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Iowa Code (Last Updated: December 05, 2016) |
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Title III. PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION |
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Chapter 90A. BOXING, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND WRESTLING |
Section 90A.1. Definitions.
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Boxer registry” means an entity certified by the association of boxing commissions for the purpose of maintaining records and identification of boxers.
2. “Commissioner” means the state commissioner of athletics, who is also the labor commissioner appointed pursuant to section 91.2, or the labor commissioner’s designee.
3. “Mixed martial arts match” means a professional or amateur mixed martial arts match or event that is open to the public and an admission fee is charged, a donation is requested from those in attendance, or merchandise or refreshments are available for purchase.
4. “Official” means a person who is employed as a referee, judge, timekeeper, or match physician for a match or event covered by this chapter.
5. “Participant” means a person involved in a match or event covered by this chapter, and includes contestants, seconds, managers, and similar event personnel.
6. “Professional boxing or wrestling match” means a boxing or wrestling contest or exhibition open to the public in this state for which the contestants are paid or awarded a prize for their participation.
7. “Promoter” means a person or business that does at least one of the following:
a. Organizes, holds, advertises, or otherwise conducts a professional boxing or wrestling match.
b. Charges admission for the viewing of a professional boxing or wrestling match received through a closed-circuit, pay-per-view, or similarly distributed signal.
c. Organizes, holds, advertises, or otherwise conducts a mixed martial arts match.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §727A.1; C79, 81, §99C.1]