New Jersey Administrative Code

No officer, employee or appointee of the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner, including referees, judges, inspectors, timekeepers, physicians, doormen and box office employees, nor any spouse, child, parent or sibling of any such individual, shall have a direct or indirect …

No officer, employee or appointee of the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner, including referees, judges, inspectors, timekeepers, physicians, doormen and box office employees, nor any spouse, child, parent or sibling of any such individual, shall have any direct or indirec…

No officer, employee or appointee of the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner, including referees, judges, inspectors, timekeepers, physicians, doormen and box office employees, nor any spouse, child, parent or sibling of any such individual, shall have any direct or indirec…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-23.5 Repealed by R.1993 d.460, effective 9/20/1993. See: 24 New Jersey Register 4489(a), 25 New Jersey Register 4499(b). Section was "Acceptance of gift, favor, service or other thing of value prohibited".

No person, partnership, firm, corporation or association licensed by the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner to hold or conduct boxing bouts, wrestling exhibitions or sparring exhibitions pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:46-4.1, nor any person or entity holding an interest in said l…

No person, partnership, firm, corporation or association licensed by the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner to hold or conduct boxing bouts, wrestling exhibitions or sparring exhibitions pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:46-4.1, nor any person or entity holding an interest in said l…

No person, partnership, firm, corporation or association licensed by the Office of the State Athletic Commissioner to hold or conduct boxing bouts, wrestling exhibitions or sparring exhibitions pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:46-4.1, shall hold an interest of the nature described in N.J.…

No licensed manager or second of any licensed athlete and no assignee of a manager-athlete or a second-athlete contract shall have any direct or indirect financial interest in the opponent in any contest in which said athlete participates. No licensed athlete shall have any direc…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Agent" means any person appointed by the State Athletic Control Board pursuant to N.J.S.A. 5:2A-5(b). "Board" means the State Athletic …

All Board members, employees, and appointees are subject to Department of Law and Public Safety Code of Ethics. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-23A.2

(a) No Board member or employee shall solicit, receive or agree to receive, whether directly or indirectly, any gift, favor, service or other thing of value whatsoever, including, but not limited to, tickets, travel expenses, meals, the use of hotel rooms or other gratuities, fro…

(a) No appointee shall solicit, receive or agree to receive, whether directly or indirectly, any gift, favor, service or other thing of value whatsoever, including, but not limited to, tickets, travel expenses, meals, the use of hotel rooms, or other gratuities, from any licensee…

(a) No Board member, employee or agent, including the Commissioner, shall hold an office or position in any body, organization, association or federation which is established for the purpose of sanctioning boxing, wrestling, kick boxing, and combative sports exhibitions, events, …

(a) Notwithstanding any prohibition imposed by N.J.A.C. 13:46-23A.3 or 23A.4, where the Board determines it is necessary for the efficient performance of duties by the Board or any of its employees assigned to a particular regulated event, the Board may require the promoter:1. To…

(a) Mixed martial artists shall be divided into the following classes: 1. Flyweight: under 125.9 pounds; 2. Bantamweight: 126 pounds to 134.9 pounds; 3. Featherweight: 135 pounds to 144.9 pounds; 4. Lightweight: 145 pounds to 154.9 pounds; 5. Welterweight: 155 pounds to 169.9 pou…

(a) All contestants shall be cleanly shaven immediately prior to competition, except that a contestant may wear a closely cropped mustache. (b) Hair shall be trimmed or tied back in such a manner as not to interfere with the vision of either contestant or cover any part of a cont…

(a) Each non-championship mixed martial arts contest shall be three rounds, of five minutes duration, with a one-minute rest period between each round. (b) Each championship mixed martial arts contest shall be five rounds, of five minutes duration, with a one-minute rest period b…

The referee and ringside physician are the sole arbiters of a bout and are the only individuals authorized to enter the fighting area at any time during competition and authorized to stop a contest. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-24A.12

(a) All bouts will be evaluated and scored by three judges. (b) The 10-Point Must Scoring System will be the standard system of scoring a bout. Under the 10-Point Must Scoring System, 10 points must be awarded to the winner of the round and nine points or less must be awarded to …

(a) The referee shall issue a single warning for the following infractions. After the initial warning, if the prohibited conduct persists, a penalty will be issued. The penalty may result in a deduction of points or disqualification: 1. Holding or grabbing the fence; 2. Holding o…

(a) The following are fouls and will result in penalties if committed: 1. Butting with the head; 2. Eye gouging of any kind; 3. Biting or spitting at an opponent; 4. Hair pulling; 5. Fish hooking; 6. Groin attacks of any kind; 7. Intentionally placing a finger in any opponent's o…

(a) If an injury sustained during competition as a result of a legal maneuver is severe enough to terminate a bout, the injured contestant loses by technical knockout. (b) If an injury sustained during competition as a result of an intentional foul is severe enough to terminate a…

(a) The following are the types of bout results: 1. Submission by: i. Tap out: When a contestant physically uses his hand to indicate that he or she no longer wishes to continue; or ii. Verbal tap out: When a contestant verbally announces to the referee that he or she does not wi…

(a) The fighting area canvas shall be no smaller than 18 feet by 18 feet and no larger than 32 feet by 32 feet. The fighting area canvas shall be padded in a manner as approved by the Commissioner, with at least one inch layer of foam padding. Padding shall extend beyond the figh…

(a) A ring stool of a type approved by the Commissioner shall be available for each contestant. (b) An appropriate number of stools or chairs, of a type approved by the Commissioner, shall be available for each contestant's seconds. Such stools or chairs shall be located near eac…

For each bout, the promoter shall provide a clean water bucket and a clean plastic water bottle in each corner. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-24A.4

(a) In all weight classes, the bandages on each contestant's hand shall be restricted to soft gauze cloth not more than 13 yards in length and two inches in width, held in place by not more than 10 feet of surgeon's tape, one inch in width, for each hand. (b) Surgeon's adhesive t…

(a) All contestants are required to wear a mouthpiece during competition. The mouthpiece shall be subject to examination and approval by the attending physician. (b) The round cannot begin without the mouthpiece in place. (c) If the mouthpiece is involuntarily dislodged during co…

(a) Male mixed martial artists shall wear a groin protector of their own selection, of a type approved by the Commissioner. (b) Female mixed martial artists are prohibited from wearing groin protectors. (c) Female mixed martial artists shall wear a chest protector during competit…

(a) The gloves shall be new for all main events and in good condition or they must be replaced. (b) All contestants shall wear either four, five or six ounce gloves, supplied by the promoter and approved by the Commission. No contestant shall supply their own gloves for participa…

(a) Each contestant shall wear mixed martial arts shorts, biking shorts, or kickboxing shorts. (b) Gi's or shirts are prohibited during competition. (c) Shoes are prohibited during competition. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-24A.9

(a) All mixed martial arts events shall be subject to the licensing requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:46-4. (b) The fee for a mixed martial artist license shall be as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:46-4.25(b). Other license fees shall be as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:46-4.25(a). Notes N.J. Adm…

All mixed martial arts events shall be subject to the bond procedure requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:46-4.8. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-24B.2

All mixed martial arts events shall be subject to the presence, duties and compensation of inspectors as required by N.J.A.C. 13:46-9. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-24B.3

(a) All mixed martial arts events shall be subject to the uniform medical requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:46-12A. (b) All mixed martial arts events shall be subject to the additional health and safety requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:46-12B. (c) All mixed martial arts events shall be subj…

Weighing of all mixed martial artists shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements for professional boxers of N.J.A.C. 13:46-1A.3. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-24B.5

(a) In all weight classes, the bandages on each hand shall be restricted to soft gauze cloth not more than 13 yards in length and two inches in width, held in place by not more than 10 feet of surgeon's tape, one inch in width, for each hand. (b) One winding of surgeon's adhesive…

All female contestants shall wear a chest protector while participating in any combative sport. The chest protector shall be subject to examination and approval by the attending physician. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-3.10 New Rule, R.1997 d.227, effective 6/2/1997. See: 29 New…

(a) The gloves shall be new for all main events and also for all bouts scheduled for 10 rounds or more. All gloves shall be in good condition or they must be replaced. (b) All gloves are to be furnished by the licensed club or promoter. (c) All gloves must weigh at least eight ou…

(a) In all bouts, the gloves shall be inspected by the Commissioner's inspector and the ringside physician prior to the fight. The gloves shall be placed on the boxer's hands in the dressing room under the supervision of the Commissioner's inspector, and the laces of each glove s…

(a) All boxers must equip themselves with a foul-proof abdominal guard of the boxer's own selection, type to be approved by the Commissioner. (b) Abdominal guards shall be examined before all bouts by the Commissioner's inspector. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-3.4

No boxer shall be permitted to perform in any contest without equipping himself with a well-fitting mouthpiece, which shall be subject to examination and approval by the attending physician. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-3.5

Each boxer on a program must provide himself with trunks of a type approved by the Commissioner. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-3.6

No shoes with spikes, cleats, hard soles or hard heels are permitted in the ring. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-3.7

(a) All boxers must be cleanly shaven when they participate in a ring contest, except that a boxer may wear a closely cropped mustache. (b) Hair must be trimmed or tied back in such a way (subject to the approval of the ringside physician) as to not interfere with the vision of e…

(a) For each bout there shall be a clean water bucket and a clean plastic bottle in each boxer's corner. These articles shall be provided by the licensed club or promoter. (b) The licensed club or promoter shall also provide powdered resin for canvas and such other articles as ma…

No person, club, corporation or association shall hold, conduct or participate in boxing bouts, extreme wrestling exhibitions, sparring exhibitions, or any other combative sports competition or exhibition in the State of New Jersey without first having obtained a license from the…