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2005 Idaho Code - 54-402 — DEFINITIONS
TITLE 54 PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES CHAPTER 4 STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION 54-402. DEFINITIONS. (1) The terms used in this chapter have the following meanings: (a) "Amateur" means an individual who has never been a professional boxer or professional wrestler, as defined in this chapter, as well as an individual who has never received nor competed for any purse or other article of value, either for participating in any boxing contest or exhibition or for the expenses of training therefor, other than a noncash prize which does not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) in value. (b) "Applicant" means any individual, club, association, corporation, partnership, trust or other business entity which submits an application to the athletic commission for a license or permit pursuant to this chapter. (c) "Booking agent" means persons who act as bookers, agents, agencies and representatives who secure engagements and contracts for boxers. (d) "Boxing" means the pugilistic act of attack and defense with the fists, practiced as a sport. The term includes all variations of the sport permitting or using other parts of the human body to deliver blows upon an opponent including, but not limited to, the foot, knee, leg, elbow or head. "Boxing" includes, but is not limited to, kickboxing and martial arts but does not include professional wrestling. (e) "Broadcast" means any audio or visual transmission sent by any means of signal within, into, or from this state, whether live or taped or time delayed, and includes any replays thereof. (f) "Closed-circuit telecast" means any telecast of professional boxing contests, professional boxing exhibitions or professional wrestling exhibitions which is not intended to be available for viewing without the payment of a fee, collected or based upon each telecast viewed, or for the privilege of viewing the telecast. (g) "Club" means an incorporated or unincorporated association or body of individuals voluntarily united and acting together for some common or special purpose. (h) "College" and/or "univerity" ["university"] means: (i) An educational institution of higher learning that typically grants associate's, bachelor's, master's or doctorate degrees; (ii) A division or school of a university; and (iii) As used in this chapter, also includes educational institutions known as junior colleges, community colleges and professional-technical schools. (i) "Commission" means the state athletic commission. (j) "Commissioner" means the state athletic commissioner. (k) "Contest" means a match in which the participants strive earnestly in good faith to win. (l) "Contestant" means an individual who takes part as a competitor in a boxing contest, boxing exhibition or wrestling exhibition. (m) "Corner person" means, but shall not be limited to, a trainer, a second, or any other individual who attends the contestant during a match. (n) "Exhibition" means an engagement in which the participants show or display their skill without necessarily striving to win, such as a wrestling match between professional wrestlers or boxing match where contestants are sparring. (o) "Judge" means an individual other than a referee who shall have a vote in determining the winner of any contest. (p) "Kickboxing" means any form of competitive pugilistic professional contest or professional exhibition in which blows are delivered with the hand and any part of the foot. (q) "License" means a certificate issued by the commission to participants of sanctioned professional contests and exhibitions or amateur contests and exhibitions which are not exempt from regulation under section 54-406(2), Idaho Code, which is required for participation in such events. (r) "Licensee" means a person who has been issued a license by the commission. (s) "Manager" means a person who controls or administers the affairs of any professional contestant. The term "manager" includes a person acting as a booking agent or a person acting as the representative of a manager. (t) "Martial arts" means any form of karate, kung fu, tae kwon-do, sumo, judo or any other system or form of combat or self-defense art. (u) "Matchmaker" means a person who brings together or induces professional boxing or wrestling contestants to participate in contests or exhibitions or a person who arranges professional contests or professional exhibitions. (v) "Participant" means any person who is required by this chapter to be licensed by the commission in connection with taking part in or being associated with a boxing contest, boxing exhibition or wrestling exhibition. (w) "Person" means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, club, association, corporation, organization, secondary school, college, university, trust or other legal entity. (x) "Physician" means an individual licensed under the laws of this state to engage in the general practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine. (y) "Professional boxer" means an individual eighteen (18) years of age or older who participates as a contestant in a boxing event for money, prizes, or purses, or who teaches, instructs, or assists in the practice of boxing or sparring as a means of obtaining pecuniary gain. (z) "Professional contest and professional exhibition" means any boxing match or wrestling exhibition conducted within this state involving professional boxing or wrestling contestants. (aa) "Professional wrestler" means an individual eighteen (18) years of age or older who participates as a contestant in a wrestling exhibition for money, prizes, or purses, or who teaches, instructs, or assists in wrestling exhibitions as a means of obtaining pecuniary gain. (bb) "Professional wrestling" means an activity, other than boxing, in which contestants struggle hand-to-hand primarily for the purpose of providing entertainment to spectators and which does not comprise a bona fide athletic contest or competition. (cc) "Promoter" means any person including an owner, officer, partner, member, director, employee or shareholder thereof, who produces, arranges or stages any professional wrestling exhibition, any professional boxing contest or exhibition, or any amateur boxing contest or exhibition which is not exempt from regulation pursuant to section 54-406(2), Idaho Code. (dd) "Pugilistic" means an act related to the skill or practice of fighting with the fists. (ee) "Purse" means the financial guarantee or any other remuneration or thing of value for which a person participates in a professional boxing contest, professional boxing exhibition or professional wrestling exhibition. (ff) "Ring official" means any individual who performs an official function during the progress of a regulated boxing contest or a regulated boxing or wrestling exhibition including, but not limited to, timekeepers, judges, referees and attending physicians. (gg) "Sanctioning permit" means a license issued by the commission to a promoter which authorizes the holding of boxing contests, boxing exhibitions or professional wrestling exhibitions. (hh) "Secondary school" shall mean a school which, for operational purposes, is organized and administered on the basis of grades seven (7) through twelve (12), inclusive, or any combination thereof. (ii) "Sparring" means to engage in a form of boxing with jabbing or feinting movements, and the exchange of few heavy blows, such as occurs in a practice or exhibition boxing match. (jj) "Trainer" means an individual who assists, coaches or instructs any boxer or wrestler with respect to physical conditioning, strategy, techniques or preparation for competition in boxing contests, boxing exhibitions or professional wrestling exhibitions which are not exempt from regulation pursuant to section 54-406(2), Idaho Code. (2) To the extent the commission deems pertinent, any specialized term not otherwise defined in this chapter may be defined by rule.
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