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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 522 CMR - BOARD OF BOILER RULES › Title 522 CMR 18.00 - Continuing Education › Section 18.04 - Curriculum

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(1)
Engineers and Firemen
			 Requiring 30 Hours of Continuing Education
. The following topics
			 shall be covered in any approved curriculum with the recommended time spent
			 each topic:
(a) M.G.L. c. 146 and 522 CMR,
			 with particular attention to M.G.L. c. 146, §§ 46 through 56 and
			 522 CMR
			 2.00:
Power Boilers
.
1.
Topic
			 Description
. M.G.L. c. 146 as it pertains to the licensing of
			 engineers and firemen; operation, maintenance, inspection and repair of
			 Boilers.
2.
Purpose
. To ensure that all engineers and firemen have
			 a thorough knowledge of Massachusetts General Laws and regulations as pertain
			 to Boilers and turbines.
3.
Recommended Time Allotted
. Two hours.
4.
Recommended Instructional
			 Methods
. Lectures, discussion, and test.
5.
Recommended
			 Texts
. M.G.L. c. 146 and 522 CMR.
Recommended topics, or topics as approved by the Marshal may
				include, but are not limited to the following:
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 522 CMR - BOARD OF BOILER RULES › Title 522 CMR 18.00 - Continuing Education › Section 18.05 - Miscellaneous Provisions

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(1) Any
			 Massachusetts engineer, fireman or individual with a Special-to-have-charge or
			 Special-to-operate license who falsifies or misrepresents any certificate of
			 completion shall be subject to a Department hearing which may result in the
			 suspension or revocation of his or her license.
(2) Any Massachusetts engineer, fireman or
			 individual with a Special-to-have-charge or Special-to-operate license may,
			 upon written request at the time of renewal of his or her license, request that
			 such license be placed in inactive status until such time that he or she
			 satisfies the continuing education requirements necessary to renew his or her
			 license. Individuals making such request shall submit the renewal fee as
			 required by statute at the time of request.
(3) Inactive licenses prohibit those
			 engineers or firemen from legally operating or to be in charge of any steam
			 Boiler or turbine/engine so long as the license is inactive.
(4) Engineer, fireman, Special-to-have-charge
			 or Special-to-operate licenses not renewed, either active or inactive, at
			 expiration date shall become void and shall after one year be reinstated only
			 by re-examination of the licensee.
(5) Any Instructor added to a program, after
			 a program has been approved, shall be approved by the Marshal or his or her
			 designee.
(6) Monitors and
			 Instructors who are approved to conduct continuing education shall keep uniform
			 records of attendance of licensees following the format provided by the
			 Department, for a period of five years after the issuance of the licensee's
			 certificate of completion. They shall be responsible for the security of all
			 uniform certificates and other Marshal approved matter and the proper issuance
			 thereof. Strict and accurate attendance records shall be kept and submitted to
			 the Department, at its request, for review. The Department shall keep records
			 of the issuance of uniform certificates and other matter as it relates to the
			 approved programs. The falsification of attendance records and the fraudulent
			 issuance of certificates or other Department matter shall be grounds for
			 initiating formal proceedings under M.G.L. c. 146, § 59 and c.
			 30A.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 522 CMR - BOARD OF BOILER RULES › Title 522 CMR 19.00 - PORTABLE BOILERS › Section 19.01 - Scope and Application

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522 CMR
				19.00 applies to all temporary use portable
				Boilers.
(1) The Owner/User of a
			 portable Boiler is responsible for ensuring his or her Boiler is in compliance
			 with 522 CMR
			 19.00.
(2)
			 All portable Boilers covered by M.G.L. c. 146 shall conform to the construction
			 rules of the 2019
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Sections I and Section IV as applicable.
(3) Any portable Boiler brought into the
			 Commonwealth from another jurisdiction shall be inspected as follows:
(a) The First Inspection for any portable
			 steam Boiler shall be performed by a District Engineering Inspector and such
			 Boiler shall be issued a state number from the Department.
(b) Any portable Boiler which has a current
			 valid Massachusetts Certificate shall receive prior to operation an External
			 Inspection under pressure performed by an Authorized Inspector or District
			 Engineering Inspector.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 5.00 - General Provisions › Section 5.02 - Application

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The provisions of 523 CMR shall apply to all matches,
				exhibitions, and programs of unarmed combat that require licensure pursuant to
				M.G.L. c. 147, § 32 and sanctioned by the Commission. Unless expressly
				limited to professional or amateur contests, all provisions are presumed to
				apply to both professional and amateur contests or contestants. Amateur
				sanctioning organizations approved by the Commission are subject to
				523 CMR
				19.00:
Amateur Contests and Exhibitions Held
				by Amateur Sanctioning Organizations
requirements unless the
				Commission directs otherwise.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 5.00 - General Provisions › Section 5.03 - Variances

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The Commission may, at its sole discretion, grant a variance
				from any provision of 523 CMR for any cause deemed sufficient by the
				Commission. Variances must be requested in writing on a form approved by the
				Commission, and each request must specifically cite those provisions of 523 CMR
				from which the applicant is requesting relief.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 6.00 - Licensing And Registration › Section 6.01 - General Licensing Requirements Proof of Identity; Appearance Before Commission; Fee for Issuance or Renewal; Period of Validity

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(1) An application for a license as any of the following must be made in writing on a form supplied by the Commission and signed by the applicant under the pains and penalties of perjury. A license shall not be issued to the applicant until the applicant has submitted a completed application evidencing all requirements of 523 CMR. A ring official may be duly licensed in a professional and amateur capacity. If amateur ring official licensure is sought, the application shall include documentation evidencing that the individual has been certified or otherwise approved to hold the position for which they are applying by a sanctioning organization approved by the Commission under 523 CMR 19.00:
Amateur Contests and Exhibitions Held by Amateur Sanctioning Organizations
.
(a) Professional or amateur unarmed combatant in boxing, mixed martial arts, kickboxing, Southeast Asian kickboxing or other recognized unarmed combat;
(b) Promoter;
(c) Matchmaker;
(d) Manager;
(e) Second;
(f) Trainer;
(g) Referee;
(h) Judge;
(i) Timekeeper;
(j) Physician; or
(k) Scorekeeper.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 6.00 - Licensing And Registration › Section 6.02 - Physical and Medical Examinations and Tests for Professional and Amateur Unarmed Combatants

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(1) Prior to
			 issuance of a license, all unarmed combatants shall undergo the physical and
			 medical examinations and tests set forth in
			 523
			 CMR 6.02(2). In addition,
			 the Commission shall have the discretion at any time to order an unarmed
			 combatant to undergo any physical and medical examination or test that may be
			 advisable to protect the unarmed combatant's physical health and safety. During
			 such examinations and tests, unarmed combatants must reveal all vital facts
			 relating to the unarmed combatant's physical condition to the examining
			 physician. Concealing any vital facts shall be cause for suspension or
			 revocation of the individual's license.
(2)
License
			 Examinations
. As a prerequisite to licensure, all unarmed
			 combatants 18 years of age or older shall provide documentation demonstrating
			 that they have undergone the following medical tests and examinations. Each
			 test or examination must be performed by a licensed physician within one year
			 of the event for which the license is sought unless a different timeframe is
			 noted. The record of each test or examination must include an acknowledgement
			 from the examining physician that they are aware that the individual is an
			 unarmed combatant and that they are physically fit to compete insofar as the
			 specific test or examination pertains.
(a)
			 physical examination to determine whether the unarmed combatant is physically
			 fit to compete;
(b) an
			 electrocardiogram (EKG) within one year of the event for which a first license
			 is sought, then within five years of the event for which every subsequent
			 license is sought;
(c) testing for
			 HrV, Hepatitis BsAG, and Hepatitis Cab;
(d) a dilated eye examination by an
			 optometrist or ophthalmologist. No person who has undergone LASIK surgery may
			 be licensed without medical clearance from an optometrist or ophthalmologist;
			 (A person who has undergone LASEK or PRK (photo refractive keratectomy) may be
			 licensed.)
(e) a brain CT or brain
			 MRI within five years of the event for which the license is sought.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 6.00 - Licensing And Registration › Section 6.03 - Application by an Amateur for a License as a Professional Unarmed Combatant

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A person who engages in unarmed combat as an amateur may apply
				to become a professional unarmed combatant in Massachusetts by:
(1) Filing an application for professional
			 licensure in accordance with
			 523
			 CMR 6.01 and
			 6.02, that includes a
			 professional debut form containing, but not limited to, the following
			 information:
(a) attestation of competency
			 from two individuals with personal knowledge relative to the applicant's
			 training regimen and fitness to compete, signed under the pains and penalties
			 of perjury, at least one of whom must be the combatant's trainer who holds a
			 valid trainer's license issued under
			 523 CMR
			 6.00 or by another state Commission;
(b) record as an amateur;
(c) list of all amateur contests including
			 date, location, opponent, and result; and
(d) name, address, and contact for both
			 attesting individuals required under
			 523
			 CMR 6.03(2)(a).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 6.00 - Licensing And Registration › Section 6.04 - Application for License as a Promoter

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A person applying for or renewing a license as a promoter shall
				submit an application on a form provided by the Commission. The application for
				licensure submitted by the applicant shall include:
(a) A copy of the bond required pursuant to
			 M.G.L. c. 147, § 34 and
			 523
			 CMR 10.01:
Surety
			 Bond;
(b) Financial
			 information showing sufficient ability to compensate licensed unarmed
			 combatants, officials, public safety personnel and other necessary participants
			 in a licensed event on a form provided by the Commission;
(c) Statement as to knowledge of and
			 experience with the promotion of unarmed combatant contests or
			 exhibitions.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 6.00 - Licensing And Registration › Section 6.05 - Application for License as a Second

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A person applying for a license as a second shall submit an
				application on a form provided by the Commission. The application for licensure
				shall detail the applicant's background and experience in unarmed combat. The
				Commission may require an applicant to appear before it for the purpose of
				reviewing the application. Additionally, a person seeking to tend to cuts and
				lacerations may be required to demonstrate knowledge relative to the use of
				permissible coagulants.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 6.00 - Licensing And Registration › Section 6.06 - Application for License as a Manager or Trainer

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A person applying for a license as a manager or trainer shall
				submit an application on a form provided by the Commission. The application for
				licensure shall detail the applicant's background and experience in unarmed
				combat. The Commission may require an applicant to appear before it for the
				purpose of reviewing the application.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 6.00 - Licensing And Registration › Section 6.07 - Manager or Trainer May Act as Second Without Second's License

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A manager or trainer licensed by the Commission may act as a
				second without having a second's license.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 6.00 - Licensing And Registration › Section 6.08 - Application for License as a Referee, Judge, Timekeeper, Scorekeeper and Ringside Physician

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To qualify for a license as a referee, judge, timekeeper,
				scorekeeper or ringside physician, a person must submit an application on a
				form provided by the Commission demonstrating the following:
(1) They possess the background and
			 experience necessary to perform the functions of the respective position;
			 and
(2) (for judges and referees
			 only) They are either certified to perform their respective duty by either the
			 Commission or other organization approved by the Commission, or that they hold
			 the same license in good standing in another jurisdiction and have a
			 demonstrated track record of competent work; and
(3) (for judges and referees only) They have
			 not fought in an unarmed combat event within one year of the date of
			 application. An applicant may have been licensed as an unarmed combatant within
			 one year of the application, so long as he or she has not fought within one
			 year of the application; and
(4)
			 (for ringside physicians only) that they have been licensed to practice
			 medicine for at least three years and remain in good standing with the
			 Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 6.00 - Licensing And Registration › Section 6.09 - Application for License as a Matchmaker

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A person applying for a license as a matchmaker shall submit an
				application on a form provided by the Commission. The application for licensure
				shall detail the applicant's background and experience in unarmed combat.
				Further, where possible, the application shall include a list of all events for
				which the applicant served as matchmaker dating back either two years or five
				events.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 6.00 - Licensing And Registration › Section 6.10 - Applicants, Licensees and Officials Must Submit Material to Commission as Directed

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Any ring official, any person licensed by the Commission, and
				any applicant for a license must submit to the Commission any forms, records
				and statements at the times and manner as directed by the Commission. Failure
				to do so may result in denial or revocation of the applicable license. The
				Commission may also require the applicant to pass a written
				examination.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 6.00 - Licensing And Registration › Section 6.11 - Grounds for Denial of Application for License

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The Commission may deny an application for licensure or renewal
				of a license if:
(1) it finds that the
			 applicant has performed any act which would, if performed by a licensee,
			 subject the licensee to discipline pursuant to
			 523 CMR
			 20.00:
Prohibited Acts; Disciplinary Actions
or 21.00:
Disciplinary Proceedings;
(2) pursuant to M.G.L. c. 147, § 35, the
			 Commission is not satisfied that the applicant possesses the ability to safely
			 and competently compete or execute the duties of the position for which they
			 have applied, including a lack of requisite skill for unarmed
			 combatants;
(3) it is determined
			 that false information was provided on the application;
(4) the applicant fails to disclose
			 information known to them relative to the medical condition of an unarmed
			 combatant, including themselves, as required by
			 523
			 CMR 6.02;
(5) (for an unarmed combatant) the applicant
			 has suffered cerebral hemorrhage and has not been cleared by a medical
			 practitioner after subsequent testing satisfactory to the Commission.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 6.00 - Licensing And Registration › Section 6.12 - Application for New License or Petition for Reinstatement of License after Denial, Revocation or Suspension

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(1) Any
			 applicant who has been denied a license by the Commission may not file a
			 similar application until one year after denial by the Commission, unless the
			 Commission specifies otherwise at the time of denial.
(2) A person who has had their license
			 revoked may not petition for reinstatement or apply for a new license until one
			 year after the revocation. If the petitioner files a petition for reinstatement
			 after the one year period required pursuant to
			 523
			 CMR 6.14(2), and the
			 Commission denies the request, the petitioner may not petition again for
			 reinstatement until one year after the denial unless the Commission specifies
			 otherwise at the time of revocation.
(3) A person who has had their license
			 suspended for a period of one year or less may not file a petition for
			 reinstatement or an application for a new license until the period of the
			 suspension has expired unless the Commission specifies otherwise at the time of
			 suspension.
(4) The Commission may
			 deny a petition or application that is not filed in accordance with
			 523 CMR
			 6.00 without a hearing.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 6.00 - Licensing And Registration › Section 6.13 - Effect of Expiration of License on Jurisdiction of Commission

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The expiration of a license does not deprive the Commission of
				jurisdiction to:
(1) Proceed with an
			 investigation of the licensee;
(2)
			 Proceed with an action or disciplinary proceeding against the
			 licensee;
(3) Render a decision to
			 suspend or revoke the license; or
(4) Otherwise discipline the
			 licensee.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 7.00 - Medical Advisory Board › Section 7.01 - Establishment, Purpose, Duties

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In acknowledgment of the diverse health and safety issues
				surrounding unarmed combative sports, in an effort to further enhance the
				safety of all participants in the sports in Massachusetts, the Commission shall
				establish a Medical Advisory Board to assist and advise it relative to all
				medical issues. To those ends, the Board shall be established and function
				subject to the following:
(1) The
			 Board shall consist of at least three members to be appointed by majority vote
			 of the Commission, all of whom shall be licensed physicians or licensed medical
			 professionals. Each member shall be appointed to serve for a term of two years
			 and shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission. The Commission shall
			 designate one member as chairman of the Board.
(2) The Board shall attend at least one
			 regularly scheduled Commission meeting per year.
(3) The Board shall apprise the Commission of
			 all contemporary, appropriate medical standards for the physical and mental
			 examination of unarmed combatants necessary for licensure.
(4) The Board shall advise the Commission as
			 to the physical fitness of an unarmed combatant, if requested.
(5) The Board shall review the manner in
			 which the Commission accepts and reviews medical records required to be
			 submitted to the Commission and make recommendations for improvement, if
			 requested.
(6) The Board shall
			 review 523 CMR and/or the Commission's practices and make any recommendations
			 which it deems necessary to protect the health and welfare of unarmed
			 combatants in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
(7) Any action taken by the Board must be
			 approved by majority vote.
(8) In
			 addition to attending one regular Commission meeting per year under
			 523
			 CMR 7.01(2), the Board shall
			 meet at least once a year in order to fulfill its duties listed in
			 523
			 CMR 7.01(1) through (7). The
			 Board shall also convene at any time requested by the Commission and review any
			 issue forwarded to it by the Commission.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 8.00 - Identification Cards › Section 8.01 - Professional Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts: Issuance of Identification Card; Disciplinary Action for Falsification or Misuse of Identification Card

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(1) The Commission
			 will issue an identification card for the purpose of registration pursuant to
			 the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996,15 U.S.C. §§ 6301
et. seq.,
to each professional boxer who so applies. The
			 Commission will also issue an identification card for the purpose of
			 registration to each professional mixed martial arts combatant who so applies.
			 The boxer or mixed martial arts combatant shall provide a recent photograph for
			 the identification card and any other information that is requested by the
			 Commission. After an identification card is issued, the boxer or mixed martial
			 arts combatant shall provide any information for the identification card that
			 is requested by the Commission, including, but not limited to, a new or more
			 recent photograph. Identification cards must be renewed every four
			 years.
(2) An identification card
			 may not be substituted for the license to engage in unarmed combat.
(3) A boxer or mixed martial arts combatant
			 shall present their identification card to the Commission's representative at
			 the scheduled weigh-in for a contest or exhibition and at any other time
			 ordered by the Commission or its representative. The Commission or its designee
			 may prohibit a boxer or mixed martial artist from participating in a scheduled
			 contest if they fail to present the card.
(4) A person licensed by the Commission is
			 subject to disciplinary action by the Commission if the person knowingly:
(a) Provides false information for an
			 identification card or falsifies or attempts to falsify an identification card,
			 or aids in such acts;
(b) Uses or
			 attempts to use an identification card in an unlawful manner or in a manner
			 that is not in the best interests of unarmed combat, or aids in such use;
			 or
(c) Otherwise violates the
			 provisions of
			 523 CMR
			 8.00.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 9.00 - Contracts And Financial Arrangements › Section 9.01 - Contract Between Manager and Unarmed Combatant

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(1) No amateur unarmed combatant may enter
			 into a management contract. The Commission may refuse to honor a contract
			 between a manager and an unarmed combatant unless it is filed with the
			 Commission at least 72 hours before a scheduled contest or exhibition and it
			 complies with the requirements of
			 523 CMR
			 9.00. The Commission will not honor a contract between
			 a manager and an unarmed combatant if the term of the contract is for a period
			 of more than three years.
(2) A
			 manager may not contract to receive the services of an unarmed combatant under
			 their management for a contest or exhibition which is scheduled to take place
			 after the expiration of the contract.
(3) The Commission may honor a contract that
			 is not executed and notarized on a form provided by the Commission if the terms
			 of the contract comply with the requirements of
			 523
			 CMR 9.01. If the terms of the contract exceed
			 the limitations contained in
			 523
			 CMR 9.01, the Commission may honor the
			 contract to the extent of those limitations.
(4) A manager may not negotiate or sign for
			 contests or exhibitions for an unarmed combatant who is not under contract to
			 him or her. An unarmed combatant who does not have a contract with a licensed
			 manager must sign for his or her own contest or exhibition and sign the receipt
			 for his own purse.
(5) A manager or
			 managers may not participate separately or collectively in more than 33% of the
			 earnings of the unarmed combatant in the ring.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 9.00 - Contracts And Financial Arrangements › Section 9.02 - Promoter and Certain Others Prohibited from Acting as Manager of Unarmed Combatant and from Holding Certain Financial Interests

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An unarmed combatant may not have a promoter or any of its
				members, stockholders, officials, matchmakers or assistant matchmakers:
(1) Act directly or indirectly as his or her
			 manager; or
(2) Hold any financial
			 interest in his or her management or their earnings from contests or
			 exhibitions.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 9.00 - Contracts And Financial Arrangements › Section 9.03 - Bout Agreement Between Promoter and Unarmed Combatant: Form; Prohibited Provision

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(1) Unless given
			 leave by the Commission to do otherwise, the bout agreement between a promoter
			 and an unarmed combatant must be executed on a form provided by the
			 Commission.
(2) A bout agreement
			 which provides that an unarmed combatant is to pay for the services of his or
			 her opponent is prohibited.
(3) The
			 Commission will not recognize bout agreements that violate 15 U.S.C.A. §
			 6307b.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 9.00 - Contracts And Financial Arrangements › Section 9.04 - Filing Bout Agreements; Contracts for Rights to Broadcast, Televise or Take Motion Pictures

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(1) A bout
			 agreement between a promoter and an unarmed combatant must be placed on file
			 with the Commission at least three working days before the program unless the
			 Commission or its designee gives special approval for filing the bout agreement
			 closer to the time of weighing in.
(2) Contracts for the sale, lease or other
			 exploitation of the television, pay-per-view, motion picture or other
			 broadcasting rights of an event must be filed with the Commission at least 48
			 hours prior to the event in accordance with M.G.L. c. 147, § 40.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 9.00 - Contracts And Financial Arrangements › Section 9.05 - Limitations on Promoter Creating Debt on Behalf of or Advancing Money to Unarmed Combatant or Manager

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(1) A promoter
			 licensed by the Commission shall not directly or indirectly make any loan or
			 advance to an unarmed combatant or a manager without the express written
			 permission of the Commission.
(2) A
			 promoter shall not, directly or indirectly, create any indebtedness that
			 becomes the obligation of an unarmed combatant or a manager unless the promoter
			 has the express written permission of the Commission for that action.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 9.00 - Contracts And Financial Arrangements › Section 9.06 - Failure of Unarmed Combatant to Appear for Contest or Exhibition

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An unarmed combatant who fails to appear for and participate in
				a contest or exhibition in which they signed a bout agreement to appear,
				without a written excuse determined to be valid by the Commission or a
				certificate from a physician approved by the Commission in case of physical
				disability, is subject to disciplinary action. The Commission will not take
				action to enforce a bout agreement on behalf of an unarmed combatant that has
				failed to appear without justification.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 9.00 - Contracts And Financial Arrangements › Section 9.07 - Payment of Unarmed Combatant

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An unarmed combatant must be paid in full according to his or
				her bout agreement and no part of his or her remuneration may be withheld
				except by order of the Commission pursuant to M.G.L. c. 147, § 36, nor may
				any part of his or her remuneration be returned through arrangement with their
				manager to any matchmaker or promoter, except as otherwise provided
				523 CMR
				9.00.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 9.00 - Contracts And Financial Arrangements › Section 9.08 - Payment of Officials and Purse

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(1)
			 All payment of purses must be made:
(a)
			 Immediately after the contest or exhibition; or
(b) If the unarmed combatant is to receive a
			 percentage of the net receipts, immediately after that percentage is
			 determined, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 9.00 - Contracts And Financial Arrangements › Section 9.09 - Withholding Payment of Purse Pending Disciplinary Action Against Unarmed Combatant; Duties of promoter

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(1) At any time
			 before the award of a purse to an unarmed combatant, the Commission may specify
			 any amount which must be retained from the purse of the unarmed combatant and
			 transferred from the promoter to the Commission. The money transferred to the
			 Commission will not be given to the unarmed combatant until the Commission
			 determines that no penalty will be prescribed pursuant to 523 CMR for any
			 action or condition of the unarmed combatant. Any amount so specified is not a
			 limitation upon the amount of a penalty which may be prescribed pursuant to 523
			 CMR.
(2) If the Commission orders
			 any amount of the purse of the unarmed combatant to be transferred from the
			 promoter to the Commission pursuant to
			 523
			 CMR 9.09(1), the promoter
			 shall transfer the money to the Commission by use of a cashier's check made
			 payable to the Commission, unless the Commission approves another method for
			 the transfer of the money.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 9.00 - Contracts And Financial Arrangements › Section 9.10 - Payment of Certain Fees for Tickets Sold

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(1) In accordance with M.G.L. c. 147, §
			 40, every p romoter holding or conducting a program shall, before the
			 commencement of the final feature bout of the event, pay to the state treasurer
			 via the Commission a sum equal to 4% of the total gross receipts from the sale
			 of tickets or from admission fees.
(2) In accordance with M.G.L. c. 147, §
			 40A, every promoter holding or conducting a program shall, before the
			 commencement of the feature bout of the event, pay to the state treasurer via
			 the Commission, in addition to the payment required under
			 523
			 CMR 9.10(1), a sum equal to
			 1% of the total gross receipts from the sale of tickets or from admission fees,
			 subject to the exceptions and requirements of M.G.L. c. 147, §
			 40A.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 10.00 - Arranging And Promoting Programs Of Unarmed Combat › Section 10.01 - Surety Bond

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In accordance with M.G.L. c. 147, § 34, no event license
				shall be granted unless the promoter has executed and filed with the commission
				a bond in a penal sum of $50,000, with such surety or sureties as shall be
				satisfactory to the Commission, running to the Commission, conditioned upon the
				payment to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the sums mentioned in M.G.L. c.
				147, § 40, and upon faithful compliance by the licensee with the
				provisions of M.G.L. c. 147, §§ 32 through 47, 523 CMR, and with such
				other laws of the Commonwealth as may be applicable to anything done by the
				licensee in pursuance of the license. The bond shall also provide for
				forfeiture to the Commonwealth, recoverable at the suit of the attorney
				general, of such sum, not exceeding $10,000, as may be stipulated in the bond
				for each case of noncompliance.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 10.00 - Arranging And Promoting Programs Of Unarmed Combat › Section 10.02 - Event License: Submission and Approval of Program and Date; Content; Payment of Fee; Cancellation of Program

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in 523 CMR, a promoter shall not hold a program of unarmed combat required to be licensed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 147, § 32 unless before the program is held:
(a) The promoter submits to the Commission an application for an event license on a form provided by the Commission; and
(b) The Commission approves the application and the date for the program.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 10.00 - Arranging And Promoting Programs Of Unarmed Combat › Section 10.03 - Multiple Requests for Event License on the Same Date

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If the Commission receives more than one request for an event
				license submitted pursuant to
				523
				CMR 10.02 for the same date, the Commission
				may issue a license for both events provided that all applications are complete
				and the Commission deems it to be in the best interests of the Commonwealth of
				Massachusetts to license more than one event. In making this determination, the
				Commission shall consider, amongst other things, the geographic locations of
				the proposed events and the availability of Commission staff and officials. In
				the event that it is deemed contrary to the interests of the Commonwealth of
				Massachusetts to license more than one event on one date, a license will be
				issued to the first applicant that submits a complete
				application.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 10.00 - Arranging And Promoting Programs Of Unarmed Combat › Section 10.04 - Arrangement of Contest or Exhibition; Use of Licensed Matchmaker by Promoter

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A contest or exhibition may not be arranged on behalf of any
				promoter except by a licensed matchmaker or the promoter
				themselves.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 10.00 - Arranging And Promoting Programs Of Unarmed Combat › Section 10.05 - Minimum Number of Rounds for Program

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Unless otherwise approved by the Commission, a promoter shall
				not schedule fewer than:
(1) 28 rounds
			 of boxing, kickboxing or any other form of unarmed combat on any one fight card
			 that consists of contests or exhibitions of boxing, kickboxing, or other forms
			 of unarmed combat except mixed martial arts.
(2) 20 rounds of mixed martial arts on any
			 one program of unarmed combat that consists of contests or exhibitions of mixed
			 martial arts.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 10.00 - Arranging And Promoting Programs Of Unarmed Combat › Section 10.06 - Maximum Number of Unarmed Combatants for Program

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A promoter shall not schedule any one program of unarmed combat
				which utilizes more than 32 unarmed combatants unless a different limit is
				approved by the Commission.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 10.00 - Arranging And Promoting Programs Of Unarmed Combat › Section 10.07 - Certain Persons Retained by Promoter must Have Licenses

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A promoter shall not retain a person for any of the following
				positions unless they are licensed by the Commission:
(1) Unarmed combatant; or
(2) Matchmaker.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 10.00 - Arranging And Promoting Programs Of Unarmed Combat › Section 10.08 - Selection, Approval and Fees for Ring Officials

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(1) The Commission, or its designee, will
			 select and approve all ring officials.
(2) The promoter may select the announcer for
			 a contest or exhibition.
(3)
			 Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 147, § 36, the Commission will set the fees that
			 ring officials are entitled to receive unless otherwise mandated by
			 law.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 10.00 - Arranging And Promoting Programs Of Unarmed Combat › Section 10.09 - Protest of Assignment of Referees or Judges

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If any licensee of the Commission protests the assignment of a
				particular referee or judge, the protesting licensee will be given a hearing by
				the Commission if time permits. If time does not permit, the matter will be
				heard by two Commissioners or a Commissioner and the Chief Deputy in order to
				make such disposition of the protest as the facts may justify. Protests not
				made in a timely manner may be summarily rejected.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 10.00 - Arranging And Promoting Programs Of Unarmed Combat › Section 10.10 - Certain Officials Deemed Independent Contractors; Payment of Fees by Promoters to Commission; Payment of Officials by Commission

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(1) For purposes of
			 523 CMR, ring officials shall be deemed to be independent contractors of the
			 Commission.
(2) A promoter shall
			 pay to the Commission the total fees set by the Commission for all persons whom
			 the Commission directs to officiate in a contest or exhibition promoted by that
			 promoter.
(3) The Commission will
			 pay the money collected pursuant to
			 523
			 CMR 10.10 to the ring officials at the
			 conclusion of an event.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 10.00 - Arranging And Promoting Programs Of Unarmed Combat › Section 10.11 - Submission of Fight Card; Change or Substitution

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(1) The promoter of a program of unarmed
			 combat shall submit a proposed fight card for a licensed event at least ten
			 days prior to the scheduled date of the event. The fight card, which shall be
			 subject to the approval of the Commission, or its designee shall be submitted
			 on a form provided by the Commission. The promoter or matchmaker shall notify
			 the Commission of any proposed changes or substitutions of unarmed combatants
			 on the approved fight card. Changes and substitutions shall be subject to
			 approval by the Commission. All fighters on a proposed fight card shall either
			 hold an unarmed combatant's license issued by the Commission or submit an
			 application for licensure as an unarmed combatant in accordance with
			 523 CMR
			 6.00:
Licensing and Registration
no
			 later than seven days prior to the scheduled event, unless a shorter time frame
			 is approved by the Commission or its designee for just cause.
(2) Fights shall be put together by the
			 matchmaker and shall be evenly matched. The fight card shall be signed by the
			 matchmaker attesting that the fights have been as evenly matched as possible to
			 the best of their skill and ability.
(3) In accordance with M.G.L. c. 147, §
			 39A, no unarmed combatant who has been knocked out, technically or otherwise,
			 or lost a contest by way of submission, six or more times in the preceding 12
			 months shall take part in a match or exhibition until they have been examined
			 and deemed fit to compete by a physician approved by the Commission.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 10.00 - Arranging And Promoting Programs Of Unarmed Combat › Section 10.12 - Unarmed Combatant Not Used in Program

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If a promoter enters into a bout agreement with an unarmed
				combatant for a contest or exhibition in a program of unarmed combat, but the
				promoter, without reasonable cause as determined by the Commission, does not
				use the unarmed combatant in that program, the unarmed combatant must be
				compensated as provided for in the bout agreement
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 10.00 - Arranging And Promoting Programs Of Unarmed Combat › Section 10.13 - Limitations on Types of Beverage Containers, Plates Used at Programs

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(1) All drinks at a
			 program of unarmed combat must be dispensed in paper or plastic cups (or other
			 containers that cannot reasonably be used as dangerous projectiles per the
			 discretion of the Commission).
(2)
			 Plates provided for patrons at a program of unarmed combat must be made from
			 lightweight, nonflammable and nontoxic materials.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 11.00 - Tickets And Admissions › Section 11.01 - Tickets: Person Sold Right of Admission must Be Provided with Ticket

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(1) The right of
			 admission to a program of unarmed combat must not be sold to a person unless
			 that person is provided with a ticket.
(2) No person shall be admitted to an event
			 unless that person is either an unarmed combatant scheduled to compete at the
			 event or provides at the entrance to the venue either a ticket, Commission
			 issued identification, or identification issued by the promoter indicating that
			 the individual is an employee or independent contractor working for the
			 promoter or a member of the media approved by the promoter to attend the
			 program. The Commission shall station a Deputy Commissioner at all entrances to
			 the venue to ensure compliance with
			 523 CMR
			 11.00.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 11.00 - Tickets And Admissions › Section 11.02 - Contents of Ticket

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Every ticket must have the price, name of the promoter and date
				of the program of unarmed combat plainly on it and must adequately indicate
				that the promoter is complying with 523 CMR.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 11.00 - Tickets And Admissions › Section 11.03 - Complimentary Tickets: Exclusion from Calculation under M.G.L. c. 147,§§40 and 40A

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Complementary tickets shall not be included in the calculation
				under M.G.L. c. 147, §§ 40 and 40A. The Commission will not recognize
				complimentary tickets in excess of 15% of the total tickets collected at an
				event for the purposes of the exclusion.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 11.00 - Tickets And Admissions › Section 11.04 - Issuance of Complimentary and Press Tickets

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(1) Each promoter shall perform the following
			 duties in relation to the issuance of complimentary tickets or those issued at
			 a reduced price:
(a) Each complimentary
			 ticket must be clearly marked "COMPLIMENTARY". Failure to do so will result in
			 the full ticket price being used for purposes of computing the fee required to
			 be paid pursuant to M.G.L. c. 147, §§ 40 and 40A.
(b) Each ticket issued to a journalist must
			 be clearly marked "PRESS". No more tickets may be issued to journalists than
			 will permit comfortable seating in the press area.
(c) Seating at the press tables or in the
			 press area must be limited to journalists who are actually covering the contest
			 or exhibition and to other persons designated by the Commission.
(d) A list of passes issued to journalists
			 must be submitted to the Commission upon request by the Commission.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION) › Title 523 CMR 11.00 - Tickets And Admissions › Section 11.05 - Admission of Certain Ring Officials; Persons Authorized to Use Commission Identification; Access to Site of Program and Dressing Rooms

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(1) The promoter of a program of unarmed
			 combat shall only admit to such program ring official assigned by the
			 Commission to work at the event who present their commission issued
			 identification evidencing such status.
(2) The promoter of a program and officials
			 of the venue shall allow the Commission, Commission staff, and Deputy
			 Commissioners full access to the site of the event and dressing rooms upon the
			 showing of their commission issued identification.