3. When a team is not ready to play after an intermission between periods, after a score, after a radio/television/team timeout or anytime the referee orders the ball put in play.
Approved Ruling 3-4-2 I. After any timeout, one of the teams is not ready to play. RULING: Illegal delay. Penalty—Five yards from the succeeding spot.
PENALTY—Dead-ball foul. Five yards from the succeeding spot [S7 and S21].
