Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 190-199 - Unarmed Combat Sports › Chapter SPS 192 - Unarmed Combat Sports › Subchapter II - License Applications and Permits › Section SPS 192.14 - Unarmed combat sports event permits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A licensed
					 promoter or club shall obtain a permit from the department prior to conducting
					 an unarmed combat sports event. An application for a permit to conduct an event
					 shall be submitted to the department at least 30 calendar days before the
					 proposed date of the event and no more than 90 calendar days before an event by
					 a promoter or an authorized representative of a licensed professional club,
					 corporation, or association on forms provided by the department and shall
					 include all of the following:
Note:
Applications for permits are available
						from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of
						Professional Credentialing, 1400 E. Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison,
						Wisconsin 53708, or from the department's website at:
						http://dsps.wi.gov.
(a) The name,
					 address, phone number, and license number of the promoter or professional club,
					 corporation, or association.
(b)
					 The name and license number of the matchmaker that the promoter, or
					 professional club, corporation, or association plans to use for the event. If
					 the matchmaker is not licensed in Wisconsin, the event permit application shall
					 include the proposed matchmaker's application for licensure along with all
					 required documents.
(c) The
					 proposed date, starting time, and location of the event as well as all of the
					 following information regarding the venue:
1.
					 Name and address.
2. Seating
					 capacity.
3. A floor plan that
					 indicates the dressing room locations and fire exits.
4. Name and telephone number of the primary
					 contact person of the proposed venue.
5. Evidence satisfactory to the department
					 that the promoter or professional club has entered into a valid agreement with
					 the owner or manager of the venue where the proposed unarmed combat sports
					 event will be conducted.
(d)
1.
					 Information regarding whether the proposed event will be all professional, all
					 amateur, or combined professional and amateur, the form of unarmed combat for
					 each bout, the number of rounds for each scheduled bout, and the proposed
					 number of professional bouts and amateur bouts.
2. If the proposed event is scheduled for
					 less than 24 total rounds, a request for approval of an event of that
					 duration.
(e) A
					 non-refundable permit application processing fee pursuant to s.
					 444.02(3),
					 Stats.
(f) The preliminary fight
					 card for the event, which shall include all of the following:
1. The form of unarmed combat for each bout
					 and the name and weight class of each of the proposed contestants in each
					 bout.
2. The proposed order in
					 which the bouts are to take place.
3. The names of the proposed seconds for each
					 contestant.
4. The proposed purse
					 or purses.
(g) A
					 detailed plan to provide medical personnel and equipment for the event and for
					 evacuating a seriously injured contestant to a hospital, including the name of
					 the promoter or professional club's representative responsible for evacuating
					 an injured contestant, a detailed evacuation route, method of removal from the
					 venue, the means of transportation to the hospital, and the name of the nearest
					 hospital, pursuant to s.
					 444.095(2)
					 (c) and (d), Stats.
(h) A detailed plan to furnish adequate
					 police or private security personnel or alternate means of protecting
					 spectators, contestants, and officials. Alternate means of protection may
					 include a department-approved divider between the cage or ring and
					 spectators.
(i) The date, time, and
					 location of the official weigh-in and physical examination.
(j) Proof of having obtained the insurance
					 required by s.
					 444.18,
					 Stats.
(k) Proof of having complied
					 with s.
					 444.035, Stats., and s. SPS
					 192.03.
(L) The admission fee of
					 all tickets and the proposed number of tickets, including the number and
					 proposed value of complimentary tickets.