23-3-404. Jurisdiction -- license required -- contestant participation. (1) The department has sole management, control, and jurisdiction over each professional boxing event involving recognition, a prize, or a purse and at which an admission fee is charged, either directly or indirectly, in the form of dues or otherwise, to be held within the state. The department may accept private donations for the costs of administering the boxing program. Donations received by the department for this purpose must be deposited in the state special revenue fund for the use of the boxing program.
     (2) An organization or individual may not conduct a professional boxing event within the department's jurisdiction unless the organization or individual is the holder of an appropriate license granted by the department.
     (3) A referee, manager, or judge may not participate in a professional boxing event within the department's jurisdiction unless:
     (a) the individual is licensed by the department; and
     (b) the professional boxing event is conducted by an organization or individual licensed by the department.
     (4) A contestant may not participate in a professional boxing event within the department's jurisdiction unless:
     (a) the contestant is licensed by the department;
     (b) the professional boxing event is conducted by an organization or individual licensed by the department;
     (c) the department has not suspended the right of the contestant to participate under 23-3-603; and
     (d) the contestant submits laboratory documentation of negative HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C tests. The department may not require blood tests to be administered less than 1 year prior to the event and may not require eye dilation as part of the prefight physical.

     History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 506, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 97, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 11, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 378, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 437, L. 2015.