90A.8 - REQUIRED CONDITIONS FOR BOXING MATCHES. - Iowa Statutes

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        90A.8  REQUIRED CONDITIONS FOR BOXING MATCHES.
         A boxing match shall be not more than fifteen rounds in length and
      the contestants shall wear gloves weighing at least eight ounces
      during such contests.  The commissioner may adopt rules requiring
      more stringent procedures for specific types of boxing.
         A contestant shall not take part in a boxing match unless the
      contestant has presented a valid registration identification card
      issued pursuant to section 90A.3 to the commissioner prior to the
      weigh-in for the boxing match.  The contestant shall pass a rigorous
      physical examination to determine the contestant's fitness to engage
      in any such match within twenty-four hours of the start of the match.
      The examination shall be conducted by a licensed practicing physician
      designated or authorized by the commissioner.

Section History: Early Form

         [C71, 73, 75, 77, § 727A.8; C79, 81, § 99C.8]

Section History: Recent Form

         86 Acts, ch 1245, §944
         C87, § 90A.8
         91 Acts, ch 137, §5; 97 Acts, ch 29, § 8

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        90A.8  REQUIRED CONDITIONS FOR BOXING MATCHES.
         A boxing match shall be not more than fifteen rounds in length and
      the contestants shall wear gloves weighing at least eight ounces
      during such contests.  The commissioner may adopt rules requiring
      more stringent procedures for specific types of boxing.
         A contestant shall not take part in a boxing match unless the
      contestant has presented a valid registration identification card
      issued pursuant to section 90A.3 to the commissioner prior to the
      weigh-in for the boxing match.  The contestant shall pass a rigorous
      physical examination to determine the contestant's fitness to engage
      in any such match within twenty-four hours of the start of the match.
      The examination shall be conducted by a licensed practicing physician
      designated or authorized by the commissioner.

Section History: Early Form

         [C71, 73, 75, 77, § 727A.8; C79, 81, § 99C.8]

Section History: Recent Form

         86 Acts, ch 1245, §944
         C87, § 90A.8
         91 Acts, ch 137, §5; 97 Acts, ch 29, § 8

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        90A.8  REQUIRED CONDITIONS FOR BOXING MATCHES.
         A boxing match shall be not more than fifteen rounds in length and
      the contestants shall wear gloves weighing at least eight ounces
      during such contests.  The commissioner may adopt rules requiring
      more stringent procedures for specific types of boxing.
         A contestant shall not take part in a boxing match unless the
      contestant has presented a valid registration identification card
      issued pursuant to section 90A.3 to the commissioner prior to the
      weigh-in for the boxing match.  The contestant shall pass a rigorous
      physical examination to determine the contestant's fitness to engage
      in any such match within twenty-four hours of the start of the match.
      The examination shall be conducted by a licensed practicing physician
      designated or authorized by the commissioner.

Section History: Early Form

         [C71, 73, 75, 77, § 727A.8; C79, 81, § 99C.8]

Section History: Recent Form

         86 Acts, ch 1245, §944
         C87, § 90A.8
         91 Acts, ch 137, §5; 97 Acts, ch 29, § 8