Title 54, PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

54-405. SANCTIONING PERMIT FOR AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL CONTESTS AND EXHIBITIONS -- TELECASTS. The commission shall have power to issue and for cause to immediately revoke any sanctioning permit to conduct amateur and professional contests and exhibitions, including a simultaneou…

54-406. DUTIES OF COMMISSION -- SANCTIONING PERMITS -- LICENSING -- EXEMPTIONS -- MEDICAL CERTIFICATION. (1) The commission shall have power, and it shall be its duty, to direct, supervise and control all amateur and professional contests and exhibitions within the state and no s…

54-407. TIME BETWEEN BOXING CONTESTS. (1) In no case may a boxing combatant participate in more than one (1) boxing contest or exhibition in any twenty-four (24) hour period. (2) Without the special permission of the commission, a boxing combatant may not compete in a boxing cont…

54-408. PROMOTERS -- BOND OR OTHER SECURITY -- MEDICAL INSURANCE. (1) Before any sanctioning permit is issued to any promoter to conduct or hold a contest or exhibition and before an approved amateur athletic sanctioning organization sanctions an exempt amateur event, the promote…

54-409. CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE ISSUANCE OF LICENSE OR SANCTIONING PERMIT. Before issuing any license or sanctioning permit, the commission shall consider the following in order of importance: (1) The preservation of the safety and health of the contestants; (2) The best interest a…

54-410. ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE OR SANCTIONING PERMIT. Upon the approval by the commission of any application for a license or sanctioning permit, the payment of such fees as determined by the commission and the filing of the bond or other form of financial security as the commissi…

54-411. STATEMENT AND REPORT OF EVENT -- TAX ON GROSS RECEIPTS. (1) Any promoter as herein provided shall, at least seven (7) days prior to the holding of any contest or exhibition, file with the commission a statement setting forth the name of each combatant, his manager or mana…

54-412. FUNDS. All fees received under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the division of occupational and professional licenses and deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licenses fund and all costs and expenses incurred under the provisio…

54-413. SIMULTANEOUS OR CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELECASTS -- REPORT -- TAX ON GROSS RECEIPTS. Every promoter who charges and receives an admission fee for exhibiting a simultaneous telecast of any live, current or spontaneous contest or exhibition on a closed-circuit telecast viewed withi…

54-414. BOXING ROUNDS AND BOUTS LIMITED. No boxing contest or boxing exhibition held in this state whether under the provisions of this chapter or otherwise shall be for more than ten (10) rounds. Each round in a contest or exhibition shall be scheduled to last for the same lengt…

54-415. PHYSICIAN'S ATTENDANCE -- EXAMINATION OF COMBATANTS. (1) Each combatant for a contest or exhibition shall be examined within thirty-six (36) hours prior to the contest or exhibition by a physician appointed by the commission. The physician shall forthwith and before such …

54-416. LICENSES -- FEES -- REVOCATION. (1) The commission shall grant annual or biennial licenses in compliance with the rules prescribed by the commission and upon payment of the fees, the amount of which is to be determined by the commission upon application, prescribed to pro…

54-417. PARTICIPATION IN PURSE -- CONDUCTING SHAM CONTESTS OR EXHIBITIONS -- FORFEITURE OF LICENSE. Any person promoting exhibitions or contests who shall directly or indirectly participate in the purse or fee of any manager of any combatant and any licensee who shall conduct or …

54-418. VIOLATION OF RULES -- SHAM CONTESTS OR EXHIBITIONS -- PENALTIES. Any participant who shall participate in any sham or fake contest or exhibition and any participant who violates any rule of the commission shall be penalized in the following manner. For the first offense h…

54-419. INACCURATE STATEMENT AND REPORT OF EVENT -- ADDITIONAL TAX -- NOTICE -- PENALTY FOR DELINQUENCY. Whenever any promoter shall fail to make a report of any contest or exhibition within the time prescribed in this chapter or when such report is unsatisfactory to the commissi…

54-420. PROHIBITIONS -- PENALTIES -- INJUNCTIONS. (1) Any person conducting or participating in contests or exhibitions within this state without first having obtained a license or sanctioning permit in the manner provided in this chapter is in violation of the provisions of this…

54-421. EMERGENCY MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL. A promoter shall have an ambulance or paramedical unit with appropriate resuscitation equipment continuously present at the event site during the performance of all contests and exhibitions in case a serious injury occurs.

54-422. SECURITY -- PROMOTER'S RESPONSIBILITY. A promoter shall ensure that adequate security personnel are present at a contest or exhibition to control the crowd or audience in attendance. The size of the security force shall be determined by mutual agreement of the promoter, t…