Permits

PURPOSE: This rule describes the requirements and fees for obtaining permits for contests. (1) The promoter shall obtain a separate permit for each contest from the office prior to each contest. The request for the permit must be received by the office no later than ten (10) business days before the date of a contest. The office will not approve permits for— (A) Bouts between members of the opposite sex for professional and amateur boxing, professional kickboxing, professional fullcontact karate, or professional and amateur mixed martial arts; (B) Bouts between human contestants and nonhumans; (C) Bouts between professional and amateur contestants; or (D) Contests with more than two (2) contestants competing in the same bout. (2) Fees for professional boxing, professional and amateur kickboxing, professional fullcontact karate, professional wrestling, professional mixed martial arts, and amateur mixed martial arts permits are one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per contest per day. (3) The office may deny an application for such a permit or grant a limited, restricted, or conditional permit for any cause deemed sufficient by the office. (4) No promoter, official, or contestant may serve in any capacity at contests for which the office has denied a permit or for which a permit has not been issued. Such participation may be grounds for discipline. (5) The promoter must have an approved permit before any publicity is issued on the contest. Violation of this provision may be grounds for discipline. (6) All permit fees are non-refundable. AUTHORITY: sections 317.006 and 317.011.1, RSMo Supp. 2021.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 40-2.021. Original rule filed April 30, 1982, effective Sept. 11, 1982. Rescinded and readopted: Filed March 2, 1989, effective May 11, 1989. Amended: Filed July 25, 1994, effective Jan. 29, 1995. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Nov. 15, 2001, effective May 30, 2002. Amended: Filed July 1, 2004, effective Oct. 30, 2004. Moved to 20 CSR 2040-2.021, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed March 20, 2018, effective Sept. 30, 2018. Emergency amendment filed Aug. 28, 2018, effective Sept. 7, 2018, expired March 5, 2019. Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2018, effective Feb. 28, 2019. Amended: Filed Feb. 28, 2019, effective Aug. 30, 2019. Amended: Filed Oct. 15, 2021, effective April 30, 2022. *Original authority: 317.006, RSMo 1983 amended 1996, 2007, 2018, and 317.011, RSMo 1983, amended 1985, 1996, 2004, 2007, 2018.