Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 103 – Rules and regulations
(a) In the interest and for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare, the Division of Professional Regulation shall promulgate and enforce rules and regulations relating to the regulation of combative sports and combative sports entertainment events in Delaware.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 103
- Combative sports: shall include all professional boxing and mixed martial arts and all amateur boxing and mixed martial arts. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 102
- Combative sports entertainment: include d but not limited to "celebrity boxing" "entertainment boxing" and all such similar terms or names shall mean a display of skill for the purpose of entertaining an audience, consisting of choreographed or simulated combat in which techniques commonly used in combative sports are employed by participants. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 102
- Council: shall mean the Combative Sports Advisory Council. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 102
- Director: shall mean the Director of the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of State. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 102
- Division: shall mean the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of State. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 102
- Event: shall mean an organized series of contests and/or individual matches presented as a single occasion. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 102
- Professional: shall mean a person who engages in a match or contest where a purse of cash or other article of value is awarded for that person's participation or victory which is greater than the maximum amount permitted by the Division to be awarded to an amateur, as defined in the Division's rule and regulations. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 102
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
(b) The Division shall have the following powers and duties related to the regulation of combative sports and combative sporting entertainment events:
(1) To make and publish rules regulating all professional and amateur combative sports and combative sports entertainment events held in the State, and such rules shall have the force and effect of law;
(2) To accept applications for and issue licenses and permits for combative sports or combative sports entertainment events held in the State. Such licenses and permits shall be issued in accordance with rules duly adopted by the Division;
(3) To suspend or revoke licenses and to fine licensees or permittees for any violation of this statute or any regulation made pursuant thereto;
(4) To charge fees to be determined by the Director of any license or permit authorized hereby; and the amount charged for fees imposed under this chapter shall approximate and reasonably reflect costs necessary to defray the expenses of the Council, as well as the proportional expenses incurred by the Division. There shall be a separate fee charged for each service or activity, but no fee shall be charged for a purpose not specified in this chapter;
(5) To establish reasonable qualifications for any applicant seeking a license or permit, or to be registered, pursuant to this chapter;
(6) To establish criteria to determine whether and when a bond shall be posted by a permittee or licensee, the amount of any bond it requires to be posted, and any other conditions relating to the posting of a bond, including those relative to any waiver or exclusion from such posting requirement;
(7) To provide for the designation and assignment of an agent who shall:
a. Be present at all times during any combative sports or combative sports entertainment event to which that agent is assigned;
b. Represent the State and act on behalf of the Division at such event for all reasons consistent with the Division’s authority under this chapter; and
c. Exercise and enforce this chapter and the Division’s regulations including, but not limited to:
1. The authority to veto the decisions of event officials and participants for good cause; and
2. The authority to halt any or all matches undertaken during the event, or to halt the entire event.
d. Any such agent, and any of its authorized representatives and employees, shall be treated as an agency of the State and/or a public officer or employee of the State, for purposes of subchapter I of Chapter 40 of Title 10;
(8) To be present at licensed and permitted events in all areas where contestants are prepared and evaluated, including dressing rooms and ringside;
(9) To veto the decisions of event officials and participants for good cause; and the authority to halt any or all matches undertaken during the event, or to halt the entire event for good cause.
76 Del. Laws, c. 413, § ?2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 438, §§ ?15-19;