229.011 Definitions for chapter.
As used in this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise the following <br>definitions shall apply: <br>(1) "Advertise" includes the use of handbills, placards, posters, billboards, pictures,
printed or written material or newspapers or other publications, or radio, television, <br>Internet, and other communication media;
(2) "Authority" means the Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Authority; <br>(3) "Boxing" means a contest or exhibition in which a person delivers blows with the
fist which may be reasonably expected to disable or inflict injury and in which <br>boxers compete for money, a prize, or other pecuniary gain;
(4) "Exhibition," means an event or engagement in which the participants show or
display their skills without necessarily striving to win or involve amateurs not under <br>the jurisdiction of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, the National <br>Collegiate Athletic Association, the Amateur Athletic Union, Golden Gloves, USA <br>Boxing, USA Wrestling, or a public show to which an admission ticket is required, <br>or other charge is made, or invitation;
(5) "Kickboxing" means a boxing contest or exhibition where the participants are
allowed to throw kicks or foot blows at the opponent in addition to punching with <br>the hands and in which kickboxers compete for money, a prize, or other pecuniary <br>gain;
(6) "Mixed martial arts" means any form of unarmed contest or exhibition in which
participants compete for money, a prize, or other pecuniary gain, or for which <br>admission or donations are collected from the audience. Mixed martial arts may <br>include any element or combination of elements of boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, <br>or other martial arts. Exhibitions where participants are judged on form and style <br>and where punches and kicks are pulled shall not be included in this definition;
(7) "Person" includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association or club; <br>(8) "Professional" is a boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial arts contestant, or wrestler who
competes for a money prize, or other pecuniary gain;
(9) "Show" means any organized grouping of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts,
or wrestling matches, contests, or exhibitions coming under the jurisdiction of the <br>Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Authority; and
(10) "Professional wrestling" means an activity or performance of athletic and wrestling
skill between individuals who are not under the jurisdiction of the Kentucky High <br>School Athletic Association, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or USA <br>Wrestling, in which the participants struggle hand-to-hand primarily for the purpose <br>of providing entertainment to spectators rather than conducting a bona fide athletic <br>contest. The outcome of these matches may be predetermined. Participating <br>wrestlers may not be required to use their best efforts in order to win.
Effective: July 15, 2008 <br>History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 91, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008. -- Amended
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 2, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 1964 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 170, sec. 1.
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