Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. An AMTA must provide proof to the
commission that it is either a non-profit organization certified by the state
of Louisiana or that it is approved as a non-profit organization under the
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
B. An AMTA shall file with the commission
rules for conducting the organization's affairs and the conduct of its members.
The rules must include provisions to:
1.
establish conditions for membership;
2. provide guidelines for training its
members in preparation for a contest;
3. establish a minimum training period before
a contest;
4. indicate which
class(es) of combative sports the AMTA will conduct;
5. require that all referees and judges
participating in events conducted by the AMTA are approved by the commission;
and
6. establish a set of rules for
determining the amateur status of each participant in any event which the AMTA
sponsors; including a method for recording the names of all mixed technique
fighters in the state of Louisiana, both professional and amateur;
7. may include provisions to:
a. provide for payment of actual expenses, up
to a maximum of One Hundred and No/100 for the contestants who participate in
an event; and
b. allow members of
other AMTAs to participate as a visiting member in an event conducted by it
without the other AMTA participating in the conducted event, so long as it
ascertains that the visiting member is qualified under the rules to be a
contestant in the event.
C. An AMTA may not conduct or participate in
any event unless it has received the commission's written approval of rules
required in Subparagraph b above.
D. An AMTA may not conduct or participate in
an event unless it has applied for and received approval for status as an AMTA
by the commission.
E. An AMTA shall
provide insurance and pay all deductibles for contestants, to cover medical,
surgical and hospital care with a minimum limit of $20,000 for injuries
sustained while participating in a contest and $50,000 to a contestant's estate
if he dies of injuries suffered while participating in a contest. At least 10
calendar days before an event the AMTA shall provide to the department for each
event to be conducted, a certificate of insurance showing proper coverage. The
AMTA shall supply to those participating in the event the proper information
for filing a medical claim.
F. An
AMTA shall ensure that all contestants participating in contests it conducts
are amateurs.
G. An AMTA may not
allow any person who has not been a member of the AMTA for at least 30 days to
participate as a contestant in any event in which the AMTA
participates.
H. An AMTA conducting
an event shall:
1. bear all financial
responsibility for the event;
2.
provide the commission with written notice of all proposed event dates, ticket
prices, and participants of the main event, at least 21 days before the
proposed event date and obtain written approval from the commission to promote
the event prior to advertising or selling tickets;
3. provide one licensed physician, for each
event; if the physician is called away from ringside for any reason, the event
may not continue until the physician returns ringside;
4. provide at least one licensed physician to
conduct pre-fight physicals. Provide a private area for the physician to
perform pre-fight examinations;
5.
insure that only referees and judges approved by the commission participate in
the event;
6. assure that no
alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs are in the dressing room;
7. ensure the safety of the contestants,
officials, and spectators:
a. a sufficient
number of security personnel shall be retained to maintain order;
8. ensure that the rules set forth
herein below regarding equipment and gloves that apply to a particular type of
event are followed;
9. ensure that
each contest is conducted as provided by the AMTA's rules approved by the
commission;
10. ensure that each
event has the appropriate equipment as described by the AMTA's rules approved
by the department;
11. ensure that
all advertising concerning an event to be conducted indicates that it is an
amateur event, and includes the name of the AMTA that will conduct the event;
and
12. ensure that at all times an
ambulance and two EMTs are present at the event; if the attending ambulance is
forced to leave for any reason, including, but not limited to transporting a
participant, the event shall not resume until the event is attended by another
ambulance and two EMTs.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
4:61(D) and
R.S.
4:64.
