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...(A) The ring must be not less than eighteen feet square and not more than twenty-four feet square within the ropes. The ring floor must extend at least eighteen inches beyond the ropes and corner posts must not be closer than eighteen inches to the ring ropes. The ring floor must be padded with matting of thickness, softness and resiliency approved by the commission or its representative. Padding must extend beyond t...

...(A) Contracts for all contestants must be given to the inspector or executive director prior to or at the weigh-in. This included all amateur contestants who participate in matches regulated by the Ohio athletic commission. (B) Prior to start of event the promoter must give the inspector full payment and all required fees for physician(s) and officials, to include mileage and lodging according to state specificatio...

...(A) Contracts for all contestants must be given to the inspector or executive director prior to or at the weigh-in. This included all amateur contestants who participate in matches regulated by the Ohio athletic commission. (B) Prior to start of event the promoter must give the inspector full payment and all required fees for physician(s) and officials, to include mileage and lodging according to state specification...

...(A) No person other than the contestants and referee shall enter the ring during a bout. (B) For non title bouts there may not be more than three seconds. Between rounds, one second may be inside the ring and the other two on the ring apron. (C) For championship bouts there may not be more than four seconds. Between rounds, one second may be inside the ring, and two seconds on the ring apron, w...

...(A) The applicant must be a minimum of eighteen years old and have a federal identification card (ID), prior to applying for an Ohio boxing license. (B) Any person who desires to participate as a professional boxer shall apply for a professional boxing license from the athletic commission. The applicant shall fill out an application form. The forms shall be provided by the athletic commission. Each application shal...

...(A) The applicant must be a minimum of eighteen years old and have a federal identification card (ID), prior to applying for an Ohio boxing license. (B) Any person who desires to participate as a professional boxer shall apply for a professional boxing license from the athletic commission. The applicant shall fill out an application form. The forms shall be provided by the athletic commission. Each application shall...

...No promoter shall conduct a boxing, mixed martial arts, kick boxing, karate, tough man contest or tough person contest, or any other form of boxing or martial arts unless a minimum of three licensed judges assigned by the commission and paid by the promoter are present. Each judge shall render a decision at the end of each round of each bout, the scorecard(s) shall be given to the referee at the end of each round, an...

...(A) The commission shall assign inspectors to attend each boxing, kick boxing, mixed martial arts, karate, tough man contests or tough person contests, or any other form of boxing or martial arts held under a permit issued under rules bearing agency level 3773 of the Administrative Code. One inspector an assistant inspector and two ringside inspectors may be assigned to any one facility for any one event. A second ...

...(A) Prior to participating in the contest, all contestants must pass a physical examination given by a licensed medical doctor or doctor of osteopathic medicine, in accordance with the form prescribed by the commission. Failure to take and successfully pass the physical examination shall disqualify any potential contestant. (B) All contestants must be examined by the ringside physician after each bout they compete ...

...(A) Prior to participating in the contest, all contestants must pass a physical examination given by a licensed medical doctor or doctor of osteopathic medicine, in accordance with the form prescribed by the commission. Failure to take and successfully pass the physical examination shall disqualify any potential contestant. (B) All contestants must be examined by the ringside physician after each bout they compete i...

...(A) A referee may disqualify a contestant, or award a round to his opponent, if any of the following major fouls are committed: (1) Hitting an opponent who is down or attempting to get up on his feet; (2) Using a knee against an opponent; (3) Purposely going down without being hit; (4) Failing to heed a referee's warning concerning any fouls. (5) Dangerous or unsportsmanlike conduct in the ring; (6) Low blow(s)...

...(A) Procedures: (1) Referee shall issue a warning. After the initial warning a penalty will be issued. The penalty may be a deduction of points or disqualification depending on the severity of the foul. Any points deducted for any foul must be deducted in the round which the foul occurred. (2) The referee as soon as practical after the foul, call time and notify which contestant is being pen...

...(A) Procedures: (1) Referee shall issue a warning. After the initial warning a penalty will be issued. The penalty may be a deduction of points or disqualification depending on the severity of the foul. Any points deducted for any foul must be deducted in the round which the foul occurred. (2) The referee as soon as practical after the foul, call time and notify which contestant is being penalized and the total poi...

...(A) Groin and breast protectors. (1) Male fighters must wear a groin protector which will protect them against injury from a foul blow. (2) Female fighters may not wear groin protectors but must wear a breast protector or sports bra. (B) Female fighters must submit a negative pregnancy test prior to the event. (C) Each contestant shall wear mixed martial arts shorts, biking shorts, or kick boxing shorts. Shorts ...

...(A) A mixed martial arts contest may end under the following results: (1) Submission: (a) Tap out: when a contestant physically uses their hand(s) to indicate that they no longer wish to continue. (b) Verbal tap out: when a contestant verbally announces to the referee that they do not wish to continue. (2) Knockout "(KO)": failure to rise from the canvas. (3) Technical knockout "(TKO)": (a) ...

...(A) A mixed martial arts contest may end under the following results: (1) Submission: (a) Tap out: when a contestant physically uses their hand(s) to indicate that they no longer wish to continue. (b) Verbal tap out: when a contestant verbally announces to the referee that they do not wish to continue. (2) Knockout (KO): failure to rise from the canvas. (3) Technical knockout (TKO): (a) Referee stops bout becau...

...(A) Access as a noun means an opportunity to copy, view, or otherwise perceive whereas access as a verb means to copy, view, or otherwise perceive. (B) Acquisition of a new computer system means the purchase of a computer system as defined in this rule, that is not a computer system currently in place nor one for which the acquisition process has been initiated as of the effective date of the commission rule address...

...(A) Personal information systems of the commission are managed on a "need-to-know" basis whereby the information owner determines the level of access required for an employee of the commission to fulfill his or her job duties. The determination of access to confidential personal information shall be approved by the employee's supervisor and the information owner prior to providing the employee with access to confiden...

...(A) The words and terms defined in section 3775.01 of the Revised Code are used in this agency as they are defined in that section, unless otherwise specified. (B) As used in Chapter 3775. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder, the following words have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Advertisement" means a notice, announcement, or c...

...(A) No sports gaming proprietor, mobile management services provider, management services provider, sports gaming supplier, sports gaming employee, or type C sports gaming host may operate, conduct, or assist in operating or conducting sports gaming in this state without first obtaining an appropriate license or provisional license from the commission. (B) Except for an appointing professional ...

...(A) An applicant for an initial or renewal type A sports gaming proprietor license must complete and submit the appropriate form(s) required by the commission and ensure the payment of a nonrefundable application fee of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, as well as all fees necessary to cover the cost of any required criminal-records checks. (B) An applicant for an initial or renewal type A ...

...(A) An applicant for an initial or renewal type A sports gaming proprietor license must complete and submit the appropriate form(s) required by the commission and ensure the payment of a nonrefundable application fee of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, as well as all fees necessary to cover the cost of any required criminal-records checks. (B) An applicant for an initial or renewal typ...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (B) of this rule, the commission must not license more than twenty-five type A sports gaming proprietors at any one time. (B) Once twenty-five type A sports gaming proprietors are licensed in this state, the commission may, in its sole discretion, issue additional type A sports gaming proprietor licenses only if the potential applicant(s) can demonstr...

...(A) An applicant for an initial or renewal type B sports gaming proprietor license must complete and submit the appropriate form(s) required by the commission and ensure the payment of a nonrefundable application fee of twenty thousand dollars, as well as all fees necessary to cover the cost of any required criminal-records checks. (B) An applicant for an initial or renewal type B sports gami...

...(A) An applicant for an initial or renewal type B sports gaming proprietor license must complete and submit the appropriate form(s) required by the commission and ensure the payment of a nonrefundable application fee of twenty thousand dollars, as well as all fees necessary to cover the cost of any required criminal-records checks. (B) An applicant for an initial or renewal type B sports gami...