S.C. Code Regs. 20-3.8. Use of Drugs and Stimulants

The Commission has the authority to require any participant to submit to tests for the presence of unauthorized substances, as listed, including but not limited to, the most recent prohibited list maintained by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The use of any drugs, alcohol or stimulants, or injections in any part of the body, either before or during a match, by or in behalf of any boxer is adequate grounds for revoking his/her license, as well as the license of the person administering the same. Classification of substances shall be as follows: (A) Class A: Cannabinoids (marijuana) or any pharmacological substance not addressed that is not currently approved by any governmental regulatory health authority for human therapeutic use (i.e. illegal recreational drugs). (B) Class B: Tested positive for or used or injected stimulants, narcotics, erythropoietin, human growth hormones, anabolic agents, peptide hormones, glucorticosteriods, Beta-2 agonists, hormone and metabolic modulators, diuretics and other masking agents, anti-estrogenic agents, or other drugs identified on the WADA Anti-Doping Code Prohibited List. Disciplinary action against licensees shall be as follows: 1. First offense: Administrative suspension of 90 days and a fine of one thousand ($1,000) dollars. 2. Second offense: Administrative suspension of 180 days and a fine of three thousand ($3,000) dollars. 3. Third offense: Administrative suspension of 365 days and a fine of five thousand ($5,000) dollars. 4. Fourth offense: Indefinite administrative suspension with permanent sanctions issued by the Commission, up to and including revocation.