18VAC120-40 Professional Boxing and Wrestling Event Regulations

NOTICES OF INTENDED REGULATORY ACTION

Vol. 29 Iss. 17 - April 22, 2013

TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION

Chapter 40

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation intends to consider amending 18VAC120-40, Professional Boxing and Wrestling Event Regulations. The purpose of the proposed action is to amend the regulation relating to (i) wrestling event conduct standards; (ii) requirements for approval of ringside physicians; (iii) equipment to be provided to wrestling promoters; (iv) application for a license to conduct a wresting event; and (v) duties of locker room inspectors, timekeepers, and referees.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: May 22, 2013.

Agency Contact: Kathleen R. Nosbisch, Executive Director, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone [phone], FAX (866) 465-6206, or email [e-mail].

VA.R. Doc. No. R13-3614; Filed March 26, 2013, 9:27 a.m.