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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18705
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18705
Every promoter shall have at its own expense in attendance at every contest, a licensed physician approved by the commission who has had not less than three years experience in the practice of medicine since licensure, who shall perform the physical examination of the contestants
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18705.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18705.5
The commission shall adopt regulations detailing the criteria for approval of a licensed physician pursuant to Section 18705.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18706
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18706
(a) Not later than at the weigh-in time, which shall be not more than 30 hours prior to the beginning of the first event, the physician provided for in Section 18705 shall conduct a physical examination of the contestant and certify in writing as to the contestant’s physical cond
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18707
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18707
A physician in attendance at any contest or match pursuant to Section 18705 shall have the authority to stop any contest or match that is conferred upon the referee. The physician’s authority shall be limited to a medically related injury and the physical condition of a contestan
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18708
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18708
If a professional or amateur fighter licensed under this chapter or subject to the requirements of this chapter requires immediate medical care as ordered by a ringside physician, the onsite ambulance assigned to the contest, match, or exhibition shall transport the fighter to a
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18710
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18710
In its discretion, the commission may order a special medical examination to be undertaken by any licensee, the report of which shall be made to the commission. The cost of the examination shall be shared equally by the commission and the licensee.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18711
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18711
(a) (1) (A) The commission shall require, as a condition of licensure and as a part of the application process, the examination by a licensed physician and surgeon who specializes in neurology and neurosurgery of each applicant for a license as a professional athlete or contestan
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18712
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18712
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person applying for a license or the renewal of a license as a professional boxer or as a professional martial arts fighter shall present documentary evidence satisfactory to the commission that the applicant has been administer
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18714
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18714
For the purpose of studying and recommending medical and safety standards for the conduct of boxing and martial arts, the commission may call meetings of those licensed physicians and surgeons as it deems necessary at such times and places it deems appropriate. The commission is
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18720
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18720
(a) No boxing contest or match shall be more than 12 rounds of not more than three minutes each in length, except that championship contests may, if the written approval of the commission is first obtained, be 15 rounds of not more than three minutes each in length. The commissio
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18721
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18721
The commission may by rule specify the frequency with which boxers may participate in a contest.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18723
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18723
All gloves used by contestants in professional and amateur boxing contests or matches shall be approved by the commission and constructed so that: (a) The thumb is not detached from the glove in such a manner that injury could result. (b) The soft padding between the outside cove
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18724
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18724
All professional and amateur boxing contests or matches shall be performed on a ring floor and padding which meet at least the following specifications: (a) The ring floor shall be constructed of 1 1 4 inch plywood. (b) The ring floor padding shall be of 1 3 4 inch thickness cons
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18725
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18725
In addition to the requirements of this act, the commission may establish glove weights, equipment standards, safety standards, and the length of rounds in order to protect the health and safety of contestants.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18728
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18728
The commission shall establish by rule the weight spreads and classes of contestants.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18730
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18730
A referee shall be in attendance and direct and control at every boxing contest. Referees shall enforce the rules of the commission at every boxing contest.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18731
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18731
(a) In addition to the other requirements of this chapter and regulations adopted thereunder, no referee or physician and surgeon shall be assigned to a boxing contest if he or she has not completed a clinic offered by a provider approved by the commission. (b) A referee or physi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18732
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18732
Before starting a contest, the referee shall ascertain from each contestant, the name of his or her chief second, and shall hold such chief second responsible for the conduct of assistants during the contest.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18733
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18733
The referee shall stop a contest when a contestant shows a marked superiority, or is apparently outclassed.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18734
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18734
(a) The commission shall designate the scoring officials for each contest. (b) The referee may render a decision at the end of a boxing contest if authorized by a representative of the commission. (c) The commission may require that judges be used in conjunction with the referee
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18735
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18735
Referees and other boxing officials appointed by the commission while performing duties required under this chapter by the commission shall be entitled to the same rights and immunities granted to public employees by the provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 820), Chap
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18738
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18738
(a) A boxer who intentionally hits a contestant with a rabbit punch or with a punch on that part of the body over the kidneys shall be penalized by the loss of a point for each such punch. (b) Determination that a boxer has violated this section shall be made at the end of the ro
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18748
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18748
Recognizing the need for uniformity in championship contests, the commission may exempt championship contests from any provision of this chapter and authorize alternate provisions as long as the safety and welfare of the boxers and the public are not jeopardized.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18750
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18750
No person shall appear as a contestant in any amateur boxing contest who has received any compensation or reward, except for actual expenses or trophies, in any form, for displaying, exercising, or giving any example of his or her skill in knowledge of boxing exercises, or for re
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18751
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 18751
Except as provided in Section 18752, only an award may be given to each contestant in any amateur boxing contest which does not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars ($500). No portion of an admission fee or fees charged or received for any boxing contest shall be paid or given,