purpose of determining the question for which the hearing has been called.
(d) If the Commissioner finds that a violation of the rules of the Board has occurred, the Commissioner may impose a disciplinary fine of not less than $ 250.00 nor more than $ 25,000 for a first offense and not less than $ 500.00 nor more than $ 50,000 for a subsequent offense. In addition to any fine, the Commissioner may suspend or revoke any license.
(e) Within 15 days after the imposition of a fine and/or suspension or revocation by the Commissioner, a licensee may request review by the Board. If review is requested, the Board shall hear the matter directly or refer the matter to the Office of Administrative Law pursuant to 13:46-4.14. The Board may take testimony and cross examination will be permitted. The Board may:
1. Adopt the decision of the Commissioner;
2. Impose a greater or lesser penalty than imposed by the Commissioner, except that the maximum fine shall be the greater of $ 10,000 or the amount of the purse in the bout in which the violation occurred; or
3. Find that no discipline is warranted.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 22 - HEARINGS AND SUBPOENA OF WITNESSES › Section 13:46-22.2 - Failure to obey; fine

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any person who shall willfully fail to obey any subpoena by the Commissioner or to answer truthfully such questions as may be asked of him by the Commissioner shall, in addition to any other penalties which may be prescribed by law, be liable to a fine of $ 100.00.
(b) No witness shall be compelled to answer any question which will incriminate him.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 22 - HEARINGS AND SUBPOENA OF WITNESSES › Section 13:46-22.3 - Functions of Commissioner

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Commissioner shall have and exercise sole direction, management, control and supervision over all boxing matches or wrestling and sparring exhibitions and performances.
(b) The Commissioner shall enforce such rules and regulations of the Board as shall be necessary or proper for the holding of boxing matches or extreme wrestling or sparring exhibitions and performances.
(c) It is the Commissioner's power to prescribe and enforce penalties for any violations, subject to the review of the Board as set forth in 13:46-22.1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 23 - STANDARDS OF CONDUCT › Section 13:46-23.1 - Interest in athlete prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No officer, employee or appointee of the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner, including referees, judges, inspectors, timekeepers, physicians, doormen and box office employees, nor any spouse, child, parent or sibling of any such individual, shall have any direct or indirect financial interest in any boxer or wrestler licensed by the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 23 - STANDARDS OF CONDUCT › Section 13:46-23.2 - Interest in promoter prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No officer, employee or appointee of the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner, including referees, judges, inspectors, timekeepers, physicians, doormen and box office employees, nor any spouse, child, parent or sibling of any such individual, shall have a direct or indirect financial interest in any person, partnership, firm, corporation or association licensed by the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner to hold or conduct boxing bouts, wrestling exhibitions, or sparring exhibitions pursuant to 13:46-4.1. For purposes of this section, "financial interest" does not mean the ownership of less than 10 percent of the publicly traded stock in a corporation for profit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 23 - STANDARDS OF CONDUCT › Section 13:46-23.3 - Interest in manager's or second's contract prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No officer, employee or appointee of the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner, including referees, judges, inspectors, timekeepers, physicians, doormen and box office employees, nor any spouse, child, parent or sibling of any such individual, shall have any direct or indirect financial interest in any manager's or second's contract with any athlete licensed by the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner or in any assignment thereof.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 23 - STANDARDS OF CONDUCT › Section 13:46-23.4 - Interest in matchmaker's contract prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No officer, employee or appointee of the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner, including referees, judges, inspectors, timekeepers, physicians, doormen and box office employees, nor any spouse, child, parent or sibling of any such individual, shall have any direct or indirect financial interest in any matchmaker's contract with a promoter licensed by the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner or in any assignment thereof.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 23 - STANDARDS OF CONDUCT › Section 13:46-23.6 - Promoter's interest in athlete prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No person, partnership, firm, corporation or association licensed by the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner to hold or conduct boxing bouts, wrestling exhibitions or sparring exhibitions pursuant to 13:46-4.1, nor any person or entity holding an interest in said licensee of the nature described in 13:46-23.2, nor the spouse, child, parent or sibling of any such individual, shall have any direct or indirect financial interest in any boxer or wrestler competing on premises owned or leased by said person or entity unless said interest is disclosed in writing and sent by regular or certified mail or hand delivered to the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner, Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, Trenton, New Jersey, at least 10 days prior to the authorized event.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 23 - STANDARDS OF CONDUCT › Section 13:46-23.7 - Promoter prohibited from acting as manager or second of participant

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No person, partnership, firm, corporation or association licensed by the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner to hold or conduct boxing bouts, wrestling exhibitions or sparring exhibitions pursuant to 13:46-4.1, nor any person or entity holding an interest in said licensee of the nature described in 13:46-23.2, nor the spouse, child, parent or sibling of any such individual, shall serve or act as the manager or second for a licensed athlete or shall have any direct or indirect financial interest in any manager's or second's contract with any athlete licensed by the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner or in any assignment thereof unless such interest is disclosed in a writing sent by regular or certified mail or hand delivered to the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner, Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, Trenton, New Jersey, at least 10 days prior to the time of the authorized event.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 23 - STANDARDS OF CONDUCT › Section 13:46-23.8 - Promoter prohibited from holding interest in other promoter

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No person, partnership, firm, corporation or association licensed by the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner to hold or conduct boxing bouts, wrestling exhibitions or sparring exhibitions pursuant to 13:46-4.1, shall hold an interest of the nature described in 13:46-23.2 in any other such licensee except as provided by 13:46-4.29.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 23 - STANDARDS OF CONDUCT › Section 13:46-23.9 - Financial interest in opponent prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No licensed manager or second of any licensed athlete and no assignee of a manager-athlete or a second-athlete contract shall have any direct or indirect financial interest in the opponent in any contest in which said athlete participates. No licensed athlete shall have any direct or indirect financial interest in his opponent 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 23A - GIFTS, OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES, LODGING, WORK SPACE › Section 13:46-23A.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Agent" means any person appointed by the State Athletic Control Board pursuant to 5:2A-5(b).
"Board" means the State Athletic Control Board.
"Employee" means the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners, Chief Inspector, inspectors, and any other person holding full or part-time office or employment with the Board who is compensated for his or her services by the State of New Jersey.
"Appointee" means a referee, judge, timekeeper, or physician or any other individual who is compensated for services performed on behalf of the Board by means of disbursements by the Board from funds provided to it by a check issued by the promoter to the State of New Jersey and who receives no other compensation from the State of New Jersey.
"Licensee" means a promoter, matchmaker, manager, second, boxer, wrestler, kick boxer or other athletic sports combatant, an announcer, doorman, box office employee, and any club, corporation, organization or association licensed by the Board.
"Non-New Jersey state athletic regulatory agency" means a state agency having the authority to regulate an "out-of-State athletic event" as defined in this section.
"Out-of-State athletic event" means any event which, if held in New Jersey, would be a "regulated event" as defined herein.
"Regulated event" means any public boxing, wrestling, kick boxing and combative sports exhibition or any other event subject to regulation by the Boxing, Wrestling and Combative Sports Act, 5:2A-1 et seq.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 23A - GIFTS, OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES, LODGING, WORK SPACE › Section 13:46-23A.2 - Department Code of Ethics

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All Board members, employees, and appointees are subject to Department of Law and Public Safety Code of Ethics.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 23A - GIFTS, OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES, LODGING, WORK SPACE › Section 13:46-23A.3 - Acceptance of gift, favor, service or other thing of value by Board member or employee

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No Board member or employee shall solicit, receive or agree to receive, whether directly or indirectly, any gift, favor, service or other thing of value whatsoever, including, but not limited to, tickets, travel expenses, meals, the use of hotel rooms or other gratuities, from:
1. Any licensee of, or applicant for licensure by, the Board;
2. Any licensee of, or applicant for licensure by, the Casino Control Commission, pursuant to 5:12-1 et seq.; or
3. The owner of any premises at which a regulated event is held.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 23A - GIFTS, OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES, LODGING, WORK SPACE › Section 13:46-23A.4 - Acceptance of gift, favor, service or other thing of value by appointee

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No appointee shall solicit, receive or agree to receive, whether directly or indirectly, any gift, favor, service or other thing of value whatsoever, including, but not limited to, tickets, travel expenses, meals, the use of hotel rooms, or other gratuities, from any licensee of, or applicant for licensure by, the Board, any licensee of, or applicant for licensure by, the Casino Control Commission, pursuant to 5:12-1 et seq., or the owner of any premises at which a regulated event is held:
1. In connection with a regulated event to which the appointee has been assigned; or
2. Under circumstances from which it might be reasonably inferred that the gift, favor, service or other thing of value was given or offered or solicited for the purposes of influencing or rewarding the appointee's performance of his or her duties or was given, offered or solicited because of the appointee's status as an official of 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 23A - GIFTS, OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES, LODGING, WORK SPACE › Section 13:46-23A.5 - Outside activity related to sanctioning bodies, licensees, non-New Jersey state regulatory agencies

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No Board member, employee or agent, including the Commissioner, shall hold an office or position in any body, organization, association or federation which is established for the purpose of sanctioning boxing, wrestling, kick boxing, and combative sports exhibitions, events, performances and contests in this State or other states. See 5:2A-6.1.
(b) Any employee who is requested to serve in any compensated or uncompensated role on behalf of a sanctioning body that is not otherwise prohibited by (a) above, such as a supervisor in connection with an out-of-State athletic event or as a speaker at an event sponsored by a sanctioning body, or is requested to serve in any compensated or uncompensated role whatsoever on behalf of a licensee of, or applicant for licensure by, the Board or on behalf of a non-New Jersey state athletic regulatory agency, or on behalf of a licensee of, or applicant for licensure by, the Casino Control Commission, pursuant to 5:12-1 et seq., or on behalf of the owner of any premises at which a regulated event is held, shall obtain the approval of the Board prior to performing any such role. Requests for approval of such activity shall be submitted in writing to the Department of Law and Public Safety Ethics Officer and the Board Ethics Officer. The Department of Law and Public Safety Ethics Officer, after consulting with the Board Ethics Officer, shall determine whether the activity may be permitted and shall advise the Board accordingly.
(c) Any Board member who is requested to serve in any role as described by (b) above shall advise the other members of the Board and obtain any advisory opinion from the Department of Law and Public Safety Ethics Officer as to the propriety of such service.
(d) No appointee shall hold any position in any boxing organization which position involves the lobbying or the opportunity to vote for any type of award or honor for any individual involved in the professional boxing industry unless a written request to serve in any such capacity is submitted to, and approved by, the Commissioner prior to any involvement by the appointee.
1. The Commissioner shall determine whether the appointee may accept the position. In reaching a determination, the Commissioner shall evaluate whether:
i. The individuals proposed for the award are current Board licensees or are likely to apply for a Board license;
ii. The individuals proposed for the award are likely to be involved in professional boxing in New Jersey in the future;
iii. The appointee agrees not to perform services for the Board in any future bout in which any individual proposed for an award is a scheduled participant; and
iv. Any other relevant factors exist.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 23A - GIFTS, OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES, LODGING, WORK SPACE › Section 13:46-23A.6 - Work space, lodging for employees, judges and referees

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Notwithstanding any prohibition imposed by 13:46-23A.3 or 23A.4, where the Board determines it is necessary for the efficient performance of duties by the Board or any of its employees assigned to a particular regulated event, the Board may require the promoter:
1. To ensure that an appropriate work space, acceptable to the Commissioner, is provided on the premises where the regulated event is held; and/or
2. To provide sleeping quarters, on the premises, or at a reasonable distance therefrom, for Board members attending in their official capacity and employees who have been assigned to the regulated event and whose names are identified by the Board on a list provided to the promoter prior to the event. The Board shall maintain a record of the names of the employees and Board members provided with sleeping quarters, the location of the rooms to which they have been assigned, and the dates the rooms were used.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.1 - Weight classes of mixed martial artists

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Mixed martial artists shall be divided into the following classes:
1.
Flyweight:
under 125.9 pounds;
2.
Bantamweight:
126 pounds to 134.9 pounds;
3.
Featherweight:
135 pounds to 144.9 pounds;
4.
Lightweight:
145 pounds to 154.9 pounds;
5.
Welterweight:
155 pounds to 169.9 pounds;
6.
Middleweight:
170 pounds to 184.9 pounds;
7.
Light Heavyweight:
185 pounds to 204.9 pounds;
8.
Heavyweight:
204 pounds to 264.9 pounds; and
9.
Super Heavyweight:
over 265 pounds.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.2 - Fighting area

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The fighting area canvas shall be no smaller than 18 feet by 18 feet and no larger than 32 feet by 32 feet. The fighting area canvas shall be padded in a manner as approved by the Commissioner, with at least one inch layer of foam padding. Padding shall extend beyond the fighting area and over the edge of the platform. No vinyl or other plastic rubberized covering shall be permitted.
(b) The fighting area canvas shall not be more than four feet above the floor of the building and shall have suitable steps or ramp for use by the participants. Posts shall be made of metal not more than six inches in diameter, extending from the floor of the building to a minimum height of 58 inches above the fighting area canvas and shall be properly padded in a manner approved by the Commissioner.
(c) The fighting area canvas area shall be enclosed by a fence made of such material as will not allow a fighter to fall out or break through it onto the floor or spectators, including, but not limited to, vinyl coated chain link fencing. All metal parts shall be covered and padded in a manner approved by the Commissioner and shall not be abrasive to the contestants.
(d) The fence shall provide two separate entries onto the fighting area canvas.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.3 - Stools

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A ring stool of a type approved by the Commissioner shall be available for each contestant.
(b) An appropriate number of stools or chairs, of a type approved by the Commissioner, shall be available for each contestant's seconds. Such stools or chairs shall be located near each contestant's corner.
(c) All stools and chairs used must be thoroughly cleaned or replaced after the conclusion of each bout.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.4 - Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
For each bout, the promoter shall provide a clean water bucket and a clean plastic water bottle in each corner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.5 - Specifications for bandages on mixed martial artist's hands

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In all weight classes, the bandages on each contestant's hand shall be restricted to soft gauze cloth not more than 13 yards in length and two inches in width, held in place by not more than 10 feet of surgeon's tape, one inch in width, for each hand.
(b) Surgeon's adhesive tape shall be placed directly on each hand for protection near the wrist. The tape may cross the back of the hand twice and extend to cover and protect the knuckles when the hand is clenched to make a fist.
(c) The bandages shall be evenly distributed across the hand.
(d) Bandages and tape shall be placed on the contestant's hands in the dressing room in the presence of the inspector and in the presence of the manager or chief second of his or her opponent.
(e) Under no circumstances are gloves to be placed on the hands of a contestant until the approval of the inspector is received.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.6 - Mouth pieces

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All contestants are required to wear a mouthpiece during competition. The mouthpiece shall be subject to examination and approval by the attending physician.
(b) The round cannot begin without the mouthpiece in place.
(c) If the mouthpiece is involuntarily dislodged during competition, the referee shall call time, clean the mouthpiece, and reinsert the mouthpiece at the first opportune moment, without interfering with the immediate action.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.7 - Protective equipment

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Male mixed martial artists shall wear a groin protector of their own selection, of a type approved by the Commissioner.
(b) Female mixed martial artists are prohibited from wearing groin protectors.
(c) Female mixed martial artists shall wear a chest protector during competition. The chest protector shall be subject to approval of 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 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.8 - Gloves

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(a) The gloves shall be new for all main events and in good condition or they must be replaced.
(b) All contestants shall wear either four, five or six ounce gloves, supplied by the promoter and approved by the Commission. No contestant shall supply their own gloves for participation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.9 - Apparel

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(a) Each contestant shall wear mixed martial arts shorts, biking shorts, or kickboxing shorts.
(b) Gi's or shirts are prohibited during competition.
(c) Shoes are prohibited during competition.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.10 - Appearance

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(a) All contestants shall be cleanly shaven immediately prior to competition, except that a contestant may wear a closely cropped mustache.
(b) Hair shall be trimmed or tied back in such a manner as not to interfere with the vision of either contestant or cover any part of a contestant's face.
(c) Jewelry or piercing accessories are prohibited during competition.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.11 - Round length

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(a) Each non-championship mixed martial arts contest shall be three rounds, of five minutes duration, with a one-minute rest period between each round.
(b) Each championship mixed martial arts contest shall be five rounds, of five minutes duration, with a one-minute rest period between each round.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.12 - Stopping a contest

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The referee and ringside physician are the sole arbiters of a bout and are the only individuals authorized to enter the fighting area at any time during competition and authorized to stop a contest.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.13 - Judging

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(a) All bouts will be evaluated and scored by three judges.
(b) The 10-Point Must Scoring System will be the standard system of scoring a bout. Under the 10-Point Must Scoring System, 10 points must be awarded to the winner of the round and nine points or less must be awarded to the loser, except for a rare even round, which is scored (10-10).
(c) Judges shall evaluate mixed martial arts techniques, such as effective striking, effective grappling, control of the fighting area, effective aggressiveness and defense.
(d) Evaluation shall be made in the order in which the techniques appear in (c) above, giving the most weight in scoring to effective striking, effecting grappling, control of the fighting area and effective aggressiveness and defense.
(e) Effective striking is judged by determining the total number of legal heavy strikes landed by a contestant.
(f) Effective grappling is judged by considering the amount of successful executions of a legal takedown and reversals. Examples of factors to consider are take downs from standing position to mount position, passing the guard to mount position, and bottom position fighters using an active, threatening guard.
(g) Fighting area control is judged by determining who is dictating the pace, location and position of the bout. Examples of factors to consider are countering a grappler's attempt at takedown by remaining standing and legally striking; taking down an opponent to force a ground fight; creating threatening submission attempts; passing the guard to achieve mount; and creating striking opportunities.
(h) Effective aggressiveness means moving forward and landing a legal strike.
(i) Effective defense means avoiding being struck, taken down or reversed while countering with offensive attacks.
(j) The following objective scoring criteria shall be utilized by the judges when scoring a round:
1. A round is to be scored as a 10-10 round when both contestants appear to be fighting evenly and neither contestant shows clear dominance in a round;
2. A round is to be scored as a 10-9 round when a contestant wins by a close margin, landing the greater number of effective legal strikes, grappling and other maneuvers;
3. A round is to be scored as a 10-8 round when a contestant overwhelmingly dominates by striking or grappling in a round; or
4. A round is to be scored as a 10-7 round when a contestant totally dominates by striking or grappling in a round.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.14 - Warnings

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(a) The referee shall issue a single warning for the following infractions. After the initial warning, if the prohibited conduct persists, a penalty will be issued. The penalty may result in a deduction of points or disqualification:
1. Holding or grabbing the fence;
2. Holding opponent's shorts or gloves; or
3. The presence of more than one second on the fighting area perimeter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.15 - Fouls

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(a) The following are fouls and will result in penalties if committed:
1. Butting with the head;
2. Eye gouging of any kind;
3. Biting or spitting at an opponent;
4. Hair pulling;
5. Fish hooking;
6. Groin attacks of any kind;
7. Intentionally placing a finger in any opponent's orifice;
8. Downward pointing of elbow strikes;
9. Small joint manipulation;
10. Strikes to the spine or back of the head;
11. Heel kicks to the kidney;
12. Throat strikes of any kind;
13. Clawing, pinching, twisting the flesh or grabbing the clavicle;
14. Kicking the head of a grounded fighter;
15. Kneeing the head of a grounded fighter;
16. Stomping of a grounded fighter;
17. The use of abusive language in fighting area;
18. Any unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to opponent;
19. Attacking an opponent on or during the break;
20. Attacking an opponent who is under the referee's care at the time;
21. Timidity (avoiding contact, or consistent dropping of mouthpiece, or faking an injury);
22. Interference from a mixed martial artists seconds;
23. Throwing an opponent out of the fighting area;
24. Flagrant disregard of the referee's instructions; and
25. Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his or her head or neck.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.16 - Injuries sustained during competition

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(a) If an injury sustained during competition as a result of a legal maneuver is severe enough to terminate a bout, the injured contestant loses by technical knockout.
(b) If an injury sustained during competition as a result of an intentional foul is severe enough to terminate a bout, the contestant causing the injury loses by disqualification.
(c) If an injury sustained during competition as a result of an intentional foul and the bout is allowed to continue, the referee shall notify the scorekeeper to automatically deduct two points from the contestant who committed the foul.
(d) If an injury sustained during competition as a result of an intentional foul causes the injured contestant to be unable to continue at a subsequent point in the contest, the injured contestant shall win by technical decision, if he or she is ahead on the score cards. If the injured contestant is even or behind on the score cards at the time of stoppage, the outcome of the bout shall be declared a technical draw.
(e) If a contestant injures himself or herself while attempting to foul his or her opponent, the referee shall not take any action in his or her favor, and the injury shall be treated in the same manner as an injury produced by a fair blow.
(f) If an injury sustained during competition as a result of an accidental foul is severe enough for the referee to stop the bout immediately, the bout shall result in a no contest if stopped before two rounds have been completed in a three-round bout or if stopped before three rounds have been completed in a five-round bout.
(g) If an injury sustained during competition as a result of an accidental foul is severe enough for the referee to stop the bout immediately, the bout shall result in a technical decision awarded to the contestant who is ahead on the score cards at the time the bout is stopped only when the bout is stopped after two rounds of a three-round bout, or three rounds of a five-round bout have been completed.
(h) There will be no scoring of an incomplete round. However, if the referee penalizes either contestant, then the appropriate points shall be deducted when the scorekeeper calculates the final score.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24A - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM RULES › Section 13:46-24A.17 - Types of bout results

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(a) The following are the types of bout results:
1. Submission by:
i. Tap out: When a contestant physically uses his hand to indicate that he or she no longer wishes to continue; or
ii. Verbal tap out: When a contestant verbally announces to the referee that he or she does not wish to continue;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24B - ADDITIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS RULES › Section 13:46-24B.1 - Licensing

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(a) All mixed martial arts events shall be subject to the licensing requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:46-4.
(b) The fee for a mixed martial artist license shall be as set forth in 13:46-4.25(b). Other license fees shall be as set forth in 13:46-4.25(a).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24B - ADDITIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS RULES › Section 13:46-24B.2 - Bond procedure

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All mixed martial arts events shall be subject to the bond procedure requirements of 13:46-4.8.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24B - ADDITIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS RULES › Section 13:46-24B.3 - Inspectors

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All mixed martial arts events shall be subject to the presence, duties and compensation of inspectors as required by N.J.A.C. 13:46-9.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24B - ADDITIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS RULES › Section 13:46-24B.4 - Health and safety rules

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(a) All mixed martial arts events shall be subject to the uniform medical requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:46-12A.
(b) All mixed martial arts events shall be subject to the additional health and safety requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:46-12B.
(c) All mixed martial arts events shall be subject to the emergency medical facilities and equipment requirements of 13:46-2.8.
(d) All mixed martial arts events shall be subject to the insurance requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:46-14.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 24B - ADDITIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS RULES › Section 13:46-24B.5 - Weighing of mixed martial artists

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Weighing of all mixed martial artists shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements for professional boxers of 13:46-1A.3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 2 - REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION › Section 13:47-2.1 - General provisions

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(a) Every qualified organization desiring to apply for a license to conduct bingo or raffles or to allow its members to assist a licensed affiliated organization, as described in 13:47-6.4 shall, before making any such application or allowing any assistance, register with the Control Commission and secure an identification number.
(b) An identification number issued by the Control Commission shall be valid for a period of two years or until modified, suspended or revoked by the Control Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 2 - REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION › Section 13:47-2.2 - Registration form

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Registration shall be upon a form supplied on request by the Secretary of the Control Commission. Form 1-A is hereby adopted for that purpose.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 2 - REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION › Section 13:47-2.3 - Application for registration: renewal; fees

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(a) Except as provided in (b) below, each organization requesting registration shall remit by check or money order a non-refundable biennial registration fee of $ 100.00, payable to the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission, and shall submit a completed application together with sufficient proof of the organization's eligibility for registration. Such proofs shall include at least the following:
1. The by-laws and constitution or any other written authority under which the applicant organization operates;
2. The names and addresses of five individuals over the age of 18 who are to be primarily responsible for the conduct of the games of chance on each occasion and who are to ensure proper utilization of the net proceeds; and
3. If incorporated, a copy of the applicant organization's articles of incorporation which have been filed with the proper governmental body in the state of incorporation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 2 - REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION › Section 13:47-2.4 - Identification number

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All applications for licenses, amendment of licenses, reports and any other papers relating to licensed games of chance, shall bear the identification number of the organization involved.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 2 - REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION › Section 13:47-2.5 - Municipal approval

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Neither registration nor the assignment of an identification number shall entitle any organization to hold, operate or conduct, or assist in the holding, operating or conducting of, any game or games of chance without the approval of the issuing authority of the municipality in which the game or games are to be held, operated or conducted.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 47 - RULES OF LEGALIZED GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter 2 - REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION › Section 13:47-2.6 - Assisting organization

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Every organization, whose members assist a licensed organization in the holding, operating or conducting of bingo or raffles according to law and this chapter, shall register with the Control Commission and secure an identification number before such assistance is given.