FEDERAL · 15 U.S.C. · Chapter 89
Safety standards
15 U.S.C. § 6304
Title15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter89 — PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY
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15 U.S.C. § 6304.
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No person may arrange, promote, organize, produce, or fight in a professional boxing match without meeting each of the following requirements or an alternative requirement in effect under regulations of a boxing commission that provides equivalent protection of the health and safety of boxers:
(1)A physical examination of each boxer by a physician certifying whether or not the boxer is physically fit to safely compete, copies of which must be provided to the boxing commission.
(2)Except as otherwise expressly provided under regulation of a boxing commission promulgated subsequent to October 9, 1996, an ambulance or medical personnel with appropriate resuscitation equipment continuously present on site.
(3)A physician continuously present at ringside.
(4)Health insurance for each boxer
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History
(Pub. L. 104–272, §5, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3310.)
Editorial Notes
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective July 1, 1997, see section 23(2) of Pub. L. 104–272, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective July 1, 1997, see section 23(2) of Pub. L. 104–272, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.
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