Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION
Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS
Part III - Individual Licensing Standards
Section 18VAC120-40-85 - Requirements for boxer, martial artist, or contestant prior to an event or contest
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
Each boxer or contestant shall provide the department a negative test for the following prior to an event or contest:
1. Antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus;
2. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg); and
3. Antibodies of virus hepatitis C.
Such tests shall be conducted within the 180 days preceding the event. A boxer, martial artist, or contestant who fails to provide the department with the required negative test results shall not be permitted to compete in the event or contest. The provisions of this section shall not apply to participants in a wrestling or martial arts event.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia.
