A promoter shall as a condition of licensure or continued licensure:

1. (1)

   1. (A) At all times comply with the Act, this part, and the instructions and directives of the State Athletic Commission, committee, designated employee or employees, and inspector or inspectors assigned to the event.
   2. (B) Simultaneously with submission of the promoter’s license application, submit to the commission proof of having reached the age of twenty-one (21) years or in the case of a legal entity, be owned, operated, and controlled by no individual less than twenty-one (21) years of age, and said entity shall sign an affidavit stating that entity has read the Act and this part and understands them, prior to issuance of a promoter’s license;

2. (2) At least ten (10) days prior to an event, provide the following to the commission at promoter’s sole expense:

   1. (A)

      1. (i) Proof of payment of premiums for and a certificate of coverage evidencing medical, surgical, and hospital care insurance covering each contestant during the event, with a deductible of no more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), with such insurance having a minimum limit of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per contestant for injuries sustained while participating in a contest and ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per contestant’s estate if the contestant’s death results from injuries received while participating in a contest.
      2. (ii) Deductibles for the required insurance shall not be greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and shall be paid by the promoter.
      3. (iii) In the event the insurance deductible is not paid by the promoter, then a claim therefore may be made against the security posted with the commission.
      4. (iv) Neither the insurance premium nor deductible shall be deducted from a contestant’s purse.
      5. (v) Promoter shall also supply to contestants all information necessary for filing a claim;
   2. (B) The name and contact information for the entity with whom promoter has contracted to provide an ambulance or authorized emergency vehicle for medical transport, at least two (2) emergency medical technicians or paramedics, and appropriate medical equipment all to be on site for the duration of the event;

   3. (C)

      1. (i) Name and contact information of the doctor working the event activities.
      2. (ii) Promoter shall be familiar with the doctor’s required examinations under this part and provide adequate time for the doctor’s examinations and reporting prior to the event;
   4. (D) A proposed list of contestants including, without limitation, the contestant’s properly spelled, full legal name and date of birth;
   5. (E) Notice and detailed explanation of any proposed contestant’s disabilities, physical impairments, or any other facts or factors which may possibly affect the competitiveness of the bout or which the commission should be made aware;

   6. (F)

      1. (i) The proposed matchups for the event along with proof of the records of each contestant from a recognized and commission-approved source within the industry.
      2. (ii) Contestants’ records are to be delivered directly to the commission from the authorized source for final approval of bouts.
      3. (iii) Promoters are encouraged to furnish the proposed bouts and records as early as possible to facilitate changes in any uneven or unapproved bouts.
      4. (iv) If the commission obtains the records directly from the industry source, the promoter shall reimburse the commission for all charges.
      5. (v) If alternate fighters are desired, the promoter must furnish the required information five (5) full business days prior to weigh-ins or the event, whichever is earlier.
      6. (vi) The commission has the discretion to accept and consider alternate fighter submissions upon good cause shown up to the day before the bout;

   7. (G)

      1. (i) Time, date, and location of the weigh-ins for the event.
      2. (ii) Note. For either professional boxing or MMA, fighters must weigh in at the same time; and
   8. (H) Name and contact information for the officials obtained and proposed for assignment to the event;

3. (3)

   1. (A) Supervise and be directly responsible for the conduct of the promoter’s agents, contractors, employees, and volunteers.
   2. (B) Any violation of the combative sports law or this part by the promoter’s agents, contractors, employees, or volunteers is deemed a violation by promoter;
4. (4) Provide evidence, satisfactory to the commission, that promoter possesses sufficient knowledge of the promoter’s responsibilities and duties under the combative sports law and this part, as well as has the ability and intent to comply therewith;

5. (5)

   1. (A) Prior to commission event approval, all advertising or social media must carry the words "subject to ASAC approval”.
   2. (B) Not advertise, unless authorized by commission or clearly stated to be tentative event subject to commission approval, or sell any tickets to an event, unless the event license application has been granted and event license fee paid to the commission;
6. (6) Ensure the maintenance of adequate public safety at all events and advise the commission prior to the event of promoter’s proposed provisions for armed off-duty or on-duty law enforcement personnel;
7. (7) If a promoter has had a previous incident wherein glass-bottled drinks, cans, or bottles were used as weapons, then commission has the authority to specify what types of items can be available;

8. (8)

   1. (A) Promoter can be required, after a prior reprimand to ensure no container of any type, other than soft plastic cups or paper cups, is used by anyone within one hundred fifty feet (150’) of the technical zone.
   2. (B) Provided however, drinks may be in plastic bottles within one hundred fifty feet (150’) of the technical zone if the venue is fitted with netting or other barrier which prevents or otherwise makes it exceedingly difficult for hurling or throwing of the same into the technical zone;
9. (9) Refer decisions or interpretations of any rules, requiring an immediate decision, to the designated employee or employees or inspector assigned to the event, who shall have the ability to decide the same, except as pertains to the sole arbiter of a match: the referee;
10. (10) Comply with the event compensation requirements of this part and otherwise bear all financial responsibility for the event;

11. (11)

    1. (A) After a prior problem with the same issue from the same promoter, prior to the beginning of each professional event and at the discretion of the commission or designated employee or employees, promoter shall remit the guaranteed portion of each contestant’s purse in cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or other check or order for immediately available funds to the commission official in charge of the event and such commission official shall distribute the amount remitted to the contestants immediately after conclusion of the event.
    2. (B) Each contestant will sign a form acknowledging receipt of the purse amount remitted to the commission official;

12. (12) For professional events (or for amateur events in which a contract is written), the contract with each contestant which must contain the following:

    1. (A) Is executed in duplicate on either commission forms or commission-approved forms;
    2. (B) States the purse guaranteed, and any sums not guaranteed or otherwise contingent on any prerequisite or subsequent act;
    3. (C) States the name of the contestant’s opponent;
    4. (D) States the number and duration of rounds and rest period in between, location and times the contestant is scheduled to appear, contestant’s weight limit, and all other pertinent details governing the contestant’s participation in the event;
    5. (E) States a weight limit for the contest, which weight limit shall be the same as that stated on the opponent’s contract unless the difference between the contestant’s contracted weight and the opponent’s contracted weight is clearly written on the contract, acknowledged in writing by the contestant, and falls within the weight differences permitted by this part; and
    6. (F) Payment of the purse and other sums if the opponent fails to appear at the weigh-in or bout or fails to make the contracted weight;

13. (13) For each event, provide the following at promoter’s sole expense:

    1. (A) Commission-approved scales for the weigh-ins;
    2. (B) Instant pregnancy testing kits for each female contestant;
    3. (C) A ring/cage complying with this part and properly set up at least two (2) hours prior to the scheduled start of the event;
    4. (D) A brand new, unopened pair of properly weighted gloves, of the same make and model, for use solely by the contestants in each championship or title bout;
    5. (E) In addition to any required new gloves, at least six (6) pairs of gloves approved by the commission of the proper weight for each contestant weight class participating in the event, however, if only one (1) bout in the event requires gloves of a certain weight, then only four (4) pairs of gloves of that weight are required;
    6. (F) Sufficient buckets for use by the contestants;
    7. (G) Stools for use by the contestants and seconds;
    8. (H) Preferably latex-free protective, waterproof gloves for use by the officials and seconds;
    9. (I) An adequate (a minimum of ten (10)) supply of clean towels or unlimited white paper towels for use by the officials in keeping corners clear of excessive water and other use by the officials;
    10. (J) All ringside chairs and tables for officials as instructed by commission and in compliance with this part;
    11. (K) A boxing and wrestling approved bell and device for ringing the bell or for MMA, approved air horn;
    12. (L) At least two (2) stopwatches and a whistle/or wooden "clacker" (two (2) pieces of wood) for use by the timekeeper;
    13. (M) A public address system for use by the announcer, commission, and if desired, referee;
    14. (N) A separate dressing room for each corner’s contestants and for each sex, if requested when contestants of both sexes are participating;
    15. (O) A separate room or area for physical examinations, unless the physical arrangements of the event site make an additional room impossible;
    16. (P) A separate dressing room shall be provided for officials, unless the physical arrangements of the event site make an additional dressing room impossible;
    17. (Q) Adequate security personnel, high stools for use by the judges or appropriate other seating;
    18. (R) An ambulance or authorized emergency vehicle with immediate transport authority to the nearest hospital from the event site, at least two (2) emergency medical technicians or paramedics, and appropriate medical equipment for life support and emergency treatment of contestant including, without limitation a gurney, backboard, neck brace, and automatic defibrillator all to be on site and at ringside for the duration of the event;
    19. (S) An event site that conforms to the applicable laws, ordinances, and rules of the state, county, city, town, or village where held; and
    20. (T) Public rest rooms, which shall not also be used as dressing rooms, physical examinations, or weigh-ins unless approved by the commission;
14. (14) Not allow any bout or heat to begin until the doctor, commissioner in charge of the event, judges, all emergency medical personnel, and timekeeper are all present at ringside;
15. (15) Ensure the promoter or promoter’s representative is readily accessible and available to the officials and commission during the entirety of the event, which promoter or promoter’s representative should be identified to the commission and officials prior to the start of the event;
16. (16) If the doctor recommends or requires a contestant go to the hospital at any time during or after the event, then require and ensure that the emergency personnel crew and ambulance onsite for the event immediately transport the contestant and the event shall not continue until a replacement ambulance and emergency personnel are again onsite;
17. (17) Not violate any contract or breach any agreement relating to an event;
18. (18) Be permitted to act as a matchmaker for their events, but not for any event promoted by another promoter without also being issued a matchmaker’s license; and
19. (19) Be subject to disciplinary action, a verbal warning, and then a written reprimand by the commission for failure to exercise objective or subjective good judgment in the arrangement or pairing of a match, whether the person knew or should have known one contestant was substantially outclassed by the opponent.

Codification Notes: "MMA" means mixed martial arts.