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20:81:05:19Automatic suspensions

Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗

following contest. The Commission shall issue a suspension to each contestant following a bout. Such suspension shall be reported to a national mixed martial arts database. Mixed martial artists may not compete or appear in a contest for up to ninety days after being unable to defend themselves in a bout. Mixed martial artists knocked out in a bout may be suspended indefinitely, subject to medical clearance to compete.

Source: 41 SDR 7, effective July 28, 2014; 44 SDR 102, effective December 18, 2017.

General Authority

  • SDCL 42-12-10
    Amended by SB64 (2026) — revise and repeal provisions related to the athletic commission.

Law Implemented

  • SDCL 42-12-10
    Amended by SB64 (2026) — revise and repeal provisions related to the athletic commission.