PURPOSE: This rule establishes licensing guidelines and criteria for professional mixed martial arts.

1. (1) All mixed martial arts contestants, referees, judges, managers, seconds, physicians, timekeepers, promoters, matchmakers, and announcers shall apply for and submit the proper fee to be issued a license. A license must be issued before participating in a contest.
2. (2) Each applicant for a license shall complete an application as prescribed by the office, including the proper fee and all information required from the applicant. The office shall not refund license fees. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
3. (3) An applicant for a mixed martial arts event shall submit to any medical and mental health examination or testing ordered by the office.
4. (4) All licenses expire on June 30 of each even numbered year following the date of issuance.
5. (5) If a licensee changes his/her name or address, he/she must notify the office in writing within ten (10) days after the change(s) becomes effective, and submit legal documentation approving the name change.
6. (6) Licensees shall comply with all applicable federal regulations governing professional full-contact karate or mixed martial arts.

7. (7) The following fees are applicable to initial licensure and license renewals:

   1. (A) Promoter—Professional
   2. (B) Contestant—Professional
   3. (C) Referee—Professional
   4. (D) Judge—Professional
   5. (E) Matchmaker
   6. (F) Manager
   7. (G) Second
   8. (H) Announcer
   9. (I) Timekeeper
   10. (J) Physician

AUTHORITY: sections 317.001 and 317.006, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed April 3, 2007, effective Oct. 30, 2007. Amended: Filed March 20, 2018, effective Sept. 30, 2018. *Original authority: 317.001, RSMo 1983, amended 1996, 2007 and 317.006, RSMo 1983, amended 1996, 2007.