Sec.29-143j-68a. Prohibited acts

(a) The following acts shall be prohibited in contests or exhibitions:

(1) Any excessive or undue spraying or throwing of water on any contestant;

(2) Excessive coaching of a contestant during the progress of any round;

(3) Throwing a towel or any other object into the boxing ring at any time during the boxing bout for any reason including as a token of defeat;

(4) The application of body grease, gels, balms, lotions, oils, Monsel’s solution or any of its derivatives, or any other substance applied to the contestant’s hair, face, body or equipment likely to cause the contestant’s body or equipment to be slippery.

(b) The limited application of petroleum jelly to the facial area of the contestant shall only be allowed when applied in the presence of the commissioner or such commissioner’s authorized representative.

(c) No person or persons other than the contestants and referee shall enter the combat area during the course of any round unless requested by the referee and only after a call for time-out has been called.

(d) No contestant shall leave the combat area during any rest period between rounds.

(e) Contestants are only allowed to consume clean bottled water to hydrate during any bout.

(Effective November 6, 2015)