Authorization to conduct contests; sanctioning bodies

(225 ILCS 105/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 5007)     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032)     Sec. 7. Authorization to conduct contests; sanctioning bodies.     (a) In order to conduct a professional contest, an amateur contest, or a combination of both, in this State, a promoter shall obtain a permit issued by the Department in accordance with this Act and the rules adopted pursuant thereto. This permit shall authorize one or more contests.     (b) Pursuant to rules adopted by the Department, amateur boxing contests must have a permit issued by the Department and be sanctioned by a sanctioning body approved by the Department for that purpose under the requirements and standards stated in this Act and the rules adopted under this Act.     (c) A promoter for an amateur full-contact martial arts contest shall obtain a permit issued by the Department under the requirements and standards set forth in this Act and the rules adopted under this Act.     (d) The Department shall not approve any sanctioning body for amateur full-contact martial arts contests. A sanctioning body's approval by the Department for amateur full-contact martial arts contests that was received before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly is withdrawn.     (e) A permit issued under this Act is not transferable. (Source: P.A. 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)