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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part III - Individual Licensing Standards › Section 18VAC120-40-80 - Entry requirements for boxer and martial artist

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Each applicant for a license as a boxer or martial artist
					 shall submit a completed application as described in
					 18VAC120-40-70 and shall:
1. Have a satisfactory record of professional
				  boxing, professional martial arts, or, in the case of applicants who have
				  participated in fewer than five professional boxing or professional martial
				  arts bouts, evidence of competency in the elements of offense and defense. Such
				  evidence may take the form of signed statements from individuals who have
				  provided training to the applicant or records of the applicant's conduct in
				  amateur as well as professional boxing or professional martial arts competition
				  and shall be sufficient to satisfy the department that the applicant has the
				  ability to compete.
2. Submit the
				  following certification:
"I understand as a professional boxer or professional
					 martial artist I should be aware that this sport includes many health and
					 safety risks, in particular the risk of brain injury. As such I will take the
					 necessary medical exams that detect brain injury. If I need further information
					 about these exams I will ask my doctor or staff of the department."
3. Submit a complete professional
				  record or, if amateur just turning professional, an amateur record, an amateur
				  passbook recognized by USA Boxing for boxers, or a letter from the applicant's
				  trainer certifying the applicant's boxing or martial arts experience, skill
				  level, physical condition, and current training program.
4. Submit a certification from a licensed
				  physician within the past six months certifying that the applicant is in good
				  physical health and that the physician has not observed any abnormalities or
				  deficiencies that would prevent the applicant from participation in a boxing or
				  martial arts event or endanger the applicant, the public, officials, or other
				  licensees participating in the event. The department may require additional
				  medical tests to determine the fitness of a boxer or martial artist upon
				  receipt of reliable information of a preexisting condition that may present a
				  danger to the boxer or martial artist.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-831 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part III - Individual Licensing Standards › Section 18VAC120-40-85 - Requirements for boxer, martial artist, or contestant prior to an event or contest

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Each boxer or contestant shall provide the department a
					 negative test for the following prior to an event or contest:
1. Antibodies to the human immunodeficiency
				  virus;
2. Hepatitis B surface
				  antigen (HBsAg); and
3. Antibodies
				  of virus hepatitis C.
Such tests shall be conducted within the 180 days
					 preceding the event. A boxer, martial artist, or contestant who fails to
					 provide the department with the required negative test results shall not be
					 permitted to compete in the event or contest. The provisions of this section
					 shall not apply to participants in a wrestling or martial arts
					 event.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-831 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part III - Individual Licensing Standards › Section 18VAC120-40-90 - Entry requirements for wrestler

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A. Each applicant for a license as a wrestler
				  shall submit a completed application as described in
				  18VAC120-40-70 and a statement
				  certifying that the applicant is in good physical health, has no abnormalities
				  or deficiencies that would prevent his participation in a wrestling event or
				  endanger the applicant's health when engaging in a wrestling exhibition, and
				  understands the health and safety risks involved in participation in a
				  wrestling event and, if not previously licensed in the Commonwealth, a
				  statement certifying his experience and training.
B. The department may deny the application
				  for a license as a wrestler to any applicant who has suffered a serious head
				  injury or other serious physical injury, and may, in any case, require an
				  additional, specific medical examination to determine the applicant's
				  suitability before approving the applicant for licensure as a
				  wrestler.
C. The department may
				  deny the application for a license as a wrestler of any applicant who has been
				  subject to the following actions by agencies in other jurisdictions that
				  regulate wrestling:
1. Denial or suspension
				  of a license as a wrestler for reasons of medical safety when it has been
				  determined by competent medical examination that participation in a wrestling
				  event by the applicant may pose a risk to the applicant's health; or
2. A violation of a law or regulation
				  governing wrestling which is substantially the same as that found in Chapter
				  8.1 (§ 54.1-828 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia or in this
				  chapter.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part III - Individual Licensing Standards › Section 18VAC120-40-100 - Entry requirements for manager

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Each applicant for a license as a manager shall submit a
					 completed application as described
					 18VAC120-40-70 and a statement
					 that the applicant possesses a knowledge of this chapter. The department shall
					 approve and issue all licenses in accordance with the standards established by
					 the federal Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 ( 15 USC § 6301 et
					 seq.), as amended.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part III - Individual Licensing Standards › Section 18VAC120-40-110 - Entry requirements for matchmaker

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Each applicant for a license as a matchmaker shall submit
					 a completed application as described in
					 18VAC120-40-70 and a statement
					 that the applicant does not employ and does not otherwise have a financial
					 interest in or commercial connection with any wrestler, boxer, martial artist,
					 manager, trainer, or second, except that which may be necessary to arrange a
					 wrestler's, boxer's, or martial artist's participation in a specific event. The
					 department shall approve and issue all licenses in accordance with the
					 standards established by the federal Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (
					 15 USC § 6301 et seq.), as amended.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-831 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part III - Individual Licensing Standards › Section 18VAC120-40-120 - Entry requirements for promoter

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Each applicant for a license as a promoter shall submit a
					 completed application as described in
					 18VAC120-40-70, a statement that
					 the applicant possesses knowledge of this chapter, and the following
					 certification:
"I understand that I am not entitled to compensation in
					 connection with a boxing or martial arts match, including gate fees, until I
					 provide the department with a copy of any agreement in writing to which I and
					 any boxer or martial artist participating in the match are parties; a statement
					 made under penalty of perjury that there are no other agreements; a statement
					 of fees, charges, and expenses that will be assessed by or through me on the
					 boxer or martial artist, including any portion of the boxer's or martial
					 artist's purse that I receive and training expenses; all payments, gifts, or
					 benefits I am providing to any sanctioning organization affiliated with the
					 event; and any reduction in the boxer's or martial artist's purse contract to a
					 previous agreement between myself and the boxer or martial artist. Further, I
					 understand that I am not entitled to compensation in connection with a boxing
					 or martial artist match until I provide the boxer or martial artist I promote
					 with the amounts of any compensation or consideration that I have contracted to
					 receive from such match; all fees, charges, and expenses that will be assessed
					 by or through me on the boxer or martial artist pertaining to the event,
					 including any portion of the boxer's or martial artist's purse that I will
					 receive and training expenses; and any reduction in a boxer's or martial
					 artist's purse contract to a previous agreement between myself and the boxer or
					 martial artist."
The department shall approve and issue all licenses in
					 accordance with the standards established by the federal Professional Boxing
					 Safety Act of 1996 ( 15 USC § 6301 et seq.), as amended.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-831 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part III - Individual Licensing Standards › Section 18VAC120-40-130 - Entry requirements for trainer, second, or cut man

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Each applicant for a license as a trainer, second, or cut
					 man shall submit a completed application as described in
					 18VAC120-40-70 and evidence of a
					 knowledge of:
1. This
				  chapter;
2. The treatment of
				  injuries;
3. Physical conditioning,
				  health care, nutrition, training, first aid, and the effects of alcohol as it
				  relates to boxing and martial arts; and
4. The bandaging of a boxer's or martial
				  artist's hand.
The required evidence may take the form of the applicant's
					 official record from a state regulatory agency, signed statements from current
					 or former client or clients, or other documentary evidence that establishes
					 that the applicant is competent. The department shall approve and issue all
					 licenses in accordance with the standards established by the federal
					 Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 ( 15 USC § 6301 et seq.), as
					 amended.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-831 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part IV - Official Approval and Assignment to Events › Section 18VAC120-40-140 - Requirements for approval to act as an event official

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A. To qualify to act on the department's
				  behalf as an event official, a person must:
1. Be at least 18 years of age;
2. Not have been convicted or found guilty,
				  regardless of adjudication, of any felony or non-marijuana misdemeanor
				  involving lying, cheating, or stealing; illegal drugs; or other acts involving
				  the sport of boxing or martial arts. Any plea of nolo contendere shall be
				  considered a conviction for the purposes of this chapter. The record of
				  conviction, authenticated in such form as to be admissible as evidence under
				  the laws of the jurisdiction where convicted, shall be admissible as prima
				  facie evidence of such conviction; and
3. Submit verifications from three persons of
				  his proficiency as an event inspector, locker room inspector, referee, judge,
				  or timekeeper, whichever is appropriate. Evidence of approval by the
				  department, its contractor, or another jurisdiction with a regulatory program
				  substantially equivalent to this chapter, may be submitted in lieu of the
				  verifications from three persons.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part IV - Official Approval and Assignment to Events › Section 18VAC120-40-150 - Requirements for approval of ringside physicians

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To qualify to act on the department's behalf as a ringside
					 physician, an applicant must provide evidence of (i) licensure by the Virginia
					 Board of Medicine as a physician and (ii) a current certification in
					 cardiopulmonary resuscitation or osteopathic medicine.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part IV - Official Approval and Assignment to Events › Section 18VAC120-40-160 - Assignment to event

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A. The
				  department or its contractor shall assign a sufficient number of event
				  officials to each licensed event who shall discharge the duties established in
				  this chapter and to assure compliance with Chapter 8.1 (§ 54.1-828 et
				  seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia and this chapter.
B. Event officials not assigned to a licensed
				  event shall be present at the event only upon payment of admission as a
				  spectator.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part V - Duties of Event Officials for Boxing, Kick Boxing and Similar Contests › Section 18VAC120-40-170 - Duties of event inspectors

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A.
				  An event inspector shall be assigned by the department or its contractor to
				  each event and shall be in overall charge of the conduct of the event and shall
				  assure that all assigned inspectors, referees, timekeepers, judges, and
				  ringside physicians are present and perform their duties.
B. The event inspector shall officiate at
				  weigh-in to assure that all boxers or martial artists are properly weighed and
				  licensed and shall assure that the boxers or martial artists have no weights or
				  other objects which could influence the accuracy of the weighing.
C. The assigned event inspector shall comply
				  with all procedures established by the department and assure compliance with
				  Chapter 8.1 (§ 54.1-828 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia and
				  this chapter.
D. The assistant
				  event inspector shall perform all duties assigned by the event
				  inspector.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-831 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part V - Duties of Event Officials for Boxing, Kick Boxing and Similar Contests › Section 18VAC120-40-180 - Duties of locker room inspectors

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A. Locker room inspectors shall be assigned
				  to each event to assist the event inspector in the discharge of his
				  duties.
B. Locker room inspectors
				  shall be assigned by the event inspector to be in charge of the locker room and
				  the corners and shall accompany the boxers or martial artists to the corner. A
				  locker room inspector shall remain in each corner and assure compliance with
				  this chapter.
C. A locker room
				  inspector shall assist the event inspector during the weigh-in and, when
				  requested, assist the ringside physician during the physical
				  examination.
D. Locker room
				  inspectors shall comply with all procedures established by the department and
				  perform other duties as assigned to assure compliance with this
				  chapter.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-831 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part V - Duties of Event Officials for Boxing, Kick Boxing and Similar Contests › Section 18VAC120-40-190 - Duties of referees

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An assigned referee shall pass a prefight physical
					 performed by the ringside physician in accordance with
					 18VAC120-40-220, comply with all
					 procedures established by the department, perform other duties as assigned to
					 assure compliance with this chapter, and perform the following duties before,
					 during, and after each assigned contest:
1. Provide the prefight instructions to
				  boxers or martial artists;
2.
				  Assure that each boxer or martial artist is properly gloved and wearing the
				  required safety equipment;
3.
				  Exercise supervision over the conduct of the contest to assure compliance with
				  this chapter and to take immediate corrective action when a failure to comply
				  is observed;
4. Immediately stop
				  any contest when, in his judgment, one of the boxers or martial artists is
				  outclassed by the other, injured, or otherwise unable to safely continue to
				  participate in the contest;
5.
				  Endeavor to perform his duties in a manner which does not impede the fair
				  participation of either boxer or martial artist;
6. Consult, when he feels it appropriate,
				  with the ringside physician on the advisability of stopping the contest if
				  either boxer or martial artist appears injured or unable to continue;
7. Count for knockdowns and knockouts
				  ;
8. Determine fouls and stop
				  contests ;
9. Immediately stop any
				  contest and notify the department's representative or contractor present at the
				  event if one or both of the boxers or martial artists is not putting forth his
				  best effort; and
10. Assure the
				  health and well-being of the boxers and martial artists to the greatest extent
				  possible.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-831 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part V - Duties of Event Officials for Boxing, Kick Boxing and Similar Contests › Section 18VAC120-40-200 - Duties of judges

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An assigned judge shall comply with all procedures
					 established by the department, perform other duties assigned to assure
					 compliance with this chapter, and perform the following duties before, during,
					 and after each assigned contest:
1. Be
				  present and attentive during the entire contest;
2. Provide his scorecards to the event
				  inspector or his designee at the end of each round; and
3. Report to the event inspector or his
				  designee promptly at the time directed.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part V - Duties of Event Officials for Boxing, Kick Boxing and Similar Contests › Section 18VAC120-40-210 - Duties of timekeepers

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An assigned boxing or martial arts timekeeper shall comply
					 with all procedures established by the department, perform other duties as
					 assigned to assure compliance with this chapter, and perform the following
					 duties before, during, and after each assigned contest:
1. Provide a chronometer of a type suitable
				  for timing the rounds of a boxing or martial arts contest;
2. Assure that a warning is sounded 10
				  seconds before the start of each round by blowing a whistle or other sound
				  easily heard by the boxers and martial artists and distinct from the sound
				  signaling the beginning and end of each round;
3. Assure that each round and the interval
				  between each round are correctly and uniformly timed and that a bell or gong
				  with a distinctive tone which is easily heard by the boxers or martial artists
				  is sounded at the beginning and end of each round;
4. Assist the referee in the counting for a
				  knockdown to assure the downed boxer or martial artist receives the correct
				  amount of time allowed by this chapter to return to the contest; and
5. Report to the event inspector or his
				  designee promptly at the time directed.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-831 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part V - Duties of Event Officials for Boxing, Kick Boxing and Similar Contests › Section 18VAC120-40-220 - Duties of ringside physicians

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The assigned ringside physician shall comply with all
					 procedures established by the department and perform the following duties
					 before, during, and after each assigned contest:
1. Conduct a physical examination of each
				  referee immediately before the contest to assure his fitness to act as a
				  referee.
2. Conduct a physical
				  examination and take a medical history of each boxer or martial artist
				  immediately before the contest to assure his fitness to compete;
3. Report to the event inspector or his
				  designee promptly at the time directed and remain at ringside during the entire
				  duration of all contests assigned;
4. Signal the referee immediately in the
				  event an injury is observed which the referee has not observed and enter the
				  ring only after the referee has stopped or suspended the action;
5. Render immediate medical aid to any boxer
				  or martial artist injured during a contest and, where appropriate, accompany
				  the boxer or martial artist to the hospital or other place where competent
				  medical aid may be delivered. In no case shall the assigned ringside physician
				  cease the direct application of his skills as a physician to an injured boxer
				  or martial artist until such time as the ringside physician, in his best
				  medical judgment, determines that his services are no longer necessary or the
				  injured boxer or martial artist is under the care of other medically competent
				  individuals;
6. Assure all
				  substances in the possession of seconds, trainers, or cut men are appropriate
				  for use on boxers or martial artists during the course of the contest;
				  and
7. Report immediately to the
				  department or its contractor his determination of the fitness of each boxer or
				  martial artist to participate in the boxing or martial arts contest. A written
				  report summarizing the results of his examination of each boxer or martial
				  artist shall be provided to the department or its contractor within 24 hours
				  after the date of the licensed boxing or martial arts event.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-831 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VI - Duties of Officials for Wrestling › Section 18VAC120-40-221 - Duties of event inspectors

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A.
				  An event inspector may be assigned by the department or its contractor to each
				  event and shall be in overall charge of the conduct of the event and shall
				  assure that all assigned officials are present and perform their
				  duties.
B. The assigned event
				  inspector shall comply with all procedures established by the department and
				  assure compliance with Chapter 8.1 (§ 54.1-828 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of
				  the Code of Virginia and this chapter.
C. An assistant event inspector shall perform
				  all duties assigned by the event inspector.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VI - Duties of Officials for Wrestling › Section 18VAC120-40-222 - Duties of locker room inspectors

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A. Locker room inspectors may be assigned to
				  each event to assist the event inspector in the discharge of his
				  duties.
B. Locker room inspectors
				  shall comply with all procedures established by the department and perform
				  other duties as assigned to assure compliance with this chapter.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VII - Event Licensing and Conduct Standards for Boxing › Section 18VAC120-40-230 - Application for a license to conduct a boxing event

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A. At least 30 days before the date of any
				  boxing event in the Commonwealth, the licensed promoter desiring to conduct the
				  event shall deliver an application for a license to conduct a boxing event to
				  the department or its contractor. The application shall be on forms provided by
				  the department and shall include:
1. The card
				  of boxing contests to be exhibited, including the name of each boxer, the
				  boxer's federal identification number, and the number of rounds each is
				  scheduled to compete. The promoter may modify the card at any time up to the
				  day of the event by providing the required documents for the additions to and
				  notice of the deletions from the card which accompanied the
				  application;
2. Verification of all
				  scheduled boxers' fight records;
3.
				  The date, location, and time of the event for which a license is sought. The
				  department will consider the size and configuration of the location and may
				  deny approval of the event license for safety reasons;
4. Evidence that all boxers scheduled to
				  compete are covered by a health insurance policy that covers medical expenses
				  for injuries incurred during the boxing event, has a minimum of coverage of
				  $50,000 and an accidental death insurance benefit coverage in a minimum amount
				  of $50,000, and meets all requirements specified in 15 USC §
				  6304;
5. Evidence of a surety bond
				  filed with the department or its contractor conditioned on the payment of gate
				  fees and penalties imposed by Chapter 8.1 (§ 54.1-828 et seq.) of Title
				  54.1 of the Code of Virginia and on the fulfillment of contracts made with
				  boxers. The bond shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the department
				  and in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the total gate fee required by this
				  chapter and § 54.1-833A of the Code of Virginia if all seats were to be
				  sold and (ii) the total amount due to all boxers for their appearance in the
				  event. The bond shall not exceed $100,000 and shall be executed by a surety
				  authorized to do business in the Commonwealth;
6. Acknowledgment that the boxing promoter
				  will provide a copy of the contract between the promoter and each licensed
				  boxer at weigh-in;
7. A copy of
				  each contract by the promoter for the sale of rights to distribute in any
				  manner such event by any video, telephonic, or other communication method
				  involving the control of electrons or other charge carriers;
8. A statement that the applicant has read
				  and understands this chapter and will conduct the event in full compliance with
				  same; and
9. Verification of status
				  as a charity event as defined in this chapter.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VII - Event Licensing and Conduct Standards for Boxing › Section 18VAC120-40-250 - Promoter to provide copy of contract with boxer at weigh-in; penalty for noncompliance; contents of contract

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A.
				  The promoter shall provide a copy of his contract with each boxer scheduled to
				  compete in the event to the event inspector at the time of weigh-in.
B. Failure to provide a copy of the contract
				  for a boxer at weigh-in shall result in the boxer's disqualification to compete
				  in the event.
C. Each contract
				  shall contain the name of the promoter, the name of the boxer, the amount of
				  compensation to be paid to the boxer by the promoter, the date, time and
				  location of the event, weigh-in and prefight physical and shall comply with the
				  minimum provisions contained in the most current model contract developed by
				  the Association of Boxing Commissions and contained in the federal Professional
				  Boxing Safety Act of 1996 ( 15 USC § 6301 et seq.), as amended.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VII - Event Licensing and Conduct Standards for Boxing › Section 18VAC120-40-260 - Equipment to be provided by boxing seconds

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Each boxing second shall provide the following equipment
					 for use at the event:
1. A solution
				  approved by the Association of Boxing Commissions to stop
				  hemorrhaging;
2. Scissors;
				  and
3. One extra
				  mouthpiece.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VII - Event Licensing and Conduct Standards for Boxing › Section 18VAC120-40-270 - Equipment to be provided by each boxer

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Each boxer shall provide the following equipment:
1. Boxing trunks for male boxers, and boxing
				  trunks and tight upper body covering for female boxers;
2. Approved groin protector for male boxers
				  and approved pelvic girdle and a padded sports bra for female boxers;
3. A mouth piece properly fitted to each
				  boxer's mouth; and
4. Boxing
				  shoes.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VII - Event Licensing and Conduct Standards for Boxing › Section 18VAC120-40-280 - Contest approval; request for reconsideration

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The department or its contractor shall
				  obtain information on each boxer from a boxer registry and examine that
				  information for records,experience, and consecutive losses. Boxers with 10 or
				  more consecutive losses must obtain a special exception before being placed on
				  the fight card. The results of the prefight physical and any other pertinent
				  information available, including the boxing severity index, will be used to
				  determine, to the extent possible, that both boxers are substantially equal in
				  skill and ability and are medically fit to compete. No contest shall take place
				  without the approval of the department or its contractor and the ringside
				  physician assigned to the event by the department or its contractor.
B. Each boxer must possess a current personal
				  identification number as required by 15 USC § 6305.
C. No boxer shall participate in a boxing
				  contest who has:
1. Been knocked out in the
				  60 days immediately preceding the date of the contest;
2. Been technically knocked out in the 30
				  days preceding the date of the contest;
3. Been a contestant in a boxing bout of more
				  than six rounds during the 15 days preceding the date of the contest or six or
				  fewer rounds during the seven days preceding the date of the contest;
4. Suffered a cerebral hemorrhage;
5. Suffered a serious head injury or other
				  serious physical injury. The department or its contractor may require an
				  additional, specific medical examination to determine the boxer's
				  suitability;
6. Been found to be
				  blind in one eye or whose vision in one eye is so poor that a physician
				  recommends the boxer not participate in the contest. A boxer who is totally
				  unsighted (uncorrected vision worse than 20/400) in one or both eyes shall be
				  prohibited from competing; or
7.
				  Been denied a license or approval to fight by another jurisdiction for medical
				  reasons.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VII - Event Licensing and Conduct Standards for Boxing › Section 18VAC120-40-300 - Access to boxer's locker rooms

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
On the day of a contest, only the following individuals are
					 allowed in the locker room of a boxer:
1. The boxer's licensed manager;
2. The boxer's licensed trainers, seconds, or
				  cut men;
3. The promoter or the
				  promoter's representatives;
4. Any
				  representative of the department or its contractor in the conduct of his
				  official duties; and
5. Any
				  representative of a law-enforcement agency of competent jurisdiction while
				  discharging his official duties.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VII - Event Licensing and Conduct Standards for Boxing › Section 18VAC120-40-310 - Referee's instructions to boxers

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The referee shall, before starting a contest, ascertain
					 from each boxer the name of his chief second, and shall hold the chief second
					 responsible for the conduct of the assistant seconds during the progress of the
					 contest. The referee shall call boxers together before each bout for final
					 instructions, at which time each boxer shall be accompanied by his chief second
					 only.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VII - Event Licensing and Conduct Standards for Boxing › Section 18VAC120-40-320 - Number and conduct of seconds

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Before a contest begins, the chief second
				  and other seconds shall be identified for the officials. The corner shall
				  present the boxer, ready to compete, when the event inspector calls the boxers
				  to the ring and shall present the boxer, ready to box, when the referee calls
				  the boxers to the center of the ring for final instructions.
B. No boxer may have more than three seconds,
				  except that in a world title bout, the department or its contractor may
				  authorize up to five seconds. Seconds must appear at the official weigh-in and
				  prefight meeting at the time and place designated by the department or its
				  contractor.
C. All seconds must
				  keep their shoulders below the ring floor level during the bout. Seconds are
				  prohibited from standing up or leaning on the edge of the ring, mat or floor or
				  slapping the ring, mat or floor while the bout is in progress, or touching the
				  ring ropes until the bell sounds to end the round. Seconds must keep coaching
				  volume down while the bout is in progress and are prohibited from interfering
				  with the officials in any physical or verbal way.
D. Only one of the seconds may be inside the
				  ring ropes between rounds and shall not enter the ring until the bell signals
				  the end of the round. During the rest period, the second may coach his boxer;
				  treat cuts, abrasions or swelling; and provide water, ice, approved sport
				  drinks, or other cooling-down techniques.
E. Any excessive or undue spraying or
				  throwing of water on any boxer by a second between rounds is prohibited.
				  Seconds are responsible for wiping up any fluids in their corners between
				  rounds.
F. Seconds shall not enter
				  the ring to assist or move a boxer who has been knocked down or injured until
				  instructed to do so by the ringside physician. Seconds shall leave the ring at
				  the sound of the timekeeper's warning that 10 seconds remain before the start
				  of the next round, removing all buckets, stools and other equipment
				  promptly.
G. Throwing in the towel
				  is not permitted by any second. If a second enters the ring during the round,
				  the boxer shall be disqualified by the referee. Only the referee can stop the
				  bout.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VII - Event Licensing and Conduct Standards for Boxing › Section 18VAC120-40-330 - Length of contest and duration of round

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No boxing contest shall be scheduled for less than four
					 rounds or more than 10 rounds . Each round of boxing shall be three minutes in
					 duration with a one-minute rest period between rounds, except that bouts
					 between female boxers shall consist of two-minute rounds with a one-minute rest
					 period between rounds. The department may permit 12 rounds in male bouts
					 involving a state, regional, national or world title championship, or
					 elimination box off.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VII - Event Licensing and Conduct Standards for Boxing › Section 18VAC120-40-340 - Determination of a knockdown, counting by referee during knockdowns and knockouts

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. It shall
				  be ruled a knockdown when, as a result of a legal blow or series of legal
				  blows, a boxer touches the floor with any part of the body other than his feet,
				  or is being held up by the ropes, or is hanging on, through, or over the ropes
				  without the ability to protect himself and cannot fall to the floor. A boxer
				  who is knocked down shall receive a minimum count of eight seconds and a
				  maximum count of 10 seconds. The referee shall begin his count when the boxer
				  is down or is helpless on the ropes and after the opponent is in a neutral
				  corner. The referee may stop the counting if the opponent fails to go to the
				  neutral corner, and resume the count where he left off when the opponent
				  returns to the neutral corner. If the boxer rises before the count of 10 is
				  reached and goes back down immediately without being struck by his opponent,
				  the referee shall resume the count where he left off.
B. A boxer who leaves the ring during a round
				  for any reason shall have a count of 20 seconds to reenter the ring unassisted
				  and cannot be touched while out of the ring by his second or others.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VII - Event Licensing and Conduct Standards for Boxing › Section 18VAC120-40-342 - Bout termination, knockout, technical knockout, medical suspensions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. A referee may
				  terminate the count and the bout at any point when he determines that the
				  safety of a boxer is at risk. The ringside physician may terminate the bout
				  when, after examination of the boxer and consultation with the referee, he
				  determines that the safety of the boxer is at risk.]
B. When a boxer loses by way of knockout, is
				  unable to rise by the count of 10 or, in the case of a boxer who has left the
				  ring for any reason, before the count of 20, the department or its designee
				  shall record in the records the letters KO (loss by knockout). A boxer losing
				  by way of a knockout shall be placed on medical suspension by the department on
				  the boxer registry and shall not participate in any boxing activity for a
				  minimum period of 60 days.
C. When
				  a cut is produced by a legal punch and the fight is stopped because of that
				  cut, the injured boxer shall lose by technical knockout and the department or
				  its designee shall record in the records the letters TKO (loss by technical
				  knockout).
D. Any boxer losing by
				  way of TKO resulting from head blows shall be placed on medical suspension by
				  the department on the boxer registry and shall not participate in any boxing
				  activity for a minimum of 30 days. Longer medical suspension periods may be
				  issued for a knockout or technical knockout upon the advice of the ringside
				  physician. The ringside physician may also request a medical suspension any
				  time he believes it to be in the best interest of the safety of the
				  boxer.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VII - Event Licensing and Conduct Standards for Boxing › Section 18VAC120-40-350 - Boxing fouls, duties of referee, and deduction of points

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Any of the
				  following acts committed by a boxer during a boxing contest shall constitute a
				  foul:
1. Hitting below the navel or behind
				  the ear.
2. Hitting an opponent who
				  is down or is getting up after being down.
3. Holding an opponent with one hand and
				  hitting with the other.
4. Holding
				  or deliberately maintaining a clinch.
5. Wrestling or kicking.
6. Striking an opponent who is helpless as a
				  result of previous blows and so supported by the ropes that he does not fall
				  after being instructed by the referee to a neutral corner.
7. Butting with the head or shoulder or using
				  the knee.
8. Hitting with the open
				  glove, the butt of the hand, the wrist or the elbow, and all backhand
				  blows.
9. Purposely going down
				  without being hit.
10. Striking
				  deliberately at that part of the body over the kidneys.
11. Using the rabbit punch (punch thrown to
				  the back of the head and neck areas).
12. Jabbing the opponent's eyes with the
				  thumb of the glove.
13. Using
				  abusive language in the ring.
14.
				  Engaging in any unsportsmanlike conduct including, but not limited to,a trick
				  or other action which causes injury to an opponent.
15. Hitting on the break.
16. Hitting after the bell has sounded
				  signaling the end of the round.
17.
				  Hitting an opponent whose head is between or outside of the ropes.
18. Pushing an opponent about the ring or
				  into the ropes.
19. Intentionally
				  spitting out the mouthpiece.
20.
				  Biting or spitting.
21. Not
				  following referee's instructions.
22. Stepping on opponent.
23. Crouching below opponent's
				  belt.
24. Leaving neutral
				  corner.
25. Corner second
				  shouting.