1. (1) A person in the State of Oregon may have their license denied, suspended, revoked, and or a fine enacted for any of the following reasons:

   1. (a) A violation of Oregon Revised Statute 463;
   2. (b) A violation of Oregon Administrative Rule 230;
   3. (c) Engaging in an activity regulated under ORS Chapter 463 and/or OAR Chapter 230 in connection with unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling event that is not approved by the superintendent;
   4. (d) Participating as a competitor in an unarmed combat sports event if either competitor is unlicensed by the superintendent or has been determined to be medically unqualified as provided in ORS 463.047;
   5. (e) Has been convicted of a crime that involves unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling;
   6. (f) Has been convicted of a crime that is deemed to reflect discredit to unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling;
   7. (g) Testing positive for an illegal and or banned substance;
   8. (h) Refusing to submit to a drug test;
   9. (i) Failure to fulfill licensing obligations;
   10. (j)  Health and safety concerns;
   11. (k) Moral Turpitude - an act or behavior that gravely violates the sentiment or accepted standard of Unarmed Combat Sports.
2. (2) At any time or in any place behaves in a manner which is deemed by the superintendent or an authorized representative of the superintendent to reflect discredit to unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling.
3. (3) The decision to sanction a person will be evaluated on the totality of the circumstance of the incident and history of the person.  The Administrator will send written notice to the applicant or licensee which will state the person(s) will have twenty-one days to respond via written or electronic mail to give notice of a request to appeal the proposed fine, denial, suspension, and or revocation of license.
4. (4) Enforcement action may include warning letter(s), civil penalties, forfeiture of payment of all of part of the purse, suspension or revocation of a license, or a combination thereof.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 463.113

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 463.113 & ORS 463.185

History

SAC 11-2018, amend filed 01/09/2018, effective 01/09/2018
BWC 1-1995, f. 10-10-95, cert. ef. 10-13-95
BWC 1-1988, f. 3-22-88, cert. ef. 3-29-88