Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XI - Boxing and Wrestling
Chapter 3 - Professional Boxing
Section XI-315 - Judges and Referees
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XI-315
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Referees
1. The commission is authorized to
grant referee licenses to a competent officials upon application and
investigation.
2. A licensed
referee must be in attendance at every exhibition and shall work in such bouts
as directed by the commission. The referee, subject to the approval of the
commission, has the power in his discretion to declare forfeited all or any
part of the purse of any contestant who, in the referee's judgment, is not
contesting in good faith. Any decision by the referee and judges can be
overruled only by the commission.
3. Before starting each bout the referee
shall ascertain the name of the chief second in each corner and shall hold the
chief second responsible for all conduct in the corner.
4. No licensed referee or other club official
shall act as a promoter for an organization or as a manager for any contestant.
The referee or referees are to be appointed by the commission and the
commission must approve their compensation in advance. The referee is charged
with the enforcement of all rules and regulations of the commission which apply
to the execution of performance and the conduct of boxers in the
ring.
5. Before the start of each
bout the referee shall call the contestants together for final instructions, at
which time each contestant shall be accompanied by his chief second only,
except in the case of a boxer who also requires the services of an interpreter.
After receiving the referee's instructions, the boxers shall shake hands and
return to their corners to await the gong for the first round.
B. Judges
1. The commission shall appoint three judges
to officiate at each contest or exhibition, except exhibitions conducted solely
for training or instruction purposes.
2. Judges shall be stationed at separate
sides of the ring as directed by the commission and shall observe carefully and
expertly the performance of the contestants in each contest or exhibition to
which they are appointed; to appraise each such contest or exhibition fairly
and accurately in the light of these rules and the generally recognized rules
of boxing; to inscribe the results of such appraisal after each round on the
commission scorecard according to the scoring system adopted by the commission;
and to deliver said score cards to the referee or to such other official as
designated by the commission.
C. The referee is the sole arbiter of a bout and is the only individual authorized to stop a contest.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 4:61.D. R.S. 4:64 and R.S. 4:79.
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