Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 128 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE-KANSAS ATHLETIC COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 128-1-1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) "Accidental
			 foul" means any action specified in K.A.R. 128-6-1(qq), K.A.R. 128-6-2(x), or
			 K.A.R. 128-6-4(q) that occurs during a contest if the referee determines that
			 the action is done unintentionally.
(b) "Accidental injury" means an
			 unintentional harm to an individual.
(c) "Act" means the Kansas professional
			 regulated sports act, K.S.A. 2012 Supp.
			 74-50,181  et seq., and amendments
			 thereto.
(d) "Amateur" means a
			 contestant who has never accepted money or other remuneration for participating
			 in a regulated sports competition and has not previously been licensed as a
			 professional in Kansas or any other jurisdiction.
(e) "Announcer" means the person who is
			 responsible for announcing the names of the officials and the contestants, the
			 contestants' weights, and the decisions of the referee and judges for one or
			 more bouts during a contest.
(f)
			 "Athlete" means an individual who is applying for a license to be a contestant
			 or an individual that holds a contestant's license.
(g) "Boxing commissioner" and "commissioner"
			 mean the individual appointed by the commission pursuant to K.S.A. 2012 Supp.
			 74-50,184  and amendments thereto.
			 This individual shall have oversight of all contests.
(h) "Chief inspector" means a person who is
			 appointed by the boxing commissioner to supervise the inspectors at
			 contests.
(i) "Co-main event" means
			 a bout of the same importance as that of the main event.
(j) "Contestant" has the meaning specified in
			 K.S.A. 2012 Supp.
			 74-50,182  and amendments
			 thereto.
(k) "Contract inspector"
			 means an inspector hired by the commission on a per-event basis who agrees to
			 attend events and perform all duties pursuant to all applicable statutes and
			 regulations.
(l) "Event" means an
			 exhibition, contest, demonstration, match, performance, sparring, tournament,
			 show, smoker, or other presentation of regulated sports for which a permit is
			 required, whether or not an admission fee is charged.
(m) "Inspector" means a person who is
			 appointed by the commission to attend contests and events to ensure that the
			 licensees of the commission adhere to all applicable statutes and
			 regulations.
(n) "Intentional foul"
			 means any action specified in K.A.R. 128-6-1(qq), K.A.R. 128-6-2(x), or K.A.R.
			 128-6-4(q) that occurs during a contest if the referee determines that the
			 action is done deliberately.
(o)
			 "Judge" means a person who is licensed by the commission and who serves as a
			 member of a panel, which shall consist of three judges responsible for
			 determining a decision in each bout of a contest.
(p) "Low blow" means a strike below the belt
			 line.
(q) "Main event" means the
			 bout that is advertised as the most important during a contest.
(r) "Majority decision" means a decision in
			 which two of the three judges decide in favor of one contestant, while the
			 third judge calls the bout a draw. The decision is recorded as a win in the
			 contestant's fight record.
(s)
			 "Majority draw" means a decision by the judges in which the scorecard of one of
			 the three judges favors one contestant, while the other two judges' scorecards
			 have the bout scored as a tie. The decision is recorded as a draw on each
			 contestant's fight record.
(t)
			 "Manager" means the person who is licensed by the commission and meets one of
			 the following conditions:
(1) Procures,
			 arranges, or conducts a professional contest or exhibition for participation by
			 a contestant; or
(2) for
			 compensation, undertakes to represent the interest of a contestant, by
			 contract, agreement, or other arrangement.