(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

1. (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 and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. This permit shall authorize one or more professional or amateur contests, or a combination of both.
2. (b) Before January 1, 2023, amateur full-contact martial arts contests must be registered and 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.
3. (c) On and after January 1, 2023, 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.
4. (d) On and after January 1, 2023, the Department shall not approve any sanctioning body. A sanctioning body's approval by the Department that was received before January 1, 2023 is withdrawn on January 1, 2023.
5. (e) A permit issued under this Act is not transferable.

(from Ch. 111, par. 5007)

(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)