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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 5 - Specific Requirements for Kickboxing Contestants › Section 5-2 - Kickboxing Tactics Deemed Fouls

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				Headbutts;
(b) Groin
				strikes;
(c) Thrusting or linear
				kicks directed at the knee joint;
(d) Striking the back of the head or the
				spine - defined as striking any of the area beginning at the back of the head
				starting at the crown of the head and running directly down the center of the
				head, spreading from ear to ear in the back of the head, running down the
				entire rear portion of the neck, and beginning again at the occipital junction
				and stopping at the top of the trapezius, and again from the trapezius muscle
				down the spine to the tailbone;
(e)
				Attacks to the throat;
(f) Striking
				a downed contestant;
(g) Failure to
				obey the referee's commands;
(h)
				Striking on a break;
(i) Striking
				after a bell;
(j) Holding or using
				the ropes or cage while striking or clinching;
(k) Timidity: repeatedly, intentionally
				avoiding engagement or contact with the opponent;
(l) Use of abusive language and/or
				gestures;
(m) Causing intentional
				delays in the action, for example, repeatedly spitting out the mouth piece or
				falling out of the ring to cause delay;
(n) Thumbing;
(o) Holding the opponent's leg without
				executing a legal strike or while executing more than one striking technique. A
				contestant may grab the opponent's kicking leg and immediately execute one
				legal strike while taking one step, and then they must immediately release the
				leg;
(p) Any effort to down a
				contestant by a method other than a legal strike or strikes, which includes,
				but is not limited to, joint locks, submission attempts, sweeps, reaps,
				takedowns, and throws;
(q)
				Biting;
(r) Spitting at the
				opponent;
(s) Striking with the
				elbow, arm, wrist, or other part of the glove that is not the padded part of
				the glove; and
(t) Holding, which
				is defined as repeatedly grabbing, grasping, or tying up an opponent in order
				to prevent the opponent from striking. Clinching is allowed to immediately
				launch a credible knee attack. If in the referee's estimation, the attack
				and/or counter knee attack is consistent and effective, he may allow it to
				continue for up to five seconds at which point he will separate the
				contestants. If within the five seconds the knee attack or counter attack wanes
				or appears ineffective, the referee will immediately separate the
				contestants.
(u) For amateurs,
				striking with the knee to the opponent's head. The Commission or Commission
				Representative may waive this tactic deemed foul.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 5 - Specific Requirements for Kickboxing Contestants › Section 5-3 - Muay Thai Tactics Deemed Fouls

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Head butts,
				biting, or pressing on the opponent's eyes with the thumb of the
				glove;
(b) Striking the
				groin;
(c) Attacking while holding
				the ropes or cage or making any unfair use of the ropes or cage;
(d) Striking on the break;
(e) Holding the opponent's leg and pushing
				more than two (2) steps in any direction without striking with any one of the
				Muay Thai skills, commonly referred to as plowing;
(f) Intentionally falling down to avoid being
				hit while leg is held by the opponent;
(g) Throwing or taking an opponent to the
				floor in an unauthorized manner by bending the lower back of opponent or
				lifting up the opponent;
(h)
				Straight line attacks that target the knee joint;
(i) Sweeps not done with the front of the
				shin or foot-to-foot. Hooking the back or the side of the leg is
				prohibited;
(j) Intentional evasion
				of contact;
(k) Holding the back of
				the head with one hand and punching with the other hand, commonly referred to
				as dirty boxing; and
(l) Executing
				any techniques which are deemed malicious and beyond the scope of reasonably
				accepted techniques in an athletic event.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 5 - Specific Requirements for Kickboxing Contestants › Section 5-4 - Permissible Strikes

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All boxing
				strikes to permissible target areas;
(b) Spinning backhands/fists to permissible
				target areas;
(c) Knee strikes to
				permissible target areas;
(d) All
				kicking strikes to permissible targets above the belt line;
(e) All kicking strikes executed with the
				foot or shin directed to the legs (excluding linear or thrusting kicks directed
				to the knee joint);
(f) For Muay
				Thai only, elbow strikes to permissible target areas.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 5 - Specific Requirements for Kickboxing Contestants › Section 5-5 - Permissible Target Areas

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Front and sides
				of the head;
(b) Front and sides of
				the torso above the belt; and
(c)
				Entire leg, except the knee joint by thrusting or linear kicks.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 5 - Specific Requirements for Kickboxing Contestants › Section 5-6 - Kickboxing Specific Equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
Hand wraps as permitted. Hand wraps shall consist of surgical
				  gauze and athletic tape. Surgical gauze will be limited to ten yards per hand
				  and athletic tape to ten feet per hand. Tape will not be permitted across the
				  knuckles.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 5 - Specific Requirements for Kickboxing Contestants › Section 5-7 - Kickboxing Scoring

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The 10-point
				must 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.
(b) The contestant who has
				lost the round may be awarded 9, 8, or 7 points.
(c) If the round is determined to be an even
				round, a score of 10/10 may be awarded.
(d) Partial or incomplete rounds will be
				scored. If no significant action has occurred, the round shall be scored as an
				even round. This is at the discretion of the judges.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 5 - Specific Requirements for Kickboxing Contestants › Section 5-8 - Kickboxing Scoring Criteria

Current through July 13, 2024
Bouts will be evaluated using the following prioritized
				  criteria:
(a) Number of
				Knockdowns.
(b) Cumulative
				effective impact on the opponent.
(c) Number of clean scoring
				strikes.
(d) Ring generalship or
				aggressiveness.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 5 - Specific Requirements for Kickboxing Contestants › Section 5-9 - Muay Thai Scoring

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Points will be
				awarded whenever the athlete strikes the opponent by Muay Thai skills such as
				punching, kicking, kneeing, elbowing with force that lands on target with no
				infringement (without being blocked).
(b) Ten (10) points shall be awarded for each
				round and no fraction of a point may be given. The better, more skilled athlete
				shall be awarded ten (10) points and the opponent less.
(c) The steps for forwarding points shall be
				as follows:
(i) A contestant wins the round
				when striking using more Muay Thai skill than the opponent;
(ii) A contestant wins the round when using a
				more forceful Muay Thai weapon than the opponent;
(iii) A contestant wins the round when
				showing less exhaustion than the opponent;
(iv) A contestant wins the round when showing
				more effect than the opponent;
(v)
				A contestant wins the round when using superior and more diverse Muay Thai
				skill than the opponent; or
(vi) A
				contestant wins the round when having less infringement of the rules than the
				opponent.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 7 - Requirements for Promoters › Section 7-1 - License Required/Event Fee

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Promoters shall
				apply for a license by submitting an application and annual fee of $250.00 in
				the manner approved by the Commission and must be licensed prior to the
				approval of a permit for any authorized event. As part of the application, the
				applicant must report any of the events listed in Section
				9 of this Chapter. A promoter license must
				be renewed annually. Each license is valid for one calendar year from the date
				of issuance.
(i) An application for a
				promoter license may be denied if a promoter promotes an event that is not
				sanctioned by a state or tribal athletic commission for a minimum of one year
				prior to the date of the application.
(ii) A promoter license may be placed on
				probation, suspended, or revoked if, any time during the course of the current
				year's licensure, a promoter engages in an event that is not sanctioned by a
				state or tribal athletic commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 7 - Requirements for Promoters › Section 7-2 - Minimum Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
A person who applies for a promoter license must be at least
				  eighteen years of age. The Commission may deny a promoter a license for any of
				  the events listed in Section
				  9 of this Chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 7 - Requirements for Promoters › Section 7-3 - Event Permit and Event Permit Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Event permit
				application and fee.
(i) A completed permit
				application and appropriate fee must be submitted to the Commission at least
				thirty days prior to the event.
(ii) The Commission may approve an event
				permit less than thirty days prior to an event on a case-by-case
				basis.
(iii) Event permits may not
				be granted to promoters who owe any fees or compensation from previous
				events.
(iv) Any change to a
				previously approved event permit will require a new event permit application
				and fee which must be submitted as expeditiously as possible.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 7 - Requirements for Promoters › Section 7-4 - Compliance Bond or Certified Check Required

Current through July 13, 2024
Promoters must comply with the bond and expense estimate
				  requirements of W.S. §
									
										33-48-106.
(a) All bonds must be current and list the
				Commission as the obligee.
(b)
				Failure to comply may result in the cancellation of the event and disciplinary
				action.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 7 - Requirements for Promoters › Section 7-5 - Approved Announcements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Promoters are
				responsible for ensuring that an announcement is made prior to the start of the
				main event which includes a statement that the event is regulated by the
				Commission.
(b) Other announcements
				must be limited to those pertaining to present and future permitted bouts when
				specifically authorized by the Commission or Commission
				Representative.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 7 - Requirements for Promoters › Section 7-6 - Substitution Announcements

Current through July 13, 2024
Promoters are required to publicly announce all substitutions
				  for contestants advertised for bouts as soon as the substitutions are known.
				  Prior to the announcement of a substitution, the substitute contestant must be
				  approved by Commission or the Commission Representative. Failing to announce
				  substitutions may result in disciplinary action.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 7 - Requirements for Promoters › Section 7-7 - Delay of Bouts

Current through July 13, 2024
Promoters are responsible for having contestants ready to
				  enter the ring or cage immediately after the conclusion of the preceding bout.
				  Any promoter causing a delay of more than five minutes may be subject to
				  disciplinary action.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 7 - Requirements for Promoters › Section 7-8 - Notices from PromotersAddress and Name Changes

Current through July 13, 2024
Promoters shall inform the Commission of any name, address,
				  telephone, or email change within thirty days of the change. The Commission
				  will not change a promoter's information without explicit written notification
				  in a manner prescribed by the Commission. One of the following forms of
				  documentation is needed to change a name or correct a social security
				  number:
(a) Marriage
				license;
(b) Divorce
				decree;
(c) Court order;
				or
(d) A driver's license or social
				security card with a second form of identification maybe acceptable at the
				discretion of the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 7 - Requirements for Promoters › Section 7-9 - Reporting Disciplinary Action

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Promoters shall
				notify the Commission within forty-five days of any of the following events:
(i) A disciplinary action imposed by another
				jurisdiction that licenses promoters, including, but not limited to, a
				citation, sanction, probation, civil penalty, or a denial, suspension,
				revocation, or modification of a license whether it is imposed by consent
				decree, settlement, order, or other decision, for any cause other than failure
				to pay a license fee by the due date; or
(ii) Revocation or suspension by another
				state athletic board, municipality, federal, or state agency or any association
				who oversees combat sports;
(iii)
				Promoters, if they have knowledge, shall also report any of the above mentioned
				events [(a)(i) through (a)(ii)] for contestants.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 9 - Personnel, Facility, and Equipment Requirements › Section 9-1 - Personnel Required During Bouts

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Physician
(i) Promoters' are responsible for ensuring
				all bouts have a physician onsite. Physicians must be designated by the
				Commission or Commission Representative.
(ii) A physician may be anyone holding a
				license of Medical Doctorate or Doctor of Osteopathic in the State of
				Wyoming.
(iii) Any P.A. or F.N.P
				will fulfill the requirement of physician per approval of their supervising M.D
				or D.O.
(A) A bout shall not start or continue
				unless an approved physician is seated at ring or cage side, and the physician
				shall not leave until after the decision in the final bout.
(B) Televised bouts may require two
				physicians so that bouts may continue as one physician attends to a contestant
				in the dressing rooms or in the near proximity.
(C) Physicians shall be prepared to assist if
				any serious emergency arises, and shall render temporary or emergency
				treatments for cuts and minor injuries sustained by the contestants.
(iv) Promoters' are responsible to
				pay the physician's compensation unless otherwise agreed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 9 - Personnel, Facility, and Equipment Requirements › Section 9-2 - Facility Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
Promoters are responsible for ensuring that all local laws
				  and fire codes are adhered to where an event occurs. Additionally, promoters
				  are responsible for ensuring that the facility selected for the event and the
				  weigh in is suitable for all audiences. Facility selection is subject to the
				  approval of the Board.
(a) Dressing
				Rooms
(i) Promoters are responsible for
				limiting the dressing room area to authorized personnel and shall furnish a
				person for this purpose.
(ii)
				Female contestants may request separate dressing rooms from male
				contestants.
(iii) The promoter
				shall also furnish a private room for officials at the event.
(iv) The dressing rooms and immediate area
				must:
(A) Provide privacy for the
				contestants;
(B) Be properly
				lighted;
(C) Be clean and free of
				clutter, trash, etc.;
(D) Be free
				of alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs; and
(E) Comply with local health department
				requirements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 9 - Personnel, Facility, and Equipment Requirements › Section 9-3 - Ring and Cage Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
Ring and Cage Size
(a) A Commission or Commission representative
				approved ring or cage that promotes contestant, official, and spectator
				safety.
(b) All cages/rings must be
				pre-approved by the Commission or Commission Representative prior to the
				event.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 9 - Personnel, Facility, and Equipment Requirements › Section 9-4 - Required Equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Promoters are
				required to provide all equipment and materials necessary to conduct all bouts.
				Such equipment must be clean and in good condition and includes the following:
(i) Steps;
(ii) Two similar stools;
(iii) Water buckets;
(iv) Bell;
(v) Buzzer or whistle;
(vi) Timers;
(vii) Gloves;
(viii) Head gear;
(ix) Foot pads;
(x) Shin pads;
(xi) Gauze and tape;
(xii) Scale, subject to examination and
				approval;
(xiii) Any other
				associated material and equipment as determined by the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 11 - Requirements for Officials › Section 11-1 - Officials

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Authority
(i) All officials listed in this Chapter
				shall apply for a certificate as provided in these rules and shall be under the
				direct control and supervision of the Commission or the Commission
				Representative assigned to supervise the event.
(ii) No official shall in any manner display
				partiality for one contestant over the other.
(iii) The official may not consume alcohol
				while acting as an official.
(iv)
				Failure to comply may result in disciplinary action and prohibition from
				officiating future events.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 11 - Requirements for Officials › Section 11-2 - Commission Representative

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) At an event, a
				Commission Representative who is an appointed official by the Commission shall
				be authorized to supervise an event on behalf of the Commission.
(b) The Commission shall set the amount of
				compensation the Commission Representative(s) shall receive for each supervised
				event. The compensation shall be no less than $500.00 per mixed martial arts,
				boxing, or kickboxing event and no less than $2,000.00 per bare knuckle
				fighting, bare knuckle mixed combat, and lethwei event. The promoter is
				responsible to pay the Commission Representative's compensation.
(c) Within seventy-two hours of an event,
				Commission Representative(s) must report to the Commission any violations of
				the Act or these rules that occur during the event.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 11 - Requirements for Officials › Section 11-3 - Inspector

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission
				shall set the amount of compensation the inspector shall receive for each
				supervised event. The compensation shall be no less than $50.00 per event. The
				promoter is responsible to pay the inspector's compensation.
(b) The inspector must ensure that the Act
				and these rules are properly applied and enforced.
(c) Within twenty-four hours of an event,
				inspectors must report to the Commission Representative(s) any violations of
				the Act or these rules that occur during the event.
(d) Inspector Qualifications. Inspector
				experience may be demonstrated by one of the following:
(i) Evidence of completion of Commission
				approved training, which must be completed every twenty four months;
				or
(ii) One year of professional
				experience in any of the position
s
listed above from a
				State Athletic Commission or a Tribal Athletic Commission that is a member of
				the Association of Boxing Commissions, or upon approval of the
				Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 11 - Requirements for Officials › Section 11-4 - Referee

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The referee
				shall enforce all Commission's rules which apply to the execution, performance
				and conduct of contestants' and seconds while in the ring.
(b) Referee Qualifications:
(i) Referee experience may be demonstrated by
				one of the following:
(A) Evidence of
				completion of Commission approved training, which must be completed every
				twenty four months; or
(B) One year
				of professional experience as a referee from a State Athletic Commission, or a
				Tribal Commission that is a member of the Association of Boxing Commissions, or
				upon approval of the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 11 - Requirements for Officials › Section 11-5 - Judge

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission
				or Commission Representative shall approve the judges for each bout and the
				decision shall be final. The amount of money paid to each judge shall be
				negotiated between the promoter and the judge; however, the amount shall not be
				less than $100.00 per event, plus travel expenses. The judges are to be paid by
				the promoter. The Commission shall never be required to pay for judges but may
				do so at its discretion.
(b) Judge
				Qualifications. Judge experience may be demonstrated by one of the following:
(i) Evidence of completion of Commission
				approved training, which must be completed every twenty four months;
				or
(ii) One year of professional
				experience as a judge from a State Athletic Commission or a Tribal Commission
				that is a member of the Association of Boxing Commissions, or upon approval of
				the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 11 - Requirements for Officials › Section 11-6 - Timekeeper

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The timekeeper
				is responsible for keeping accurate time of all bouts. The timekeeper shall
				keep an exact record of the time taken out at the request of the referee for
				the examination of a contestant by the physician, replacing a glove, or
				adjusting equipment during a round, and report the exact time of the bout being
				stopped. The timekeeper shall use an audible device to indicate the conclusion
				of every round. The timekeeper shall not sound the bell during an active count
				by the referee for a downed contestant. The amount of money paid to the
				timekeeper shall be negotiated between the promoter and the timekeeper;
				however, the amount shall not be less than $100.00 per event, plus travel
				expenses.
(b) Rendering Bout
				Decisions. A decision rendered at the end of any bout shall not be changed by
				the Commission, unless one of the following occurs:
(i) The Commission determines that there was
				collusion affecting the result of the bout.
(ii) The compilation of the scorecards of the
				judges discloses an error showing that the decision was given to the wrong
				contestant.
(iii) The referee has
				rendered an incorrect decision as the result of an error in interpreting a
				provision of these regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 16 - Lethwei › Section 16-1 - Bout Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each bout of
				lethwei shall be at least three rounds but no more than seven rounds. Each
				round shall be no more than three minutes in length, with one-minute rest
				periods between rounds. The Commission or Commission Representative may approve
				rest periods up to two minutes.
(b)
				A lethwei contestant shall not participate in a combat sports bout in Wyoming
				for at least thirty days following a previous bout in Wyoming or in any other
				jurisdiction, unless approved by the Commission Representative.
(c) A lethwei contestant whose license is
				currently suspended or has been revoked by the Commission or any other athletic
				commission, domestic or foreign, shall not participate in any bout in Wyoming
				until the suspension is lifted or until the license is reinstated.
(d) If a bout is deemed by the Commission or
				Commission representative to be a mismatch that could expose one or both of the
				contestants to serious injury based on the record, experience, skill, or
				condition of each of the contestants, the bout shall be disapproved and
				cancelled by the Commission or Commission representative.
(e) The weight of each contestant or the
				classification in which each contestant will compete, or both, shall be
				announced at ringside.
(f) A bout
				may be adjudged a technical knockout to the credit of the winner if the bout is
				terminated because a contestant meets any of the following conditions:
(i) Is unable to continue;
(ii) Is not honestly competing;
(iii) Is injured;
(iv) Is disqualified; or
(v) Shows timidity.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 16 - Lethwei › Section 16-2 - Tactics Deemed Fouls

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Eye gouging of
				any kind.
(b) Biting or spitting at
				an opponent.
(c) Hair
				pulling.
(d) Fish
				hooking.
(e) Groin attacks of any
				kind.
(f) Intentionally putting a
				finger in any opponent's orifice (includes laceration).
(g) Small joint manipulation.
(h) Strikes to spine or back of the
				head.
(i) Throat strikes of any
				kind (includes grabbing trachea).
(j) Clawing, pinching, or twisting the
				flesh.
(k) Striking or attacking a
				downed fighter.
(l) Holding the
				cage or ring.
(m) The use of
				abusive language in fenced area or ring.
(n) Any unsportsmanlike conduct that causes
				an injury to a fighter.
(o)
				Attacking an opponent during a break which includes attacking after the bell
				has sounded at the end of a round.
(p) Attacking an opponent under the referee's
				care.
(q) Timidity (avoiding
				contact, intentional and/or consistent dropping of mouthpiece or faking an
				injury).
(r) Corner
				interference.
(s) Throwing opponent
				out of fenced area/ring.
(t)
				Flagrant disregard of the referee's instructions.
(u) Applying any foreign substance to the
				hair or body to gain an advantage.
(v) Fingers outstretched toward an opponent's
				face or eyes.
(w) Using the ropes
				to gain an advantage over the opponent;
(x) Pushing the opponent around the ring or
				into the ropes;
(y) No take downs;
				and
(z) Engaging in any other
				action not described in this subsection that is deemed an intentional foul by
				the referee on the basis that the action poses a danger to the safety of either
				contestant, impedes fair and competitive play, or is unsportsmanlike.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 16 - Lethwei › Section 16-3 - Lethwei Specific Equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Hands shall be
				wrapped with gauze and athletic tape that ends no closer than
one
inch from the fighter's knuckles. The wrap must include the wrist
				and may travel up to three inches past the junction of the wrist
				bone.
(b) Gauze may be applied to
				the wrist, palm of the hand, back of the hand, and thumb. The length of gauze
				to be utilized may not exceed a length of ten (10) feet per hand.
(c) Tape may be applied to the wrist, palm of
				the hand, back of the hand, and thumb. The tape shall not be greater than one
				inch in width and shall not exceed ten feet in length per hand.
(d) At the sole discretion of the Commission
				Representative, traditional lethwei hand wraps may be allowed as an
				alternative.
(e) All contestants
				shall wear a dental appliance or mouthpiece that has been individually fitted
				and approved by the Commission or Commission Representative.
(f) All contestants shall wear a groin
				protector, which shall protect the contestant against injury from a foul blow.
				Contestants may also choose to wear an abdominal protector or pelvic girdle if
				they so desire, but such equipment shall not be required. If used, the
				abdominal protector shall not cover or extend above the umbilicus.
(g) All female contestant shall also wear
				either a plastic breast protector or a sport bra.
(h) The belt of the shorts shall not extend
				above the waistline. Shorts shall be without pockets or openings and shall be
				subject to approval by the Commission Representative.
(i) Contestants shall not use any cosmetic
				when competing.
(j) Contestant's
				fingernails and thumbnails shall not extend past the tip of the fingers and
				thumbs.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 16 - Lethwei › Section 16-4 - Lethwei Scoring Criteria

Current through July 13, 2024
All bouts shall be scored following the criteria established
				  in Chapter 11. The Commission or Commission Representative may, however,
				  approve an alternate scoring criteria. The scoring criteria must be determined
				  and approved by the Commission or Commission Representative prior to the bout
				  and this scoring criteria must be announced prior to the bout.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 17 - Professional Boxing › Section 17-1 - Bout Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A bout will
				have a maximum of ten rounds with the exception of a championship bout, as
				determined by the Commission Representative, which may not exceed twelve
				rounds. Three minutes will constitute a round, with a rest period of one minute
				between rounds, which may be extended at the discretion of the Commission
				Representative. The timekeeper shall give warning to the seconds by suitable
				signal ten seconds before the beginning or the ending of each round.
(b) A boxing contestant shall not participate
				in a combat sports boxing, kickboxing, karate, bareknuckle fight, lethwei, or
				mixed martial arts bout in Wyoming for at least thirty days following a
				previous bout in Wyoming or in any other jurisdiction, unless approved by the
				Commission Representative.
(c) A
				boxing contestant whose license is currently suspended or has been revoked by
				the Commission or any other athletic commission, domestic or foreign, shall not
				participate in any bout in Wyoming until the suspension is lifted or until the
				license is reinstated.
(d) If a
				bout is deemed by the Commission or Commission representative to be a mismatch
				that could expose one or both of the contestants to serious injury based on the
				record, experience, skill, or condition of each of the contestants, the bout
				shall be disapproved and cancelled by the Commission or Commission
				representative.
(e) The weight of
				each contestant or the classification in which each contestant will compete, or
				both, shall be announced at ringside.
(f) A bout may be adjudged a technical
				knockout to the credit of the winner if the bout is terminated because a
				contestant meets any of the following conditions:
(i) Is unable to continue;
(ii) Is not honestly competing;
(iii) Is injured;
(iv) Is disqualified; or
(v) Shows timidity.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 17 - Professional Boxing › Section 17-2 - Tactics Deemed Fouls

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Hitting below
				the belt or after the bell has terminated the round;
(b) Hitting an opponent who is down or who is
				getting up after being down;
(c)
				Holding an opponent or deliberately maintaining a clinch;
(d) Holding an opponent with one hand and
				hitting with the other hand;
(e)
				Butting with the head or shoulder or using a knee;
(f) Hitting with the glove laces or the heal
				of the hand, the wrist, or elbow and any back-hand blows;
(g) Hitting or flicking with an open glove,
				or thumbing;
(h) Wrestling, hitting
				on the break, or pushing an opponent;
(i) Spitting out the mouthpiece or going down
				without being hit;
(j) Striking
				deliberately the part of the body over the kidneys;
(k) Use of a pivot or rabbit punch;
(l) Hitting an opponent during intervention
				by the referee;
(m) Hitting an
				opponent who is entangled in the ropes;
(n) Biting or any unsportsmanlike
				conduct;
(o) Abusive or profane
				language;
(p) Failure to obey the
				refer;
(q) Any physical action
				which may injure a participant, except by fair sportsmanlike boxing;
				and
(r) Passive defense by means of
				double cover.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 046 - Wyoming Combat Sports Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mixed Martial Arts, Board of › Chapter 17 - Professional Boxing › Section 17-3 - Boxing Specific Equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Hand wrapping
				requirements:
(i) Hand wraps shall be applied
				in the dressing room in the presence of a Commission Representative. Unless a
				championship bout, a representative of a contestant must request in writing at
				the weigh-in or prior, to witness the wrapping of the opponent's
				hands.
(ii) White adhesive tape of
				no more than six feet and not over one and one-half inches wide can be placed
				directly on the hand to protect the hand near the wrist. The tape may cross the
				back of the hand but shall not extend within one inch of the knuckles when the
				hand is clenched in a fist. A single four-inch by four-inch white surgical pad
				or equivalent material must be approved by the Commission
				Representative.
(iii) If equivalent
				material is approved it must be folded in half and may be used on the knuckles
				of each hand for added protection and safety.
(iv) Single strips of tape not wider than
				one-fourth inch and not longer than three inches may be placed between the
				knuckles in order to hold the white gauze in place.
(v) Contestants shall use soft white surgical
				bandage not over two inches wide and twenty yards in length, held in place by
				not more than six feet of white surgeon's adhesive tape to complete the
				wrappings for each hand. Bandages shall be adjusted in the dressing room in the
				presence of a Commission Representative or inspector, who must sign across the
				back of the hand before gloves are secured on each contestant.
(vi) Approved tape/gauze of all brands may be
				allowed with Commission Representative approval.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 2 - COMMISSION RULES › Section 2-1 - General Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Rules and any amendments or additions
				apply to all persons, associations, partnerships, or corporations, holding,
				conducting or participating in a pari-mutuel event, permitted by the
				Commission, in the State of Wyoming.
(b) In reading the Rules, unless the text
				otherwise requires, it shall be understood that they apply only in the State of
				Wyoming.
(c) The Laws of the State
				of Wyoming and the Rules promulgated by the Commission supersede the conditions
				of a race or the Permittee's regulations of a race meeting or any other
				permitted event.
(d) No person less
				than 18 years old shall be knowingly admitted to the betting area of any
				Permittee nor shall he be employed in any manner about the track or permitted
				event except that he may be a trainer, jockey, jockey apprentice, exerciser,
				groom, or jockey runner, or employed in such other capacity as the Commission
				may approve.
(e) Every licensed
				person participating in a permitted event including all owners and trainers and
				their stable employees, are subject to the Laws of Wyoming and the Rules
				promulgated by the Commission immediately upon acceptance and occupancy of
				stabling accommodations from or approved by a Permittee or upon making entry to
				run or participate on Permittee's grounds. Owners, trainers and stable
				employees shall abide by the Laws and Rules and accept the decisions of the
				Stewards on any and all questions, subject to their right of appeal to the
				Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 3 - APPEALS, PROTESTS, AND HEARINGS RULES › Section 3-1 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) PETITIONER shall mean the person, group,
				or entity initiating action for a hearing.
(b) RESPONDENT shall mean the
				Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 3 - APPEALS, PROTESTS, AND HEARINGS RULES › Section 3-2 - Appeals to the Commission

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When a person
				or persons are fined or suspended under these Rules, a request may be made for
				a hearing before the Commission.
(i) Such
				request must be filed in writing at the office of the Commission within five
				(5) days of the date of notice of the penalty or imposition of
				discipline.
(ii) The request shall
				be signed by the person making it and must set forth his reason for believing
				he is entitled to a hearing.
(iii)
				Any petitioner for a hearing will be heard in person or by counsel or he may
				submit his case in writing.
(iv)
				All complaints and requests to the Commission must be in writing, and all
				papers filed with the Commission shall become the property of the
				Commission.
(v) An appeal from a
				decision of a racing official or roping official to the Commission shall not
				affect such decision until the appeal has been acted upon by the Commission
				unless otherwise ordered by a Court of competent jurisdiction.
(vi) A decision by the stewards regarding a
				disqualification for interference during the running of a race is final and may
				not be appealed to the commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 3 - APPEALS, PROTESTS, AND HEARINGS RULES › Section 3-3 - Protests

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A protest, except a protest involving
				fraud, may be filed only by the owner or his authorized agent, trainer or
				jockey of a horse engaged in the race in which the protest is made or by a
				racing official of the meeting.
(b)
				A protest involving fraud may be made by any person.
(c) A protest, except a claim growing out of
				the happening in the running of the race, must be made in writing, signed by
				the complainant and filed with the Stewards before post time of the race in
				question.
(d) Any protest over the
				status of an alleged maiden must be made in writing, signed by the complainant,
				and filed with the Stewards before the programmed post time for the race in
				which the protested maiden is scheduled to run.
(e) A protest against a horse engaged in a
				race and filed with the Stewards not less than sixty (60) minutes before post
				time, shall receive immediate consideration; and if the eligibility of the
				horse cannot be verified within thirty (30) minutes of post time the horse may
				be disqualified from starting.
(f)
				A protest against the programmed distance of a race must be made at least
				thirty (30) minutes before post time for that race, but nothing in this rule
				shall affect the rule for races run at a wrong distance as compared with the
				official program.
(g) A protest
				against a horse based on a happening in a race must be made to the Stewards
				before the placing of the horses for that race has been officially
				confirmed.
(h) If a jockey wishes
				to protest a happening in a race, he must notify the clerk of the scales
				immediately upon his arrival at the scales for weighing in.
(i) A person or persons lodging a protest
				must pay all costs and expenses incurred in determining the objection unless
				his objection is upheld, in which case the cost shall be paid by the
				offender.
(j) Pending the
				determination of a protest any money or prize won by a protested horse, or any
				other money affected by the outcome of the protest shall be paid to and held by
				the horsemen's bookkeeper until the protest is determined.
(k) A protest may not be withdrawn without
				permission of the Stewards.
(l) The
				Stewards shall keep a record of all protests and complaints and of any action
				taken and shall report both daily to the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 3 - APPEALS, PROTESTS, AND HEARINGS RULES › Section 3-4 - Informal Steward's Hearing

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board of
				Stewards may hold an informal hearing in order to discuss an alleged or
				apparent violation of the Statutes or the Rules by a licensee. Oral notice is
				sufficient to commence an informal hearing. After the hearing no sanction or
				penalty may be imposed by the Stewards unless all affected parties agree to
				it.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 3 - APPEALS, PROTESTS, AND HEARINGS RULES › Section 3-5 - Formal Steward's Hearing

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Stewards
				hearing procedure includes written reasonable notice to the licensee, delivered
				prior to the hearing, informing the licensee of:
(i) The charges against him, the possible
				penalties which may be imposed, and the time, date and place the hearing will
				be held;
(ii) The right to have
				counsel present, the right to present a defense, including witnesses for that
				purpose, and the right to cross-examine the Steward's witnesses if
				any.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 3 - APPEALS, PROTESTS, AND HEARINGS RULES › Section 3-6 - Commission Hearing Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
Definitions
.
(i)
				PETITIONER shall mean the person, group, or entity initiating action for a
				hearing.
(ii) RESPONDENT shall mean
				the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 4 - Information Practices › Section 4-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Gaming Commission is required under
				  W.S.
				  16-3-103(j)(ii) to adopt the
				  Department of Administration and Information's uniform rules pertaining to
				  procedures, fees, costs, and charges for inspecting, copying, and producing
				  public records.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 4 - Information Practices › Section 4-2 - Adoption of Uniform Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Gaming Commission hereby incorporates by
				  reference the following uniform rules:
(a) Chapter 2 - Uniform Procedures, Fees,
				Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records
				adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on
				September 6, 2016, found at:
https://gaming.wyo.gov/home
.
(b) For these rules incorporated by
				reference:
(i) The Wyoming Gaming Commission
				has determined that incorporation of the full text in these rules would be
				cumbersome or inefficient given the length or nature of the rules;
(ii) The incorporation by reference does not
				include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter beyond the
				applicable date identified in subsection (a) of this section; and
(iii) The incorporated rules are maintained
				at the Wyoming Gaming commission's office and are available for public
				inspection and copying at the same location.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-3 - Clerk of Scales

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Clerk of Scales shall weigh all
				jockeys out and the first four place finishers in.
(b) The Clerk of Scales shall record and
				publish on the notice board any overweight or any change of jockey, weight or
				racing colors as compared with those stated on the official program and shall
				promptly supply the racing officials with all pertinent changes.
(c) The Clerk of Scales shall promptly report
				to the Stewards any infraction of the Rules with respect to weight, weighing or
				riding equipment.
(d) The Clerk of
				Scales shall maintain and deliver to the Racing Secretary and the Horsemen's
				Bookkeeper at the end of each race day, a record of the weights carried by each
				horse in each race together with the name of each horse's jockey and the
				overweight carried by each jockey.
(e) All jockeys taking part in a race must be
				weighed out by the Clerk of Scales not less than twenty (20) minutes before the
				time fixed for the race (the horse in each instance being specified), and the
				number of the horse shall be exhibited officially as soon as possible, and the
				first four-place finishers shall be weighed in at the conclusion of the
				race.
(f) If the overweight is more
				than two (2) pounds in excess of the weight the horse is to carry (the owner or
				trainer consenting), the jockey shall declare the amount of overweight to the
				Clerk of Scales at least forty-five (45) minutes before the time appointed for
				the race and the Clerk shall have the overweight posted immediately on the
				Notice Board or announced publicly. Failure on the part of any jockey to comply
				with this rule shall be reported to the Stewards.
(g) Seven (7) pounds is the limit of the
				overweight any horse is allowed to carry, unless approved by the Stewards.
				Public announcement of the overweight must be made.