New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL
Chapter 6 - BOXING, WRESTLING AND MARTIAL ARTS
Part 20 - MIXED MARTIAL ARTS CONTESTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Section 15.6.20.10 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CAGE OR FENCED AREA; USE OF VIDEO SCREENS
Universal Citation: 15 NM Admin Code 15.6.20.10
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Mixed martial arts events shall be held in a fenced area.
B. A fenced area used in a contest or events exhibition of mixed martial arts must meet the following requirements.
(1) The fenced area
must be circular or have equal sides and must be no smaller than 14 feet wide
and no larger than 32 feet wide.
(2) The floor must be padded with ensolite or
other similar closed-cell foam, with at least a 1-inch layer of foam padding,
with a top covering of canvas, duck or similar material tightly stretched and
secured to the platform of the fenced area. Material that tends to gather in
lumps or ridges must not be used.
(3) The platform must not be more than four
feet above the floor of the building and must have suitable steps for the use
of the unarmed combatants.
(4)
Fence posts must be made of metal, not more than six inches in diameter,
extending from the floor of the building to between five and seven feet above
the floor of the fenced area, and must be properly padded in a manner approved
by the commission.
(5) The fencing
used to enclose the fenced area must be made of a material that will prevent an
unarmed combatant from falling out of the fenced area or breaking through the
fenced area onto the floor of the building or onto the spectators, including,
without limitation, chain link fence coated with vinyl.
(6) Any metal portion of the fenced area must
be covered and padded in a manner approved by the commission and must not be
abrasive to the unarmed combatants.
(7) The fenced area should have no more than
two entrances. One entrance is at the discretion of the commission.
(8) There must not be any obstruction on any
part of the fence surrounding the area in which the unarmed combatants are to
be competing.
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