PURPOSE: This rule establishes guidelines and criteria for obtaining an event permit for a professional mixed martial arts contest in Missouri.

1. (1) The promoter shall obtain a separate permit for each contest from the office prior to each contest.
2. (2) Fees for professional mixed martial arts permits are twenty-five dollars ($25) per contest per day.

3. (3) The permit request must be received by the office no later than ten (10) business days before the date of the contest with the permit fee.

   1. (4) The office shall not approve permits for:

      1. (A) Bouts between members of the opposite sex;
      2. (B) Bouts between professional and amateur contestants;
      3. (C) Bouts between human contestants and nonhumans; and
      4. (D) Contests with more than two (2) contestants competing in the same bout.
   2. (5) The office may deny an application for a permit or grant a limited, restricted or conditional permit for any cause deemed sufficient by the office.
   3. (6) No promoter, official or contestant shall serve in any capacity at contests for which the office has denied a permit or for which a permit has not been issued. Such participation shall be grounds for discipline.
   4. (7) The promoter must have an approved permit before any advertisement, publicity or other public announcement is issued for the contest. Violation of this provision shall be

$400 grounds for discipline. $ 40 $ 50 AUTHORITY: sections 317.001 and 317.006, $ 50 RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed April 3, 2007, effective Oct. 30, 2007. $200 $100 *Original authority: 317.001, RSMo 1983, amended 1996 $ 20 and 317.006, RSMo 1983, amended 1996. $ 20 $ 20 $ 0