Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Subtitle 14 - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION
Chapter 09.14.01 - General Provisions
Section 09.14.01.01 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 09.14.01.01
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In these regulations, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Commission" means the State Athletic
Commission of Maryland.
(2)
Contest.
(a) "Contest" means any boxing,
kickboxing, or wrestling:
(i)
Competition;
(ii)
Exhibition;
(iii) Match;
(iv) Performance; or
(v) Show.
(b) "Contest" includes a mixed martial arts:
(i) Competition;
(ii) Match;
(iii) Performance; or
(iv) Show.
(c) "Contest" does not include a mixed
martial arts exhibition.
(3) "Contestant" means a boxer, kickboxer, or
mixed martial arts contestant who participates against an opponent in a
contest.
(4) "Kickboxing" means a
contest or exhibition in which blows are delivered with the hand or leg,
including the foot.
(5) Manager.
(a) "Manager" means a person who, under
contract, agreement, or other arrangement, undertakes to control or administer,
directly or indirectly, a contest-related matter on behalf of a
contestant.
(b) "Manager" includes,
but is not limited to:
(i) A booking agent;
and
(ii) An advisor.
(6) "Mixed martial
arts" means a competition in which contestants use interdisciplinary forms of
fighting, including various forms of martial arts, involving:
(a) Striking with the hands, feet, knees, or
elbows; and
(b) Grappling by
take-downs, throws, submissions, or choke holds.
(7) "Mixed Martial Arts Exhibition" means a
mixed martial arts event in which:
(a) Contact
to the body is permitted in only a restrained manner;
(b) Contact to the head is not permitted;
and
(c) No contact is permitted
that may result, or is intended to result, in physical harm to an
opponent.
(8) "Official
record" means the cumulative results of those boxing, kickboxing, or mixed
martial arts contests, sanctioned by a regulatory agency, in which a contestant
has participated.
(9) "Physician"
means an individual currently licensed to practice medicine in this State or
any state where the individual resides.
(10) "Promoter" means any individual,
partnership, corporation, club, association, or other organization that gives,
holds, or otherwise conducts a contest within the State.
(11) "Regulatory agency" means a commission,
board, or other entity of a state, commonwealth, territory, or country, created
by law or executive order, which regulates boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, or
mixed martial arts.
(12) "Second"
means an individual who assists a boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial arts
contestant, or wrestler during a contest.
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