2015 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 42 - RECREATION AND SPORTS
Chapter 12 - Boxing, Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts, And Sparring
§ 42-12-7.1 Definitions.

42-12-7.1. Definitions.

Terms used in this chapter mean:

(1) "Department," the Department of Labor and Regulation;

(2) "Commission," the South Dakota Athletic Commission;

(3) "Boxing," the sport or practice of fighting with fists in which participants wear boxing gloves;

(4) "Kickboxing," the sport of attack and defense in which participants wear boxing gloves and throw punches as in boxing and kick with bare feet as in karate;

(5) "Mixed martial arts," the sport of fighting in which participants inflict or employ kicks, punches, blows, holds, and other techniques to injure, stun, choke, incapacitate, or disable an opponent, using a combination of boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, grappling, or other martial arts;

(6) "Boxer," a participant in a boxing competition or sparring exhibition;

(7) "Kickboxer," a participant in a kickboxing competition or sparring exhibition;

(8) "Mixed martial artist," a participant in a mixed martial arts competition or sparring exhibition;

(9) "Promoter," any person, club, corporation, association, or entity, who produces, arranges, or stages any competition or sparring exhibition;

(10) "Manager," any person who acts on behalf of a boxer, kickboxer, or mixed martial artist to facilitate the production, arrangement, or staging of any competition or sparring exhibition;

(11) "Matchmaker," any person, club, corporation, association, or entity that brings together a competition or sparring exhibition;

(12) "Competition," any match, fight, contest, or event in which the participants intend to and actually inflict punches, blows, kicks, or other techniques to temporarily incapacitate an opponent with the intent to win the competition, and in which the participants receive payment or remuneration, directly or indirectly, as consideration for the participant's performance; and

(13) "Sparring exhibition," any match, fight, contest, or event in which the participants intend to and actually inflict punches, blows, kicks, or other techniques to temporarily incapacitate an opponent with the intent to display skills without striving to win, and in which the participants receive payment or remuneration, directly or indirectly, as consideration for the participant's performance.
Source: SL 2014, ch 209, § 28.