Section 72-02.2-01.1-19 - Medical and other safeguardsEach match must include the following safeguards:
1. A minimum of one physician, licensed by the North Dakota board of medicine and licensed as a ring physician by the board, must be at ringside during the match. Ring physicians licensed by other state jurisdictions may be allowed at ringside with the commissioner's approval.2. The presence of the highest level of emergency medical personnel available in the community, i.e., emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical technician-paramedic, as defined by the North Dakota state department of health, emergency health services section, with an ambulance dedicated for contestants. In an emergency, the medical personnel and ambulance may be released by the ring physician. The match must be on hold until the personnel and ambulance return to the premises. The commissioner shall determine the appropriate level of personnel present.3. Commissioner-approved rubber or plastic gloves must be worn during the match by all persons, including managers, cornerpersons, timekeepers, ring physicians, and referees, in contact with a contestant.4. Alcoholic beverages and smoking must be prohibited at ringside.5. The commissioner shall approve the placement of cameras by the media near the ring or on the platform. Media personnel may sit ringside only in neutral corners as approved by the commissioner.N.D. Admin Code 72-02.2-01.1-19
Effective February 1, 1997.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2020-378, October 2020, effective 10/1/2020.General Authority: NDCC 53-01-07
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-01-07