SPS 192.17(22) (22) Pay the department the event and gate fee specified in s. 444.02 (3), Stats., within 2 business days of the event and upon determination by the inspector of the gross admission receipts.

SPS 192.17(23) (23) Comply with all rules and regulations relating to promoting events.

SPS 192.17(24) (24) Provide department-approved sound devices for the timekeeper.

SPS 192.17(25) (25) Unless otherwise approved by the commissioner or department representative, a promoter may not schedule more than 2 intermissions of 10 minutes or less in duration each. The ring announcer shall begin the bout following an intermission at the time directed by the department representative.

SPS 192.17(26) (26) Supply the contestants’ gloves and red and blue duct tape for sealing the wrist portion of the contestants’ gloves. Gloves shall be approved by the inspector or department representative prior to the contestants’ pre-bout rule meeting. New gloves never previously worn shall be supplied for both contestants for all title bouts, including state title bouts.

SPS 192.17(27) (27) Provide buckets and clean towels at cage side or ringside for all bouts.

SPS 192.17 History History: CR 17-016: cr. Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.

SPS 192.18 SPS 192.18 Inspectors’ duties.

SPS 192.18(1) (1) Inspectors assigned to an event by the department represent the department and are delegated the department’s authority to conduct the event from the time of the weigh-in and pre-bout physical examination until 24 hours after the completion of the last bout in the scheduled event or the final determination of all bouts pursuant to s. 444.06, Stats.

SPS 192.18(2) (2) Additional inspectors may be assigned or designated by the department at any one venue for any one event and shall be compensated by the promoter in accordance with s. 444.06, Stats., including their actual and necessary travel expenses.

SPS 192.18 History History: CR 17-016: cr. Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.

SPS 192.19 SPS 192.19 Judges’ duties.

SPS 192.19(1) (1) The department shall assign the judges for all bouts. Once assigned to a bout, a judge has all of the following duties and responsibilities:

SPS 192.19(1)(a) (a) Shall render an independent decision at the end of each round.

SPS 192.19(1)(b) (b) Shall give their score card to the referee or other person designated by the department at the end of each round and at the end of the final round of an event. The referee or other person designated by the department shall transfer the judge’s scorecard to the inspector assigned to the event.

SPS 192.19(1)(c) (c) Shall use the 10-point must scoring system under the ABC’s unified rules or the scoring system under rules approved by the department under s. SPS 192.93 to determine the result of a bout, and their decision shall be final.

SPS 192.19(2) (2) The department may not assign a person to act as a judge if it has reasonable proof that the person has any of the following characteristics:

SPS 192.19(2)(a) (a) Is not competent to act as a judge.

SPS 192.19(2)(b) (b) Has a conflict of interest.

SPS 192.19(2)(c) (c) Has been subject to a disciplinary action by the department or another jurisdiction that prohibits the person from acting as a judge.

SPS 192.19(3) (3) All judges are independent contractors and shall be assigned at the discretion of the commissioner or department representative.

SPS 192.19 History History: CR 17-016: cr. Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.

SPS 192.20 SPS 192.20 Referees’ duties.

SPS 192.20(1) (1) The department shall assign the referee for all bouts. Once assigned to a bout, a referee has all of the following duties and responsibilities:

SPS 192.20(1)(a) (a) Represent the department for the purpose of regulating contestants and others in the ring or cage area, pursuant to this chapter, the bout rules, and ch. 444, Stats.

SPS 192.20(1)(b) (b) Maintain, direct, and control the bout at all stages.

SPS 192.20(1)(c) (c) Before the bout, obtain the name of the chief second responsible for the conduct of any assistant second.

SPS 192.20(1)(d) (d) Prevent a weakened or outclassed contestant from receiving excessive punishment.

SPS 192.20(1)(e) (e) Interpret the rules relevant to a bout, make a determination, and take action upon any circumstance of a bout not covered by a rule.