Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 3773-3-03 | Conditions for applying for and issuing a permit.

                                                
(A) Any licensed promoter who desires to
		  promote any public or private competition that involves the sports of boxing,
		  kick boxing, mixed martial arts, karate, tough man contests or tough person
		  contests, professional wrestling, or any other form of boxing or martial arts
		  contests, shall obtain a permit from the commission. Application for such a
		  permit shall be made in writing and on forms prescribed by the commission and
		  shall be accompanied by the permit fee specified in rules of agency 3773 of the
		  Administrative Code.
(1) The application for a
			 permit issued under this rule shall include the date and starting time of the
			 match or exhibition, the address, name and phone number of the place where the
			 event is to be held, the seating capacity of the building or hall where the
			 event is to be held, the admission charge, the name and weight of the
			 contestants and their federal ID, the amount of compensation or the percentage
			 of gate receipts to be paid to each contestant, the number of rounds to be
			 contested, the name, address and phone number of the promoter, and the license
			 number of the promoter's license. All required mixed martial arts events
			 information including national ID number shall be submitted on line to the
			 national database after a permit has been authorized.
(2) The commission or
			 executive director may require the applicant to deposit with the commission
			 before the match or exhibition, money order, a cash bond, certified check, or
			 bank draft in an amount equal to five per cent of the estimated gross receipts
			 from the event.
(3) The applicant shall
			 satisfy the bonding requirements of rules of agency 3773 of the Administrative
			 Code and able to pay to each contestant the compensation or percentage of the
			 gate receipts named in the application.
(B) If the executive director determines
		  that the applicant has met all of the requirements specified in this rule, a
		  permit shall be issued to the applicant to conduct the event.
(C) A permit issued under this rule shall
		  allow the permit holder to conduct only the event named in the permit. A permit
		  is not transferable. The promoter, whose name appears on the permit, or their
		  designated representative with prior approval of the commission, must be
		  physically present at the weigh-ins and at the event until the conclusion of
		  the final bout unless excused by the commission.
(D) The commission will establish
		  guidelines and requirements for conducting any public or private competition
		  that involves the sports of boxing, kick boxing, mixed martial arts, karate,
		  tough man contests or tough person contests, professional wrestling, or any
		  other form of boxing or martial arts.
(E) The commission or the executive
		  director shall determine if the contestants are evenly and fairly matched
		  according to skill level, experience, and weight so as to produce a fair and
		  sportsmanlike contest.
(F) The executive director has the
		  authority to approve any match changes or to complete additional bouts for
		  contests previously approved at the commission meeting. An opponent replacing
		  an opponent who was originally approved must have the same or similar record of
		  the opponent that was approved.
(G) When an application for a permit to
		  conduct any public or private competition that involves the sports of boxing,
		  kick boxing, mixed martial arts karate, tough man contests or tough person
		  contests, or any other form of boxing or martial arts, is requested by a
		  licensed promoter, the application and the verification of insurance coverage,
		  as well as the permit fee, as specified in paragraph (A) of this rule, shall be
		  in the commission office ten days prior to the scheduled business meeting at
		  which the application for permit will be considered by the
		  commission.
(H) Exceptions to this rule will only be
		  considered in the case the event is a world championship, state championship,
		  any other championship event recognized by the commission or in the case of a
		  televised event. The time period for all necessary paperwork as stated in this
		  rule, shall then be determined by the commission or executive director, but in
		  no case shall such promoter be exempt from such paperwork.