Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 6026

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Mixed martial arts: means unarmed combat involving the use, subject to any applicable limits set forth in this subchapter and in any rules adopted in accordance with this subchapter, of a combination of techniques, including grappling, kicking, and striking, from different disciplines of martial arts. See
  • mixed martial arts event: means a mixed martial arts match or two or more mixed martial arts matches held at the same location on the same or consecutive dates. See
  • Office: means the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 6026. Jurisdiction of Office

(a) The Office shall have and exercise sole discretion, management, control, and supervision over all mixed martial arts events taking place within the State. No mixed martial arts event shall take place within the State except in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and the rules adopted by the Office.

(b) Every license issued under this subchapter shall be subject to the rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter. (Added 2021, No. 69, § 15.)