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SENATE BILL 5105

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State of Washington 57th Legislature 2001 Regular Session

By Senator Prentice

Read first time 01/11/2001. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Financial Institutions.

_1 AN ACT Relating to chiropractors at boxing and martial arts

_2 events; and amending RCW 67.08.002, 67.08.090, and 67.08.100.

_3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

_4 Sec. 1. RCW 67.08.002 and 1999 c 282 s 2 are each amended to read

_5 as follows:

_6 Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions

_7 in this section apply throughout this chapter.

_8 (1) "Amateur" means a person who engages in athletic activities

_9 as a pastime and not as a professional.

10 (2) "Boxing" means a contest in which the contestants exchange

11 blows with their fists, but does not include professional

12 wrestling.

13 (3) "Chiropractor" means a person licensed under chapter 18.25

14 RCW as a doctor of chiropractic or under the laws of any

15 jurisdiction in which that person resides.

16 (4) "Department" means the department of licensing.

17 ((~~(4)~~)) (5) "Director" means the director of the department of

18 licensing or the director's designee.

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_1 ((~~(5)~~)) (6) "Event" includes, but is not limited to, a boxing,

_2 wrestling, or martial arts contest, sparring, fisticuffs, match,

_3 show, or exhibition.

_4 ((~~(6)~~)) (7) "Event physician" means the physician licensed

_5 under RCW 67.08.100 and who is responsible for the activities

_6 described in RCW 67.08.090.

_7 ((~~(7)~~)) (8) "Face value" means the dollar value of a ticket or

_8 order, which value must reflect the dollar amount that the

_9 customer is required to pay or, for a complimentary ticket, would

10 have been required to pay to purchase a ticket with equivalent

11 seating priority, in order to view the event.

12 ((~~(8)~~)) (9) "Gross receipts" means the amount received from the

13 face value of all tickets sold and complimentary tickets redeemed.

14 ((~~(9)~~)) (10) "Kickboxing" means a type of boxing in which blows

15 are delivered with the hand and any part of the leg below the hip,

16 including the foot.

17 ((~~(10)~~)) (11) "Martial arts" means a type of boxing including

18 sumo, judo, karate, kung fu, tae kwon do, pankration, muay thai,

19 or other forms of full-contact martial arts or self-defense

20 conducted on a full-contact basis.

21 ((~~(11)~~)) (12) "Physician" means a person licensed under chapter

22 18.57, 18.36A, or 18.71 RCW as a physician or a person holding an

23 osteopathic or allopathic physician license under the laws of any

24 jurisdiction in which the person resides.

25 ((~~(12)~~)) (13) "Professional" means a person who has received or

26 competed for money or other articles of value for participating in

27 an event.

28 ((~~(13)~~)) (14) "Promoter" means a person, and includes any

29 officer, director, employee, or stockholder of a corporate

30 promoter, who produces, arranges, stages, holds, or gives an event

31 in this state involving a professional boxing, martial arts, or

32 wrestling event, or shows or causes to be shown in this state a

33 closed circuit telecast of a match involving a professional

34 participant whether or not the telecast originates in this state.

35 ((~~(14)~~)) (15) "Wrestling exhibition" or "wrestling show" means

36 a form of sports entertainment in which the participants display

37 their skills in a physical struggle against each other in the ring

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_1 and either the outcome may be predetermined or the participants do

_2 not necessarily strive to win, or both.

_3 Sec. 2. RCW 67.08.090 and 1999 c 282 s 6 are each amended to read

_4 as follows:

_5 (1) Each contestant for boxing, kickboxing, or martial arts

_6 events shall be examined within twenty-four hours before the

_7 contest by an event physician licensed by the department. The event

_8 physician shall report in writing and over his or her signature

_9 before the event the physical condition of each and every

10 contestant to the inspector present at such contest. No contestant

11 whose physical condition is not approved by the event physician

12 shall be permitted to participate in any event. Blank forms for

13 event physicians' reports shall be provided by the department and

14 all questions upon such blanks shall be answered in full. The event

15 physician shall be paid a fee and travel expenses by the promoter.

16 (2) The department may require that an event physician be

17 present at a wrestling event. The promoter shall pay the event

18 physician present at a wrestling event. A boxing, kickboxing, or

19 martial arts event may not be held unless an event physician

20 licensed by the department is present throughout the event. In

21 addition to the event physician, a licensed chiropractor may be

22 included as a licensed official at an event.

23 (3) Any physician licensed under RCW 67.08.100 may be selected

24 by the department as the event physician. The event physician

25 present at any contest shall have authority to stop any event when

26 in the event physician's opinion it would be dangerous to a

27 contestant to continue, and in such event it shall be the event

28 physician's duty to stop the event.

29 (4) The department may have a participant in a wrestling event

30 examined by an event physician licensed by the department prior to

31 the event. A participant in a wrestling event whose condition is

32 not approved by the event physician shall not be permitted to

33 participate in the event.

34 (5) Each contestant for boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, or

35 wrestling events may be subject to a random urinalysis or chemical

36 test within twenty-four hours before or after a contest. An

37 applicant or licensee who refuses or fails to submit to the

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_1 urinalysis or chemical test is subject to disciplinary action

_2 under RCW 67.08.240. If the urinalysis or chemical test is positive

_3 for substances prohibited by rules adopted by the director,

_4 disciplinary action shall be taken under RCW 67.08.240.

_5 Sec. 3. RCW 67.08.100 and 1999 c 282 s 7 are each amended to read

_6 as follows:

_7 (1) The department upon receipt of a properly completed

_8 application and payment of a nonrefundable fee, may grant an

_9 annual license to an applicant for the following: (a) Promoter;

10 (b) manager; (c) boxer; (d) second; (e) wrestling participant; (f)

11 inspector; (g) judge; (h) timekeeper; (i) announcer; (j) event

12 physician; (k) chiropractor; (l) referee; ((~~(l)~~)) (m) matchmaker;

13 ((~~(m)~~)) (n) kickboxer; and ((~~(n)~~)) (o) martial arts participant.

14 (2) The application for the following types of licenses shall

15 include a physical performed by a physician, as defined in RCW

16 67.08.002, which was performed by the physician with a time period

17 preceding the application as specified by rule: (a) Boxer; (b)

18 wrestling participant; (c) kickboxer; (d) martial arts

19 participant; and (e) referee.

20 (3) Any license may be revoked, suspended, or denied by the

21 director for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted by the

22 director.

23 (4) No person shall participate or serve in any of the above

24 capacities unless licensed as provided in this chapter.

25 (5) The referees, judges, timekeepers, event

26 physicians, chiropractors, and inspectors for any boxing or martial

27 arts event shall be designated by the department from among

28 licensed officials.

29 (6) The referee for any wrestling event shall be provided by

30 the promoter and shall be licensed as a wrestling participant.

31 (7) The department shall immediately suspend the license or

32 certificate of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW

33 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a

34 person who is not in compliance with a support order. If the person

35 has continued to meet all other requirements for reinstatement

36 during the suspension, reissuance of the license or certificate

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_1 shall be automatic upon the department's receipt of a release

_2 issued by the department of social and health services stating

_3 that the licensee is in compliance with the order.

_4 (8) A person may not be issued a license if the person has an

_5 unpaid fine outstanding to the department.

_6 (9) A person may not be issued a license unless they are at

_7 least eighteen years of age.

_8 (10) This section shall not apply to contestants or

_9 participants in events at which only amateurs are engaged in

10 contests and/or fraternal organizations and/or veterans'

11 organizations chartered by congress or the defense department or

12 any recognized amateur sanctioning body recognized by the

13 department, holding and promoting athletic events and where all

14 funds are used primarily for the benefit of their members. Upon

15 request of the department, a promoter, contestant, or participant

16 shall provide sufficient information to reasonably determine

17 whether this chapter applies.

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