Rule 2 – Section 42 – PLAYING FIELD

Rule 2 – Section 42 – PLAYING FIELD

2-42 The playing field includes both fair and foul territory. Any other areas beyond the playing field are defined as being outside the playing field (dead ball area). Any wall, fence, barricade, rope, wire, marked or imaginary line is considered a part of the playing field. Any areas beyond those boundaries are outside the playing field.

October 6, 2019
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