Section 0780-05-01-.22 - DRUGS AND STIMULANTS(1) The administration or use of drugs or stimulants, either before or during a bout, to or by any boxer, is prohibited. Any contestant violating this provision shall be subject to disqualification. For the purpose of verifying compliance with this rule, the Director or his designee may require that one or both contestants in a bout submit to a urinalysis, blood test, or, if recommended by the ringside physician, any other post-fight examination.(2) No substance other than plain water or an electrolyte solution approved by the ringside physician shall be administered to a contestant during the course of a bout. The discretional use of vaseline around the eye is permitted; however, the use of vaseline, grease, or any other substance on the arms, legs, or body of contestant is prohibited.(3) The discretional use of coagulants, such as a solution of adrenalin (1/1000) approved by the ringside physician, is permitted between rounds to stop bleeding of minor cuts and lacerations sustained by a contestant. The use of "iron type" coagulants, such as Monsel's solution, is absolutely prohibited, and shall be cause for immediate disqualification.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-05-01-.22
Original rule filed December 1, 1980; effective January 15, 1981. Amendment filed March 19, 1982; effective May 3, 1982. Amendment filed June 22, 1984; effective July 22, 1984.Authority: Section 8, Chapter 727, Public Acts of 1980.