Section 4-302 - Scope of subtitle; headgear for amateur boxing, kick boxing, wrestling, or mixed martial arts. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-302. Scope of subtitle; headgear for amateur boxing, kick boxing, wrestling, or mixed martial arts.
 

(a)  Scope of subtitle.- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle does not apply to: 

(1) intercollegiate, interscholastic, or intramural boxing, kick boxing, or wrestling; 

(2) amateur boxing, kick boxing, or wrestling conducted under the supervision of a nationally recognized amateur organization; 

(3) amateur mixed martial arts conducted under the supervision of an amateur kick boxing organization or mixed martial arts organization that: 

(i) has been reviewed by the Commission on a basis that is neither arbitrary nor capricious; 

(ii) has been approved by the Commission; 

(iii) administers and enforces amateur mixed martial arts regulations adopted by the Commission; and 

(iv) does not have a direct or indirect financial interest in: 

1. a mixed martial arts contestant; or 

2. the promotion of a mixed martial arts contest; 

(4) martial arts where: 

(i) contact to the body is permitted in only a restrained manner; 

(ii) contact to the head is not permitted; and 

(iii) no contact is permitted that may result, or is intended to result, in physical harm to an opponent; or 

(5) a mixed martial arts exhibition. 

(b)  Headgear for amateur boxing.- Each boxer shall wear protective headgear in each amateur boxing match or exhibition. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 56, §§ 122, 127; 1992, ch. 4, § 2; 1993, ch. 148; 2008, chs. 607, 608.]