Sec. 2052.252. REGULATED AMATEUR EVENTS

(a) This section applies to an amateur combative sports event, other than an event described by Section 2052.110, in which a fee is charged for admission to the event.

(b) The amateur combative sports association sponsoring or producing the event shall register with the department not later than 30 days before the date the event begins.

(c) The event may take place only if the executive director approves the event not later than seven days before the date the event begins.

(d) Each contestant in the event must have been a member of the amateur combative sports association for the 30-day period immediately preceding the date the event begins and must be a member on the date of the event.

(e) The amateur combative sports association shall determine the amateur standing of the event contestants and shall establish training programs consisting of at least 30 days of training for each contestant.

(f) The event is subject to the supervision of the executive director.

(g) Each contestant participating in the event must be examined by a licensed physician within a reasonable time before the event begins. A licensed physician must be present at ringside during the entire event.

(h) A professional combative sports contestant licensed under this chapter may not participate as a contestant in the event.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 7.016, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.510, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 35 , Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2005.