Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 27 - Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission › Section 201 KAR 27:005 - Definitions for 201 KAR Chapter 27

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				229.011,
				229.031,
				229.111,
				229.131,
				229.155,
				229.171(1)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				229.171(1) authorizes the
				commission to exercise sole control, authority, and jurisdiction over all
				unarmed combat shows in the commonwealth.
				KRS
				229.171(2) authorizes the
				commission to promulgate administrative regulations it considers necessary or
				expedient for the performance of its functions provided in KRS Chapter 229.
				This administrative regulation establishes the definitions used in 201 KAR
				Chapter 27.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Battle royal" means an unarmed combat
			 show involving more than two (2) contestants competing in a "last man standing
			 wins" format.
(2) "Bout" means a
			 single competition or exhibition of unarmed combat pitting two (2) opponents
			 against one another in which the contestants strive earnestly and in good faith
			 to win, are judged, and a winner declared.
(3) "Boxing" is defined by
			 KRS
			 229.011(2).
(4) "Card" means a series of bouts, matches,
			 or exhibitions scheduled or occurring as part of a single program.
(5) "Commission" is defined by
			 KRS
			 229.011(3).
(6) "Contestant" means any person engaging in
			 a show of unarmed combat coming under the commission's jurisdiction.
(7) "Exhibition" is defined by
			 KRS
			 229.011(4).
(8) "Grounded opponent" means a contestant
			 participating in a match or bout:
(a) Who has
			 any part of the body, other than the sole of the feet, touching the floor of
			 the fenced area established by
			 201 KAR 27:016, Section
			 5(4);
(b) Found to be grounded by a
			 referee with sole authority to make the determination in accordance with
			 201 KAR 27:016, Section 18;
			 and
(c) Who has a flat palm of one
			 (1) hand down, or any other body part touching the fighting area floor, other
			 than the sole of the feet. For example, a single knee or arm makes the fighter
			 grounded without having to have any other body part in touch with the fighting
			 area floor.
(9)
			 "Healthcare professional" means any person licensed in Kentucky as a physician,
			 chiropractor, podiatrist, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, registered
			 nurse, physical therapist, paramedic, emergency medical technician, or athletic
			 trainer.
(10) "Inspector" means any
			 person assigned by the executive director of the commission or the executive
			 director's designee to supervise shows coming under the commission's
			 jurisdiction.
(11) "Judge" means an
			 official licensed by the commission to score bouts and cast a vote in
			 determining the winner of any bout.
(12) "Kickboxing" is defined by
			 KRS
			 229.011(5).
(13) "Manager":
(a) Means a person who:
1. Undertakes to represent the interest of
			 another person, in procuring, arranging, or conducting a professional bout or
			 exhibition in which the person is to participate as a contestant;
2. Directs or controls the professional
			 unarmed combat activities of a contestant;
3. Receives or is entitled to receive ten
			 (10) percent or more of the gross purse or gross income of any professional
			 contestant for services relating to participation of the contestant in a
			 professional bout or exhibition; or
4. Receives compensation for service as an
			 agent or representative of a bout; and
(b) Does not mean an attorney licensed to
			 practice in this state if his or her participation in these activities is
			 restricted solely to legal representation of the interests of a contestant as
			 his or her client.
(14)
			 "Match" means a single event or exhibition in wrestling pitting two (2) or more
			 opponents against one another.
(15)
			 "Medical advisory panel" means the Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Medical
			 Advisory Panel created by
			 KRS
			 229.260.
(16) "Mixed martial arts" is defined by
			 KRS
			 229.011(6).
(17) "Promoter" means any individual,
			 corporation, association, partnership, or club that is licensed to promote or
			 conduct professional boxing, wrestling, mixed martial arts, or kickboxing shows
			 within the commonwealth and who is responsible for the arranging, organizing,
			 matchmaking, and booking of a show.
(18) "Ring official" means any person who
			 performs an official function during a bout, match, or exhibition, including an
			 announcer, judge, healthcare professional, referee, or timekeeper.
(19) "Second" means any person aiding,
			 assisting, or advising a contestant during a show.
(20) "Serious physical injury" means physical
			 injury that creates a substantial risk of death or causes serious and prolonged
			 disfigurement, prolonged impairment of health, or prolonged loss or impairment
			 of the function of any bodily organ.
(21) "Show" is defined by
			 KRS
			 229.011(9).
(22) "Technical knockout" means the ending of
			 a bout by the referee or physician on the grounds of one (1) contestant's
			 inability to continue, the opponent being declared the winner.
(23) "Trainer" means any person who
			 participates in the guidance and instruction of any contestant so as to make
			 that individual proficient or qualified to engage in unarmed combat, if the
			 training occurs within this commonwealth.
(24) "Unarmed combat" is defined by
			 KRS
			 229.011(10).
(25) "Wrestling event staff" means anyone
			 other than a wrestler or referee permitted to be inside the six (6) foot
			 barrier around the ring during a wrestling event. This is to certify that the
			 Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission has reviewed and recommended this
			 administrative regulation, as required by
			 KRS
			 229.025 and
			 KRS
			 229.171.