(1) The commission may issue a permit, without the payment of any taxes or license fee, to any accredited college, university, school, Young Men’s Christian Association, Young Men’s Hebrew Association, or organization that in the judgment of the commission is of like character, to hold an unarmed combat show upon a sufficient showing that the matches or exhibitions are to be held by and between bona fide students or members of the accredited colleges, universities, schools, Young Men’s Christian Associations, Young Men’s Hebrew Associations, or organizations that in the judgment of the commission are of like character.
(2) Any regularly organized post of the American Legion, and any organization operating solely for charitable purposes from which no individual, partnership, or corporation derives any monetary gain, may hold an unarmed combat show without the payment of the license fee prescribed by KRS § 229.025. Any post of the American Legion or other organization holding shows under this section shall be subject to KRS § 229.031.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 229.061

  • Commission: means the Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission. 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) No show authorized by subsection (1) or (2) of this section may be conducted without a permit to hold the specific match and accompanying program of events at a specified location on a specified date.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 70, sec. 8, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 91, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2008. — Amended
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 9, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 286, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992. — Created 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 170, sec.
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