68-115-213 - Amateur events of unarmed combat Permit and registration Rules and regulations. - Tennessee Statutes

68-115-213. Amateur events of unarmed combat Permit and registration Rules and regulations.

(a)  Except for amateur events exempted from this chapter pursuant to part 3, the commission is authorized to require promoters of amateur events of unarmed combat to obtain a permit prior to conducting the events. If the permit is required, the commission shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, that prescribe, without limitation, the requirements and fees for obtaining the permit.

(b)  Except for combatants participating in amateur events exempted from this chapter pursuant to part 3 of this chapter, an amateur combatant may not take part in an amateur event of unarmed combat unless the event is sanctioned by and the amateur is registered with an amateur sanctioning organization recognized and approved by the commission.

(c)  The commission may require an approved sanctioning organization that participates in amateur events of unarmed combat in this state to register with the commission before it participates, directly or indirectly, in any amateur event of unarmed combat. If the registration is required, the commission shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, that prescribe, without limitation, the requirements and fees for obtaining the registration.

[Acts 2008, ch. 1149, § 2.]