(1) Every licensee shall be subject to the administrative regulations promulgated by the commission.
(2) No person shall participate in an unarmed combat show in any capacity without holding a license issued by the commission.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 229.025

  • Commission: means the Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission. See Kentucky Statutes 229.011
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or club. See Kentucky Statutes 229.011
  • Show: means any boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, muay thai, or wrestling match, contest, or exhibition coming under the jurisdiction of the Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission. See Kentucky Statutes 229.011
  • Unarmed combat: means boxing, kickboxing, sparring, wrestling, mixed martial arts, or muay thai under the jurisdiction of the commission. See Kentucky Statutes 229.011

(3) The commission shall establish through the promulgation of administrative regulations:
(a) All license types, the eligibility requirements for each license type, and the expiration date of each license type;
(b) The annual license fee, which shall be no greater than:
1. Five hundred dollars ($500) for promoter licenses; and
2. Fifty dollars ($50) for all other licenses; and
(c) The method for submitting all applications for licensure.
(4) No contestant under eighteen (18) years of age shall be knowingly issued a license or allowed to participate in any unarmed combat shows, nor shall any person obtain, or cause to be obtained, a license for any person under eighteen (18) years of age to participate in any unarmed combat show, except through a sanctioning body authorized by KRS § 229.045.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 70, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017.