Section 111.04. Referees.

 

(1)  The department shall assign the referee for a professional boxing event. The assigned referee represents the department for the purpose of regulating bouts during a boxing contest. A referee has all of the following duties and responsibilities once assigned to an event:

(a) Regulate the boxers and others in the ring, according to this chapter and ch. 444 , Stats.

(b) Maintain, direct and control each bout at all stages.

(c) Stop a boxing contest to prevent a weakened or outclassed boxer from receiving excessive punishment, pursuant to s. 444.12 , Stats. The referee is the sole arbiter of a contest.

(d) Interpret the rules relevant to a bout, make a determination, and take action upon any circumstance of a bout not covered by a rule.

(2)  The department may not assign a person to act as a referee if it has reasonable proof that the person is any one of the following:

(a) Not competent to act as a referee.

(b) Has a conflict of interest.

(c) Has been subject to a disciplinary action by the department or another jurisdiction that prohibits the person from acting as a referee.

History: EmR1031 : emerg. cr., eff. 9-1-10; CR 10-101 : cr. Register April 2011 No. 664 , eff. 5-1-11.