Kan. Admin. Regs. § 128-4-8
Current through Register Vol. 44, No. 2, January 9, 2025
(a)(1) A maximum of three seconds shall be allowed for each contestant. However, four seconds for each contestant may be authorized by the commission for special events. One of the seconds shall be designated as the chief second, and this designation shall be announced to the referee at the start of the bout.(2) For boxing contests, only one second for each contestant shall be inside the ring between rounds. For mixed martial arts contests, two of the seconds for each contestant may be inside the fenced-in area during a period of rest. Any other seconds for that contestant may be on the ring platform outside the enclosed area.(b) Each manager shall be permitted to act as a second without obtaining a second's license if at least one licensed second is also serving that contestant. While acting as a second, the manager shall comply with all regulations pertaining to the conduct of seconds.(c) A second shall not enter the ring until the timekeeper indicates the end of the round. Each second shall leave the ring at the sound of the timekeeper's whistle or buzzer before the beginning of each round. If any second enters the ring before the bell ending the round has sounded, the referee shall take action as provided in subsection (l). While the round is in progress, the chief second may mount the apron of the ring and attract the referee's attention to indicate that the contestant is forfeiting the bout. The chief second shall not enter the ring unless the referee stops the bout. No second shall interfere with a count that is in progress.(d) Except at the request of the physician, no second shall be permitted to aid a stricken contestant.(e) No second shall stand or lean on the ring apron during a round.(f) The chief second shall ensure that the following equipment is provided: (1) A clear plastic bottle;(2) a bucket containing ice;(8) Vaseline® or a similar petroleum-based product;(9) pressure plates or ice packs; and(10) a clean white towel.(g) Only the substances specified in this subsection, if authorized and directed by the physician, maybe administered to a contestant by a second. The use of any other substance administered by the second shall disqualify the contestant. The following substances may be administered by a second to a contestant: (1) A topical solution of epinephrine 1:1000;(2) microfibrillar collagen hemostat; and(h) No ammonia or type of smelling salts may be used during a contest or exhibition.(i) All spraying or throwing of water on a contestant by a second during a period of rest shall be prohibited.(j) Before leaving the ring at the start of each round, the seconds shall remove all obstructions from the ring floor and ropes, including the buckets, stools, bottles, towels, and robes.(k) The physician or an inspector may, at any time, inspect the contents of the chief second's first-aid kit.(l) If any second commits a violation of any regulation relating to seconds, the referee shall issue a warning to that second. If, after that warning, the second continues to violate any applicable regulation, the referee shall apply the penalties specified in K.A.R. 128-6-1(x), 128-6-2(o), or 128-6-4(o). The referee shall also warn the second that any additional violation may result in disqualification of the contestant.(m) Any second may choose whether or not to wear rubber or plastic gloves during any bout in which the second is serving a contestant.Kan. Admin. Regs. § 128-4-8
Authorized by K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 75-50,187; implementing K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 74-50,186 and 74-50,187; effective April 4, 2008; amended Dec. 20, 2013.