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SENATE BILL 6750
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State of Washington 56th Legislature 2000 Regular Session
By Senator Prentice
Read first time 01/26/2000. Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing & Financial Institutions.
AN ACT Relating to boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, and wrestling; and amending RCW 67.08.015.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 67.08.015 and 1999 c 282 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) In the interest of ensuring the safety and welfare of the participants, the department shall have power and it shall be its duty to direct, supervise, and control all boxing, martial arts, and wrestling events conducted within this state and an event may not be held in this state except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The department may, in its discretion, issue and for cause, which includes concern for the safety and welfare of the participants, deny, revoke, or suspend a license to promote, conduct, or hold boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, or wrestling events where an admission fee is charged by any person, club, corporation, organization, association, or fraternal society.
(2) All boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, or wrestling events that:
(a) Are conducted by any common school, college, or university, whether public or private, or by the official student association thereof, whether on or off the school, college, or university grounds, where all the participating contestants are bona fide students enrolled in any common school, college, or university, within or without this state; or
(b) Are entirely amateur events promoted on a nonprofit basis or for charitable purposes;
are not subject to the licensing provisions of this chapter. A boxing, martial arts, kickboxing, or wrestling event may not be conducted within the state except under a license issued in accordance with this chapter and the rules of the department except as provided in this section.
(3) The director shall prohibit events unless all of the contestants are either licensed under this chapter or trained by an amateur or professional sanctioning body recognized by the department.
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