Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
229.021,
229.031,
229.071,
229.081,
229.091,
229.171, EO 2016-270
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
229.171(1) authorizes the
authority to exercise sole jurisdiction over all boxing, kickboxing, mixed
martial arts, and wrestling shows, exhibitions, and licensees in the
Commonwealth. Executive Order 2016-270, effective May 16, 2016, abolished the
Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Authority and established the Kentucky Boxing and
Wrestling Commission. This administrative regulation establishes the
requirements for wrestling shows and for participants in wrestling
shows.
Section 1. Show Date Request
and Advertising.
(1) A promoter shall request
a show date by completing and submitting to the commission the Wrestling Show
Notice Form.
(2) The Wrestling Show
Notice Form shall be submitted to the commission for approval no less than ten
(10) calendar days before the requested show date.
(3) A promoter shall not advertise the show
until the date has been approved by the commission. Approval is effective upon
the commission:
(a) Placing the event on the
Calendar of Events available on the commission's Web site at
https://kbwc.ky.gov/ppc_boxing/Ecal.aspx;
or
(b) Providing written notice
that the event is approved.
Section 2. Cancellations.
(1) A contestant who has committed to
participate in a professional match and is unable to participate shall notify
the promoter of the inability to participate as soon as possible.
(2) Absent good cause shown, failure to
notify the promoter of an inability to participate in a wrestling match at
least six (6) hours before the beginning of the match may constitute grounds
for issuance of a penalty.
Section
3. Security Required. The promoter shall provide a minimum of two
(2) security guards on the premises for each show.
Section 4. Locker Rooms.
(1) A person shall not be permitted in the
locker room unless the person holds a license or has been granted permission by
the promoter or inspector.
(2) Male
and female contestants shall have separate locker rooms.
Section 5. Drug Testing.
(1)
(a) The
commission may request a licensee to submit to a drug test. A drug test shall
be at the licensee's expense.
(b)
The presence of controlled substances within a licensee for which the licensee
does not have a prescription, or the refusal by the licensee to submit to the
test, shall result in a penalty pursuant to
201 KAR 27:105.
(2) From arrival at the venue to
the conclusion of the show or exhibition, a licensee shall not consume,
possess, or participate under the influence of alcohol or another substance
that may affect the licensee's ability to participate.
Section 6. Pregnancy. A female shall be
prohibited from competing in a wrestling show if she is pregnant.
Section 7. Requirements for the Area
Surrounding the Wrestling Ring. A border shall be placed at least six (6) feet
from all sides of the ring. Spectator seating shall not be allowed between the
border and ringside without prior inspector approval.
Section 8. Foreign Objects and Props.
(1) A person shall not use a foreign object
on another person during a match without the prior consent of both
contestants.
(2) A person shall not
use or direct another person to use pyrotechnics, glass, or fire on himself,
herself, or another person during a match.
Section 9. Blood and Simulated Blood.
(1) The promoter shall notify the commission
on the Show Notice Form required by Section 1 of this administrative regulation
if a contestant plans to bleed during a show.
(2) The promoter shall arrange for a
healthcare professional to be present at any show where bleeding by a wrestler
is planned.
(a) The healthcare professional
shall observe the show at all times during a match where bleeding by a wrestler
is planned.
(b) The healthcare
professional shall be equipped with a first aid kit.
(3) Prior to any show in which a wrestler
plans to bleed or in which simulated blood will be used, the promoter or the
promoter's designee shall inform the inspector and the healthcare professional
of when in the match and how the bleeding or simulated bleeding will
occur.
(4) Any wrestler who plans
to bleed during a match shall submit to the commission an original or certified
copy of his or her HIV Antibody, Hepatitis B Antigen, and Hepatitis C Antibody
test results prior to the beginning of the show.
(a) The results of these tests shall be no
more than 180 days old.
(b) A
person with a positive test result for HIV, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C shall
not be licensed and shall not compete.
(5) A wrestling match shall be stopped
immediately if a wrestler bleeds who has not submitted to the commission an
original or certified copy of his or her HIV Antibody, Hepatitis B Antigen, and
Hepatitis C Antibody test results taken from within the last 180 days that
shows that the wrestler is negative for HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis
C.
(6) The commission shall be
notified immediately if a contestant bleeds during a match in which notice of
intended bleeding was not given in accordance with subsection (1) of this
section.
(a) The video recording required by
Section 10 of this administrative regulation shall be sent to the commission
within five (5) business days.
(b)
If the commission determines that the bleeding was not accidental, the
contestant and promoter shall be issued a violation.
Section 10. Video Recording.
(1) The promoter shall ensure that a video
recording of each show is made. A copy of the video recording shall be retained
by the promoter for at least one (1) year.
(2) The promoter shall provide the video
recording of a show to the commission upon request.
Section 11. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Wrestling Show Notice Form", June 2023,
is incorporated by reference.
(2)
This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable
copyright law, at the Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission office at 500
Mero St, 218NC, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., and is available online at
https://kbwc.ky.gov/New_Docs.aspx?cat=29&menuid=27.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
229.021,
229.031,
229.071,
229.081,
229.091,
229.171,
229.180
