S.D. Admin. R. 20:81:05:05
The time and place of the official weigh-in for a contest must be approved by the commission. Unless otherwise arranged, the contestant must be weighed at least eight hours but not more than thirty hours before the contest. The contestants must be weighed in the presence of a representative of the commission on scales approved by the commission. A representative of the commission shall conduct the weigh-in and shall inform all contestants of the process for the weigh-in.
Only those contestants who have been approved for the contest may be weighed during the official weigh-in.
A contestant who has contracted at a given weight class may not be permitted to compete if the contestant's weight exceeds that class unless the contract provides for the opposing contestant to agree to a weight differential. Under no circumstances may the weight differential exceed ten percent above the originally scheduled weight class, except for a super heavyweight bout.
If any contestant fails to reach the weight limit determined in the applicable category, at the indicated date and time for the official weigh-in, and even if the opposing contestant does not agree with the weight differential, each contestant, or both, has two additional hours to make the prescribed weight, provided that weight loss does not exceed five percent of the contracted weight for the contestant.
If the contestants fail to make weight after the two-hour period, the bout may be cancelled. Contestants over the contracted weight by more than five percent at the time of the weigh-in are subject to suspension by the Commission.
S.D. Admin. R. 20:81:05:05
General Authority:42-12-10(1).
Law Implemented:42-12-10(1).