Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 192.23

Current through October 28, 2024
Section SPS 192.23 - Timekeepers' duties

Once assigned to an event, a timekeeper has all of the following duties and responsibilities relating to all bouts to which the timekeeper is assigned:

(1) Provide 2 stopwatches that have been examined and approved by the inspector or department representative.
(2) Give a 10-second warning before the beginning of each round to signal all unauthorized persons to leave the ring or cage before the round begins.
(3) Give a 10-second warning before the end of a round to indicate that the end of the round is approaching.
(4) Provide notice to the referee that a rest period has ended.
(5) Provide notice that a round has ended. A timekeeper may not ring the bell or otherwise provide notice a round has ended until the command to continue is given by the referee at the conclusion of a count.
(6) For boxing, kickboxing, and Muay Thai bouts, begin the count when a contestant is knocked down or out of the ring. Before the number "one" is counted, an interval of one second shall have elapsed from the time the contestant went down or out of the ring and the time of counting "one."
(7) If a bout terminates before the scheduled limit of a round, inform the inspector or department representative of the exact duration of the bout.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 192.23

Adopted by, CR 17-016: cr. Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12/1/2017