Section 192.212. Permits.

 

(1)  A licensed promoter or club who wishes to conduct a professional or amateur mixed martial arts event shall, before conducting an event, obtain a permit from the department. An application for a permit to conduct an event shall be submitted to the department at least 30 calendar days before the proposed date of the event and no more than 90 calendar days before an event by a promoter or an authorized representative of a licensed professional club, corporation, or association on forms provided by the department and shall include all of the following:

(a) The name, address, phone number, and license number of the promoter or professional club, corporation, or association.

(b) The name and license number of the matchmaker that the promoter, or professional club, corporation, or association plans to use for the event. If the matchmaker is not licensed in Wisconsin, the event permit application shall include the proposed matchmaker's application for licensure along with all required documents.

(c) The proposed date, starting time, and location of the event as well as all of the following information regarding the venue:

1. Name and address.

2. Seating capacity.

3. A floor plan that indicates the dressing room locations and fire exits.

4. Name and telephone number of the primary contact person of the proposed venue.

5. Evidence satisfactory to the department that the promoter or professional club has entered into a valid agreement with the owner or manager of the venue where the proposed mixed martial arts event will be conducted.

(d) Information regarding whether the proposed event will be all professional, all amateur, or combined professional and amateur, the number of rounds for each scheduled bout, and the proposed number of professional bouts and amateur bouts.

(e) Assurance that at least 8 bouts will be scheduled, except where the commissioner or department representative grants a waiver of bouts.

(f) For a combined professional and amateur event, assurance that the event will start with the amateur bouts and will not include intermixing of professional and amateur bouts.

(g) A non-refundable $300 permit application processing fee pursuant to s. 444.02 (3) , Stats.

(h) The preliminary fight card for the event, that shall include all of the following:

1. The name and weight class of each of the proposed contestants in each bout.

2. Each contestant's Wisconsin license number.

3. Each contestant's Association of Boxing Commissions' mixed martial arts national identification number.

4. Each contestant's contest history.

5. The names and Wisconsin license numbers of each contestant's seconds.

6. The proposed purse.

(i) A detailed plan to provide medical personnel and equipment for the event and for evacuating a seriously injured contestant to a hospital, including the name of the promoter or professional club's representative responsible for evacuating an injured contestant, a detailed evacuation route, method of removal from the contest area, the means of transportation to the hospital, and the name of the nearest hospital, pursuant to s. 444.095 (2) (c) and (d) , Stats.

(j) A detailed plan to furnish adequate police or private security forces for the protection of the spectators.

(k) The date, time and location of the official weigh-in and physical examination.

(L) Proof of having obtained the insurance required by s. 444.18 , Stats.

(m) Proof of having complied with s. 444.035 , Stats., and s. SPS 192.201 .

(n) The admission fee of all tickets and the proposed number of tickets, including the number and proposed value of complimentary tickets.

(2)  Upon receipt of an application for a permit to conduct a professional mixed martial arts event, the department may deny the application upon the occurrence of any of the following:

(a) The applicant does not provide all the required information.

(b) The appropriate number of judges, referees, inspectors, or ringside physicians will not be available on that date.

(c) One or more of the contestants listed on the fight card are not licensed or are ineligible to compete due to being under a suspension or revocation order issued by the department or another licensing jurisdiction for any of the following reasons:

1. A recent knock-out or series of consecutive losses.

2. An injury, a requirement for a medical procedure, or a physician's denial of certification.

3. Testing positive for a prohibited drug.

4. The use of false aliases, falsifying, or attempting to falsify official identification cards or documents issued pursuant to ch. 444 , Stats.

5. Unprofessional conduct or other inappropriate behavior inconsistent with generally accepted methods of competition at mixed martial arts events.

(3)  The department may grant a permit for the event but withhold approval of one or more mixed martial arts contestants scheduled to compete in an event.

(4)  A permit issued under this section shall allow the permit holder to conduct only the event named in the permit. A permit is not transferable. The promoter or representative of the professional club, corporation, or association whose name appears on the permit shall be present at the weigh-in and at the event until the conclusion of the final bout unless excused by the department.

(5)  The department shall establish all rules and requirements for conducting mixed martial arts events, pursuant to s. 444.02 (1) , Stats.

(6)  The commissioner or department representative 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.

EmR1032 : emerg. cr. as s. RL 193.14 , eff. 9-1-10; CR 10-102 : cr. Register April 2011 No. 664 , eff. 5-1-11; correction in (1) (m) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register November 2011 No. 671 ; CR 14-013 : renum. 192.212 (title), (1), (2) (intro.) to (c) 5., (3) to (6) from SPS 193.12 (title), (1), (2) (intro.) to (c) 5., 6., (3) to (5) and am. (1) (b), (e) to (h), (m), (2) (intro.), (b), (c) (intro.), (4) Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.

Note

Applications for permits are available from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credentialing, 1400 E. Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or from the department's website at: http://dsps.wi.gov . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1