Section 116.03. Mandatory drug testing.

 

(1)  All boxers are prohibited from the personal use of drugs, including all anabolic steroids or controlled substances while participating in a bout, except when prescribed, dispensed or administered by a licensed physician or dentist for a legitimate medical condition.

(2)  A boxer shall provide written notice or a prescription to the department before participating in any boxing contest. The written notice or prescription shall contain the name of the substance, the quantity and dosage of the substance prescribed and the name, address and telephone number of the physician, dentist or other health care professional prescribing the substance.

(3)  All boxers are prohibited from being under the influence of alcohol while participating in a bout.

(4)  The commissioner, inspector, department representative, or ringside physician may require a boxer to submit to a drug test including [for] the presence of alcohol, drugs, controlled substances, or steroids at any time after the official weigh-in, on the day of the bout in which the boxer is participating, or within 24 hours of competing in a boxing contest based on reasonable cause or random selection.

(5)  Grounds for reasonable cause include any of the following:

(a) The commissioner, inspector, department representative, or ringside physician observes a boxer or receives information that a boxer is under the influence of alcohol, drugs, controlled substances or steroids.

(b) The boxer has previously tested positive for drugs, controlled substances or steroids.

(6)  The random selection of boxers competing in a bout shall be conducted by the inspector or department representative. The random selection may be witnessed by the boxer or their representative. The inspector or department representative shall determine the number of random samples for each event. Both boxers competing in a selected bout shall submit to a drug test.

(7)  The collection of specimens from boxers for drug testing shall be taken in the presence of the inspector, department representative, or ringside physician in a manner prescribed by the official. Specimens may include urine, hair samples, or blood. Specimens shall be tested at a facility acceptable to the department. Results of all drug tests shall be submitted directly to the department.

(8)  If a boxer fails to provide a sample for drug testing, after a request by the inspector or department representative, and the request is made before a bout, the boxer shall not be allowed to compete in the event. If the request is made after a bout, and the boxer fails to provide a sample for drug testing, the boxer shall be subject to disciplinary action.

(9)  If laboratory testing of a boxer's specimen test positive for any alcohol, drugs, controlled substances, anabolic steroids or illegal enhancement substances, the boxer shall be disciplined.

(10)  A boxer who is disciplined and was the winner of a contest shall be disqualified and the decision shall be changed to no contest. The results of a contest shall remain unchanged if a boxer who is disciplined was the loser of the contest.

(11)  If the laboratory test results prove to be negative or inconclusive, no action shall be taken and all results of the boxer's bout shall stand.

(12)  Boxers who are prohibited, restrained, disqualified, or are otherwise ineligible to compete in another state or jurisdiction due to a disciplinary action that involves the use of drugs, shall not compete in any department authorized event until such time as the period of prohibition, restraint, disqualification, or ineligibility is completed or removed and subject to the approval of the commissioner, inspector or department representative.

(13)  Subject to the discretion of the commissioner or department representative, a boxer with a previous disciplinary action in another state or jurisdiction may be required to take a drug test before being allowed to compete in any department authorized event.

(14)  The promoter shall pay the costs relating to drug testing boxers. Any requests for follow-up or additional testing shall be paid by the boxer.

History: EmR1031 : emerg. cr. as s. RL 116.04, eff. 9-1-10; CR 10-101 : cr. as s. RL 116.04 Register April 2011 No. 664 , eff. 5-1-11; renum bered under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register April 2011 No. 664 .

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