PURPOSE: This rule defines the duties and responsibilities of inspectors.

1. (1) The office shall assign inspectors as it deems necessary.
2. (2) In all contests, contestants, promoters, managers, matchmakers, judges, referees, timekeepers, seconds, announcers and physicians at all times shall be under the direction of the office or its inspector(s).
3. (3) Employees and inspectors of the office cannot have any interest in or connection with, either directly or indirectly, any promotion of either professional boxing, professional wrestling, professional kickboxing or professional full-contact karate in this state or have any interest, directly or indirectly, in any contest or contestant.
4. (4) The office and its inspectors may supervise the sale of tickets, check the counting of receipts and enforce all rules of the office.
5. (5) The ticket taker immediately must deposit every admission ticket, pass or complimentary ticket in a securely locked box. It shall be opened only in the presence of the office’s inspector who shall see that all tickets or passes are carefully counted and reported to the office, along with the price of admission charged for each class of tickets and exchanges and the gross receipts of all tickets and exchanges.
6. (6) Before the start of a contest, an inspector must check all contestants, promoters, managers, matchmakers, announcers, seconds, timekeepers, referees and physicians for licenses issued by the office. Any of those persons without a current license issued by the office shall not participate in the contest, until an application and fee has been received and the application is approved by the office.
7. (7) An inspector must be present in the dressing rooms at the designated time for weighing in contestants and inspecting all equipment.
8. (8) An inspector must examine and approve all hand wrappings being placed on contestants. After approval all handwraps must be initialed by the inspector present.
9. (9) An inspector must be present when each contestant is being gloved. After approval of the gloving, the tape around the strings must be initialed by the inspector present.

AUTHORITY: section 317.006, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 40-5.010. Original rule filed April 30, 1982, effective Sept 11, 1982. Rescinded and readopted: Filed March 2, 1989, effective May 11, 1989. Amended: Filed Nov. 15, 2001, effective May 30, 2002. Moved to 20 CSR 2040-5.010, effective Aug. 28, 2006.

*Original authority: 317.006, RSMo 1983, amended 1996.