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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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61. Department of Business and Professional Regulation |
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61K1. Florida Athletic Commission |
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61K1-1. General Rules For Boxing, Kickboxing, And Mixed Martial Arts |
1(1) License.
3(a) No person shall act as an announcer at any match held in Florida without first having obtained an announcer license.
24(b) No licensed announcer shall act as an announcer at any boxing, mixed martial arts or kickboxing match in a state without a state boxing commission or similar governmental authority unless the match is sanctioned by a national or international organization recognized by the commission, or at any boxing, mixed martial arts or kickboxing match held in this state unless the match is sanctioned by the commission.
91(2) Duties.
93(a) The announcer shall make all announcements in the English language unless approved to do otherwise by the executive director or commission representative.
116(b) Announcers shall be neatly and appropriately dressed while discharging their duties.
128(c) The announcer shall be at all times, subject and responsible to the commission representative in the discharge of his duties and shall accept directions only from the commission representative.
158(d) Announcers shall not make unauthorized announcements or introductions of persons other than the participants and officials unless the commission representative has determined that the announcement or introduction is appropriate for the match. Under no circumstances shall an individual be introduced if his license has been revoked or is currently under suspension.
210(e) After participants and their chief seconds are in the ring, the announcer shall announce the name of each participant, his weight as determined at the weigh-in, and such other announcements as directed by the commission representative.
247(f) An announcer shall display strict impartiality in word and action while performing his duties.
262(g) The number of the round shall be announced at the 1-minute interval between rounds.
277(h) At the conclusion of each match, the announcer shall make the announcement of the result in the manner and at such time as directed by the commission representative.
306(i) In the event of a knockout or a technical knockout, the announcer shall obtain the result and the official time of the termination of the match from the commission representative, and shall announce the result, the time and the round in which the knockout or technical knockout occurred.
355(j) At the conclusion of each match and immediately after the announcements have been made, the announcer shall submit to the commission representative any match score cards used by the judges and the referee that he may have in his possession.
396Specific Authority 398548.003 FS. 400Law Implemented 402548.003(2), 403548.006, 404548.011, 405548.017, 406548.057 FS. 408History–New 2-7-85, Amended 11-24-85, Formerly 7F-1.16, Amended 4-6-89, 1-9-91, Formerly 7F-1.016, Amended 9-10-95, 6-21-04.
