Rule Clarification

We are preparing for our first competition (KCBS) in a few weeks and I wanted to clarify a rule. I know that gas/electric is not allowed in cooking the meat, but what about for sauce etc?

Sauce is a separate category in this competition.

I do not want to get disqualified for something like sauce! It sounds to me from reading the rule that it just can't be inside the smoker.

Thanks!

Get a Weber Smoky Joe and use it to heat your sauce pan. Hardwood lump charcoal works great for this, I d it all the time.

Thanks everyone.

I appreciate the input.