2005 Rhode Island Code - § 41-5-21 — Application of chapter to wrestling and kickboxing matches.

    (a) The division of racing and athletics shall have and exercise the same authority, supervision, and control over wrestling and kickboxing matches and exhibitions as is conferred upon the division by this chapter over boxing and sparring matches and exhibitions, and the provisions of this chapter, except those of § 41-5-12, shall apply in all respects to wrestling and kickboxing matches and exhibitions to the same extent and with the same force and effect as they apply to boxing and sparring matches.

   (b) Whenever in this chapter, except in § 41-5-12, the words "boxing or sparring match or exhibition" or the plural form thereof are used, they shall be construed to include the words "wrestling or kickboxing match or exhibition" or the plural form thereof, and the word "boxer" shall be construed to include "wrestler or kickboxer," unless the context otherwise requires, and any person holding, conducting, or participating in a wrestling or kickboxing match or exhibition shall be subject to the same duties, liabilities, licensing requirements, penalties, and fees as are imposed by this chapter upon any person holding, conducting, or participating in a boxing or sparring match or exhibition.

   (c) For the purpose of this chapter a professional wrestler is defined as one who competes for a money prize or teaches or pursues or assists in the practice of wrestling as a means of obtaining a livelihood or pecuniary gain; and a professional kickboxer is defined as one who competes for a money prize or teaches or pursues or assists in the practice of kickboxing as a means of obtaining a livelihood or pecuniary gain.