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(g) Selection of Ring Officials
(1) The assignment of timekeepers, judges and referees
will be made on a rotational basis from a list of licensees. Assign-
ments are made to ensure the highest degree of safety for combative
contestants. The Department will assist license holders in developing
an expertise in the combative sport of their choice, to include training
and shadow officiating.
(2) The key determinate factors for assigning ring offi-
cials are:
(A) The ring officials' level of expertise in connection
with the level of expertise required for a particular contest and a
particular combative sport;
(B) the location of the fight;
(C) the location of the licensees residence; and
(D) any other factors as determined by the Commis-
sioner.
(3) If a ring official declines to work an event, that official
will miss his/her rotation.
(4) If a ring official declines to work an event five times
in succession, he/she will be taken off of the rotational list.
(5) In order to be reinstated on the rotation list, an
official must complete additional training as determined by the
Commissioner.
(6) If a ring official under this subsection substitutes for
another who declined to work an event, the substituting official does
not lose his/her place on the rotational list.
(h) The Department shall assign two timekeepers for each
event, one to keep time and one to count for knockdowns.
(i) The Department representative may eject any person from
an event who violates Department rules or the Code.
0) The Department will not approve matches between
contestants in different weight categories.
(k) The Department will not approve matches between the
genders.
(1) The Commissioner or his/her designee may waive a rule
if circumstances justify a waiver. The waiver must be in writing.
(m) Licensure does not automatically authorize an individual
to participate in an event.
(n) A decision rendered after a contest shall not be changed
unless the Department determines that the compilation of the referee
and judges' scorecard shows a clerical or mathematical error that
caused the decision to be given to the wrong contestant.
(o) The Department may approve championship or title
contests if the Department has recognized the sponsoring sanctioning
organization as a legitimate combative sport organization.
(p) Department representatives may check the number of
gate ticket containers. They may also check the containers for seals
or padlocks. Tickets shall be accounted for after the event and a
Department representative may review that process.
(q) The Department may require of a contestant, neurological
or other medical testing.(r) The Department may order a drug screen at any time
for good cause. If a drug screen is performed, the contestant is
responsible for paying the costs of the drug screen.
61.40. Responsibilities of the Promoter
(a) Bond and Insurance Requirements for Promoters
(1) A Promoter applicant must submit to the Department
proof of financial responsibility and insurance requirements. Finan-
cial responsibility may be shown by:
(A) Submitting a financial statement prepared by a
certified public accountant, showing liquid working capital of $10,000
or more; or
(B) submitting a $10,000 performance bond guaran-
teeing payment of all obligations relating to the promotional activity;
and
(C) submitting a $15,000 surety bond, written by a
bonding company authorized to do business in the State of Texas,
which shall remain in effect for four years after the effective
cancellation date.
(2) The promoter shall provide insurance and pay all
deductibles for contestants, to cover medical, surgical and hospital
care with a minimum limit of $20,000 for injuries sustained while
participating in a boxing contest and $50,000 to a contestant's estate
if he dies of injuries received while participating in a contest. The
insurance premium and deductibles shall not be deducted from the
contestant's purse. The promoter shall provide to the Department
for each event sponsored, a certificate of insurance showing proper
coverage. The promoter shall supply to those participating in the
event the proper information for filing a medical claim.
(b) A Promoter shall:
(1) Bear all financial responsibility for the event.
(2) Provide the Department written notice of all proposed
event dates, ticket prices, and participants of the main event, at least
21 days before the proposed event date and obtain written approval
from the Department to promote the event prior to advertising or
selling tickets.
(3) Obtain written departmental approval for the fight
card at least 10 working days before the event date. The request
shall contain the full legal name, address, date-of-birth, ring name,
Texas contestant license number, Federal Identification number,
weight, previous fight record (by supplying current results from
the contestant's registry recognized by the Professional Boxing and
Safety Act of 1996), name of the manager or the manager agent
of each contestant, and number of rounds to be fought for each
contestant. In addition, the Department may require submission of
certified birth certificates for contestants.
(4) Provide written notice to the Department of any
change in the card before the scheduled weigh-in. Notices announc-
ing changes or substitutions in the card must also be conspicuously
posted at the box office and announced from the ring before the open-
ing contest.
(5) Provide to the Department, written notice of any
change in the announced or advertised location, time or card
cancellations before the scheduled weigh-in.
(6) Provide two ringside physicians for each event.
(7) Provide at least one physician to conduct pre-
fight physicals. The Department may require additional physicians25 TexReg 2252 March 17, 2000 Texas Register
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