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LA Rev Stat § 4:76 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§76. Shamming or faking by contestants

RS 76 - Shamming or faking by contestants Any contestant who is guilty of a sham or fake boxing contest or mixed technique event shall for the first offense be suspended immediately for a period of six months from participation in any contest in this state and for the second offense shall be totally disqualified from further participation in any contest given by any club licensed for that purpose. The referee, after warning three times the contestant he believes to be shamming or faking, shall disqualify the contestant and award the decision to the opposing contestant and shall, moreover, prefer charges against the disqualified contestant before the commission. In such event, the club shall turn over to the secretary of the commission all monies payable to the disqualified contestant. If the referee believes both contestants to be shamming, he shall, after warning both contestants three times, disqualify them and call the event "no contest", and prefer charges before the commission against both contestants. In such cases the club shall refund to all persons in exchange for their seat coupons sixty percent of the face value of such coupons if the contest declared "no contest" is that scheduled and advertised as the main event and feature attraction, but the tax levied under this Chapter shall be paid to the commission as in all other contests or exhibitions, and the balance shall be retained by the club to cover its expenses in promoting the contest or exhibition. Participants in a professional wrestling event are exempt from the provisions of this Section. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:77 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§77. Contestants to be in city three days before contest; period between contests

RS 77 - Contestants to be in city three days before contest; period between contests No contestant shall participate in a professional boxing contest who has not been in the city in which the contest is to be held at least three days before the contest or who has engaged in a contest within seven days from the date selected for the contest under the rules of the commission. However, the commission may waive the above provision of this chapter in all cases where the best interest of the public and the spectators is served. The club conducting such contest shall notify the commission when the contestant arrives, and the commission may require the contestant to spar prior to the boxing contest. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:78 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§78. Seconds

RS 78 - Seconds No contestant shall have more than three seconds in his corner, and these seconds shall be required to remain in their corners. For the use of the seconds small stools or chairs shall be provided by the club. For any reason deemed to be sufficient by the commission, and made public, the commission may refuse permission to any individual to act as second. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:79 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§79. Referees and judges; appointment of event coordinator

RS 79 - Referees and judges; appointment of event coordinator A. The commission may grant to referees and judges licenses good for a period of one year. Referees and judges appointed shall not be suspended except on proof of connivance in fakes, failure to enforce the rules of the commission, or incompetency. There is no appeal from the referee's and judges' ruling. Only residents of Louisiana are eligible to appointment and license as regular referees and judges and shall have resided in the state for not less than six months before the date of the contest. Referees may give decisions in all contests so advertised. The appointment of judges is at the discretion of the commission. B. This Section does not prohibit the commission, at its discretion, from appointing a "name" referee, or one well known for his outstanding ability, to referee a special or championship match even though said referee is not a resident of Louisiana. C. In addition, the commission may appoint an events coordinator, not on the commission, for any boxing event the commission deems necessary, whose fee shall be paid by the club promoting the event in question, which amount shall not exceed three hundred fifty dollars per event. D. The fees for the referees and judges for each individual event shall be paid by the club promoting the event in question and shall be reasonable and customary for the size and location of the event. E. Any referee, judge, or other official appointed by the commission shall be considered an independent contractor of the commission, not an employee. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:80 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§80. Representing contestant or sharing in purse; payment of purse

RS 80 - Representing contestant or sharing in purse; payment of purse A. No referee, club owner, club officer, club, or member of the commission shall represent any contestant or receive from a contestant any share of his purse. Any violation of this rule subjects the violator to forfeiture of his license. B. Whenever the payment of a purse is in dispute, the commission may withhold all or any portion thereof pending a hearing on the disbursement thereof, or, in its discretion, may order the purse deposited in the registry of a court of competent jurisdiction. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:81 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§81. Open betting or quoting of odds; insulting or abusive remarks

RS 81 - Open betting or quoting of odds; insulting or abusive remarks A. There shall be no open betting or quoting of odds in the club or arena where the exhibition or contest is being held. Whoever does so shall be ejected. B. There shall be no insulting or abusive remarks made by seconds, managers, or spectators and directed at the contestants. The officers of the club and the attending member of the commission shall at once eject persons who violate this or any other provision of this Chapter. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:81.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§81.1. Tough-man contest; prohibition

RS 81.1 - Tough-man contest; prohibition A. For the purposes of this Chapter, "tough-man contest" shall mean any boxing match, wrestling event, or competition, or combination thereof, between two or more persons, whether professional or amateur, who use their hands, with or without gloves, or their feet, or both, in any manner unauthorized by the State Boxing and Wrestling Commission, and compete for money, financial prize, or any item of pecuniary or nonpecuniary value or compete at an event where a fee is charged whereby either participant may obtain pecuniary gain. The term "tough-man contest" shall not include, nor shall the provisions of this Section apply to any contest, competition, or exhibition of any of the recognized martial arts including karate, judo, kung fu, tae kwan do, jujitsu, kickboxing, or any substantially similar tradition. B. No person shall conduct, promote, or in any manner participate in any tough-man contest or exhibition. Any person violating this Section as a participant, promoter, judge, or referee shall be subject to criminal charges and penalties as provided in R.S. 14:102.11. Added by Acts 1981, No. 747, §2; Acts 1995, No. 1275, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:82 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§82. Noncompliance with Chapter; penalty

RS 82 - Noncompliance with Chapter; penalty Whoever conducts, promotes, or in any manner participates in any boxing, mixed technique event, or wrestling contest or exhibition without first complying with the provisions of this Chapter shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:82.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§82.1. Noncompliance with Chapter; criminal penalty

RS 82.1 - Noncompliance with Chapter; criminal penalty A. No person shall conduct, promote, or in any manner participate in any boxing, mixed technique, or wrestling event or exhibition without the sanctioning of the commission. Any person violating this Section as a participant, promoter, judge, or referee shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. B. A person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall additionally be ineligible for licensure under the provisions of this Chapter for a period of five years from the date of conviction. Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:82.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§82.2. Noncompliance with Chapter; injunction

RS 82.2 - Noncompliance with Chapter; injunction A. In addition to the actions and penalties otherwise provided for by this Chapter, the commission may cause to issue in any court of competent jurisdiction an injunction without bond enjoining any person from violating or continuing to violate the provisions of this Chapter. B. In the suit for an injunction, the commission may demand of the defendant reasonable attorney fees and court costs. C. The judgment for attorney fees and court costs may be rendered in the same judgment in which the injunction is made absolute. If the commission brings an action against an individual pursuant hereto and fails to prove its case, then it shall be liable to such person for the payment of his attorney fees and costs. Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:83 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§83. Application of Chapter; professional wrestling events; required notice; exemptions

RS 83 - Application of Chapter; professional wrestling events; required notice; exemptions  A. The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to amateur contests, competitions, or exhibitions.  B. The provisions of R.S. 4:65(A)(2), 67(A) and (B), 68 through 70, 72, 73, and 79(C) shall not apply to any professional wrestling event provided all of the following conditions are met:  (1) The promoter and all participants are licensed pursuant to R.S. 4:65(A)(1) and (B).  (2) The venue for the event is either a primary or secondary school gymnasium or has a capacity of four hundred persons or fewer as certified by the state fire marshal.  (3) There is present at each event, from the start of the event until the finish of the event, an individual of the full age of majority, who is not a participant in the event, who has documented current certification in Infant/Child/Adult CPR.  (4) The promoter secures a commercial liability policy for a minimum of one hundred thousand dollars or provides proof to the secretary of the commission that the venue provides a liability policy in that amount, which policy shall be in full force and effect at the time of the event.  (5) All applicable provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations for the commission are observed and obeyed during the event.  (6) The promoter provides, no less than fifteen days prior to the event, written notice to the secretary of the commission which certifies the compliance with Paragraphs (1) through (5) of this Subsection and includes verifying documents.  C. The following shall apply to any professional wrestling event conducted pursuant to Subsection B of this Section:  (1) The promoter shall not be required by the commission to pay any show date reservation fee nor shall any fee be charged for submission of the written notice required by Paragraph (B)(6) of this Section.  (2) A promoter shall not be required by the commission to purchase health insurance for the event.  (3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commission shall not be required to have any representative present at the event.  (4) The promoter shall at all times be responsible at the event for compliance with the applicable provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations of the commission.  (5) The promoter shall, within the fifteen days following the event, report in writing the results of each event.  Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1; Acts 2018, No. 210, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:84 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§84. Administrative procedure

RS 84 - Administrative procedure The commission's hearings, practice and procedure and rule and regulation making procedure are as provided in Title 49, Chapter 13, Administrative Procedure, R.S. 49:951 et seq., except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:85 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§85. Definitions; construction

RS 85 - Definitions; construction As used in this Chapter: (1) "Amateur" means any of the following: (a) Contests or exhibitions of armed or unarmed combat or any combination thereof conducted by or participated in exclusively by any state-accredited middle school or high school, college, or university, or by any association or organization of a school, college, or university, when each participant in the contests or exhibitions is a bona fide student in the state-accredited middle school or high school, college, or university. (b) Any boxing contest or exhibition if it is registered and sanctioned by United States Amateur Boxing, Inc., or Golden Gloves of America as an amateur boxing contest or exhibition. (c) Any contest or exhibition which specifically has been named by the commission as an amateur event. (2) "Club" means any club, corporation, association, or individual under the authority of the commission. (3) "Commission" means the State Boxing and Wrestling Commission. (4) "Exhibition" means: (a) As applied to boxing and mixed technique events, any event in which the participants show or display their skills without necessarily striving to win. (b) As applied to professional wrestling events, bouts for entertainment purposes wherein there are no dangerous blows intended to be struck and the result of each bout is predetermined. (5) "Mixed technique event" means contests in which contestants attack and defend with wrestling or grappling and with the fists and other parts of the human body, including but not limited to the foot, knee, leg, elbow, or head, wherein dangerous blows are intended to be struck with full contact. The term "mixed technique event" shall not include nor shall the provisions of this Chapter apply to any contest, competition, or exhibition of any of the recognized martial arts, including but not limited to karate, judo, kung fu, tae kwan do, jujitsu, kickboxing, tang soo do, or any substantively similar tradition. (6) "Professional boxer" means any person who competes for a money prize or teaches, pursues, or assists in the practice of boxing or wrestling as a means of obtaining a livelihood or pecuniary gain. (7) "Professional wrestler" means any person who does not qualify as an "amateur" and who participates in staged matches wherein no dangerous blow is intended to be struck and where there is a predetermined winner, whether or not the participant competes for a money prize or pecuniary gain. (8) "Professional wrestling event" means any event which does not qualify as either a mixed technique event or amateur or boxing contest and which features in any way a professional wrestler and which qualifies as an exhibition under Subparagraph (4)(b) of this Section. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:141 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§141. Legislative intent and policy

RS 141 - Legislative intent and policy A. It is the policy of the state of Louisiana in furtherance of its responsibility to provide revenues for the operation of state government for its people, to acknowledge and declare that the providing of funds and financial assistance to licensed horse racing tracks in the state of Louisiana constitutes an authorized public function and purpose of the state of Louisiana, to encourage forceful and honest statewide control of horse racing for the public health, safety, and welfare by safeguarding the people of this state against corrupt, incompetent, dishonest and unprincipled horse racing practices; (1) To institute and maintain a program to encourage and permit development of the business of horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering thereon on a high plane. (2) To institute and maintain a program to encourage and permit development of the breeding and ownership of race horses in the state. (3) To institute and maintain a regulatory program for the business of racing horses, which program assures the protection of public health, safety and welfare, vesting with the commission forceful statewide control of horse racing with full powers to prescribe rules and regulations and conditions under which all horse racing is conducted with wagering upon the result thereof with the state. (4) To institute and maintain a program to provide financial assistance that will encourage and permit the development of the business of horse racing by licensed horse racing tracks in the state of Louisiana. (5) To institute and provide a program for the regulation, ownership, possession, licensing, keeping, and innoculation of animals on premises under its control and supervision not inconsistent with the rules and regulations of the state livestock and sanitary board. B. This Chapter is an exercise of the police powers of the state to promote the public health, safety and welfare. Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 143, §1, eff. June 29, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 4:142 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§142. Purpose

RS 142 - Purpose It is the purpose of this Chapter to effectuate the policies set forth in R.S. 4:141 by providing for: (1) A program to permit maximum development of the business of horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering thereon. (2) A program to permit maximum development of the breeding and ownership of race horses in this state. (3) A program of effective regulation of the business of horse racing and to promote the orderly conduct of horse racing. (4) A program to authorize and establish procedures for assumption and performance of certain regulating responsibilities in connection with and the licensing, by conferring such privilege to persons, corporations or associations possessed of the personal, professional and business qualifications specified in this Chapter and for the withdrawing of such privileges. Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:145 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§145. Executive director; officers; employees; domicile; report to central registry

RS 145 - Executive director; officers; employees; domicile; report to central registry A. The commission shall select a full-time executive director and may employ a full-time assistant executive director, whose qualifications, duties, and salaries shall be fixed by the commission. Both positions shall be unclassified and the individuals selected shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. B. The official domicile of the commission shall be in New Orleans, Louisiana. The commission shall maintain an office at its domicile for the transaction of its business, and where it may employ assistants, clerks, or such other employees as it deems necessary for its proper functioning. It may also maintain a branch office in any other parish while racing is being conducted in that parish. C. In addition to the duties prescribed by the commission, the executive director shall keep records of all proceedings, preserve all books, maps, documents, papers, records, and reports entrusted to its care, and keep them open for public inspection. D. The name, address, and location of any such establishment licensed for operating, holding, or conducting any authorized game, gaming or wagering activity, or game of chance issued pursuant to this Chapter, including the name and address of each person who has or controls, directly or indirectly, more than five percent ownership, income, or profit interest, shall be submitted, and updated at least quarterly, to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board for inclusion in a central registry of licensed gaming operators pursuant to R.S. 27:15(B)(3)(c). Acts 1968, No. 554, §1; Acts 1992, No. 901, §1, eff. July 8, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 1192, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:145.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§145.1. Exclusive venue for law suits against the commission

RS 145.1 - Exclusive venue for law suits against the commission The commission may be sued only in the city of New Orleans, parish of Orleans or in the parishes of Bossier, Calcasieu, or St. Landry. Added by Acts 1977, No. 229, §1, eff. June 30, 1977; Acts 2007, No. 129, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:145.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§145.2. Exclusive venue for judicial review of adjudication

RS 145.2 - Exclusive venue for judicial review of adjudication Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 49:964(B), proceedings for judicial review of a final decision or order in an adjudication proceeding by the commission may be instituted by filing a petition in the district court in the parish where the matter arose that was the subject of the final decision or order within thirty days after mailing notice of the final decision by the commission or, if a rehearing is requested, within thirty days after the decision thereon. Copies of the petition shall be served upon the commission and all parties of record. Acts 2010, No. 675, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:146 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§146. Attorney for commission; executive director to serve as treasurer of commission; duties; report

RS 146 - Attorney for commission; executive director to serve as treasurer of commission; duties; report A. The attorney general shall designate one of his assistants to act as attorney for the commission, without additional salary, who shall counsel and advise the commission, shall represent it in all legal proceedings, and shall prosecute any violation of the provisions of this Part. B. The executive director is ex officio treasurer of the commission. He shall verify licenses, verify that all fees, taxes, and money provided for in this Part are deposited, and supervise, check, and audit the operations of the pari-mutuel wagering pools, its conduct and distribution. The licensee of each race meeting shall furnish to the commission a daily report of the audit and shall post in a conspicuous place copies of the worksheet of its pari-mutuel wagering department. The executive director shall be bonded, the amount and conditions of his bond to be fixed by the commission. Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 58, §1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1990, No. 561, §1, eff. June 30, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 4:147.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§147.2. Additional powers of commission; force majeure

RS 147.2 - Additional powers of commission; force majeure The powers of the commission shall include but not be limited to the discretion to approve the conduct of less than eighty days within a consecutive twenty-week period or a different consecutive or nonconsecutive period, whenever an eligible facility is prevented from live racing as a result of a natural disaster, an act of God, force majeure, a catastrophe, or such other occurrence over which the licensee has no control. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 54, §2, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.