1. (a) All rules stated herein apply to Elimination Tournaments or Toughman competitions with the exception of §§61.107, 61.108 and 61.110 - 61.112 unless this section conflicts with another rule stated herein. If a conflict occurs, this section prevails.

2. (b) Elimination tournament promoters who charge admission to an event, or offer an award to contestants must provide to the Department for each event:

   1. (1) a $50,000 surety bond conditioned on the applicant's payment of the 3% tax under §2052.151 of the Code and any claim against the applicant as described by §2052.109(a)(3) of the Code; and
   2. (2) insurance coverage for contestants, to cover medical, surgical and hospital care with a minimum limit of $20,000 for injuries sustained while participating in a contest and $50,000 to a contestant's estate if he dies of injuries received while participating in a contest. The insurance premium and deductibles shall not be deducted from the contestant's purse. The promoter shall provide to the Department for each event sponsored, a certificate of insurance showing proper coverage. The promoter shall supply to those participating in the event with the proper information for filing a medical claim.
3. (c) The Executive Director and promoter will jointly hold a drawing for all matches in each weight category.
4. (d) The promoter must notify the Department in writing before the commencement of the event of their decision to not use headgear.
5. (e) Elimination tournaments consist of a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 60 scheduled rounds on each night.
6. (f) Elimination Tournament contestant's shall wear 16 ounce gloves.
7. (g) If a contestant is disqualified during a pre-tournament physical examination, the promoter shall immediately notify the Department.
8. (h) Fouls are as stated in §61.107 of this chapter.
9. (i) When a contestant is knocked down three times in any round, the referee shall stop the contest, and the contestant scoring the knockdowns shall be declared the winner by technical knockout.

Source Note:The provisions of this §61.109 adopted to be effective October 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 9941; amended to be effective December 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 10445; amended to be effective February 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 378.