Legislation
SECTION 32
Safety headgear
Boxing, Sparring and Wrestling Ch. 912/20 (BSW) CHAPTER ROOT
* § 32. Safety headgear. The commission shall undertake a study of
various types of safety headgear that may be used by boxers during the
course of a contest or bout. The commission shall develop, or shall
contract to develop, a safety headgear prototype during the course, and
in furtherance, of the study to be conducted hereunder. Such study shall
include the safety and effectiveness that the wearing of various types
of headgear may demonstrate, including the ramifications that the
wearing of headgear may have on the sport of boxing and the
psychological effect it may have on the boxers. The commission shall
make a written report of its findings from such study, including any
appropriate recommendations, to the governor and the legislature no
later than one year from the date this section takes effect.
* NB Repealed September 1, 2016
various types of safety headgear that may be used by boxers during the
course of a contest or bout. The commission shall develop, or shall
contract to develop, a safety headgear prototype during the course, and
in furtherance, of the study to be conducted hereunder. Such study shall
include the safety and effectiveness that the wearing of various types
of headgear may demonstrate, including the ramifications that the
wearing of headgear may have on the sport of boxing and the
psychological effect it may have on the boxers. The commission shall
make a written report of its findings from such study, including any
appropriate recommendations, to the governor and the legislature no
later than one year from the date this section takes effect.
* NB Repealed September 1, 2016