SECTION 51. RL 110.05 (1) is repealed.
SECTION 52. RL 110.05 (1m) is renumbered s. RL 110.05 (1) and amended to read:
RL 110.05 (1) If the department denies an application for a permit or refuses to approve a participant whose name has been submitted to the department by the applicant, it shall provide the applicant with
the right to an opportunity for a hearing. If the department does not approve a boxer to fight in a show, the department shall provide the boxer with the right to a hearing. In either case, the department is not required to hold the hearing before the date submitted to the department pursuant to s. RL 110.04 (1) (b).
SECTION 53. RL 110.06 is repealed.
SECTION 54. RL 110.07 (title) and (3) are amended to read:
RL 110.07 Cancelling a professional show. (3) A professional club may cancel a show by notifying the department and those members of the media whom the club initially notified about the show at least 24 hours before the show is scheduled to begin.
SECTION 55. Chapter RL 111 (title) is amended to read:
Chapter RL 111
STATE OFFICIALS FOR PROFESSIONAL BOXING
SECTION 56. RL 111.005 is created to read:
RL 111.005 Authority. The rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant to ss. 227.11 (2), 444.02 and 444.09, Stats.
SECTION 57. Chapter RL 112 (title) is amended to read:
Chapter RL 112
EQUIPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL BOXING SHOWS
SECTION 58. RL 112.005 is created to read:
RL 112.005 Authority. The rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant to ss. 227.11 (2), 444.02 and 444.09, Stats.
SECTION 59. RL 112.01 (2) is amended to read:
RL 112.01 (2) The ring shall be circumscribed with at least 3 ropes. Ropes may not be less than one inch in diameter. Ropes may not be made of metal. Ropes shall be wrapped securely with soft material. If 3 ropes are used, they shall extend in parallel 2, 3, and 4 feet above the ring floor. If 4 ropes are used, the lowest rope shall be 18 inches above the ring floor, the second rope 30 inches, the third rope 42 inches, and the fourth rope 54 inches above the ring floor. The ring floor shall be padded with a one-inch layer of padding of felt, rubber or other similar material, placed on a one-inch base of building board or similar supporting base. Padding shall be covered with canvas, duck, or similar material tightly stretched and laced securely in place, preferably under the apron.
SECTION 60. RL 112.02 is amended to read:
RL 112.02 Emergency equipment. The professional club holding the permit shall have at least one properly charged oxygen equipment, tank with a suitable mask, airways of assorted sizes, and it shall have a stretcher available at ringside.
SECTION 61. RL 112.03 (1) is amended to read:
RL 112.03 (1) Boxing gloves may be not less than 8
5 oz. each in weight when worn by a boxer under 140 pounds, and not less than 6 oz. when worn by other boxers.
SECTION 62. RL 112.05 (1) is amended to read:
RL 112.05 (1) Boxers shall box in proper dress including an approved foul-proof protection cup for a male boxer, trunks with a belt line below or at the waistline, shoes of soft material, without spikes, cleats or heels, and socks which may extend to within one inch below the knee.
SECTION 63. RL 112.08 (2) is amended to read:
RL 112.08 (2) Seconds shall submit first aid kits and corner equipment to the ringside physician for inspection and approval before a show. Kits and equipment may not include stimulants.
SECTION 64. Chapter RL 113 (title) is amended to read:
Chapter RL 113
CONDUCTING A PROFESSIONAL SHOW
SECTION 65. RL 113.005 is created to read:
RL 113.005 Authority. The rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant to ss. 227.11 (2), 444.02, 444.09 and 444.10, Stats.
SECTION 66. RL 113.04 (1) is renumbered s. RL 113.04 and amended to read:
RL 113.04 Weight limitations. No boxer may participate in a show where the weigh-in weight difference of the boxers exceeds the allowance shown in the schedule below. When approving pairings between boxers and applying these allowances, the department shall first determine which boxer weighs less than the other. The maximum allowable weight difference shall be that which relates to the category in which the lower weight boxer falls.
Weight Allowance
135 lbs. or under......................not more than 6 lbs.
136-175 lbs..............................not more than 10 lbs.
176-190 lbs..............................not more than 15 lbs.
191 lbs. or over........................no limit
SECTION 67. Chapter RL 114 (title) is amended to read:
Chapter RL 114
CONDUCTING A PROFESSIONAL BOUT
SECTION 68. RL 114.005 is created to read:
RL 114.005 Authority. The rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant to ss. 227.11 (2), 444.02, 444.09 and 444.12, Stats.
SECTION 69. RL 114.03 is repealed and recreated to read:
RL 114.03 Low blows. (1) A referee may penalize any boxer who deliberately fouls an opponent during a contest with a loss of points and round. If the referee determines that a low blow foul was deliberate and that it severely impairs the boxer who was fouled, the referee may award a bout to a boxer who received a low blow foul. The boxer responsible for the low blow foul shall be disqualified.
(2) In the case of a low blow foul when the referee does not determine that the boxer responsible for the low blow foul should be disqualified, the referee shall determine whether the boxer who has been fouled is able to continue. If the boxer's chances have not been seriously jeopardized as a result of the foul, the referee may order the bout to continue after an interval of not more than 5 minutes. If the boxer who was fouled refuses to box, the referee shall declare that boxer to be the loser of the bout.
SECTION 70. RL 114.04 (2) and (5) are amended to read:
RL 114.04 (2) Hits or blows with the head, shoulder, forearm, elbow, knee, or foot; throttling of the opponent; pressing with arm or elbow in an opponent's face; or pressing the head of the opponent back over the ropes.
(5) 360-degree A blow which is delivered during or at the end of a 360-degree pivot blows.
SECTION 71. RL 114.04 (12) and (13) are repealed.
SECTION 72. RL 114.05 (5) is amended to read:
RL 114.05 (5) CONTINUED COUNT. If a boxer is down as the result of a blow and the bout is continued after the count of 8 has been reached, but the boxer immediately falls again without having received a fresh blow, the referee shall continue the counting from the count of 8.
SECTION 73. RL 114.06 (2) (d) is amended to read:
RL 114.06 (2) (d) Before resuming boxing after any of the periods of rest prescribed in the pars. (a) to (c)
, a boxer shall be given a special examination including by a qualified physician which includes an electroencephalogram (EEG) or, a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan by a qualified physician and certified
, a magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI), or any other scan which a physician believes is as reliable or more reliable than an EEG or a CAT scan for determining the presence of drain damage. The special examination shall include a certification by the examining physician as that the boxer is fit to take part in competitive boxing.
SECTION 74. RL 115.005 is created to read:
RL 115.005 Authority. The rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant to ss. 227.11 (2), 444.02 and 444.11, Stats.
SECTION 75. RL 115.01 (1) (b) is amended to read:
RL 115.01 (1) (b) Be physically and mentally fit to engage capable of engaging in professional boxing competition based on the information included in the application and other reliable information; and,.
SECTION 76. RL 115.01 (1) (c) is repealed.
SECTION 77. RL 115.02 (6) is repealed.
SECTION 78. Chapter RL 116 (title) is amended to read:
Chapter RL 116
CAUSE FOR DISCIPLINE OF A PROFESSIONAL
CLUB AND OTHER PERSONS
SECTION 79. RL 116.005 is created to read:
RL 116.005 Authority. The rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant to ss. 227.11 (2), 444.02 and 444.14, Stats.
SECTION 80. RL 116.01 (1) (d), (2) and (3) (g) are amended to read:
RL 116.01 (1) (d) Misrepresents material facts relating to a show such as including, but not limited to, the identity or record of a contestant boxer.
(2) No employe, officer or member of a club whose license has been suspended or revoked may participate in any boxing show or enter the dressing room or press row of any licensed club during any show.
(3) (g) Is impaired by mental or emotional disorder, not capable of engaging in professional competition due to the use of drugs or alcohol.
Fiscal Estimate
1. The anticipated fiscal effect on the fiscal liability and revenues of any local unit of government of the proposed rule is: $0.00.
2. The projected anticipated state fiscal effect during the current biennium of the proposed rule is: $0.00.
3. The projected net annualized fiscal impact on state funds of the proposed rule is: $0.00.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These proposed rules will be reviewed by the Department through its Small Business Review Advisory Committee to determine whether there will be an economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.
