Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 18653
Jurisdiction, Licenses, and Exemptions
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2013
As of January 1, 2011
(a) No person shall conduct or operate a professional boxers’ training gymnasium unless he or she has a license issued by the commission under this chapter.
(b) Any application to conduct or operate a professional boxers’ gymnasium shall contain facts which show compliance with this chapter and shall provide any other information the commission may require.
(c) The application shall include the fee required in Section 18817.
(d) This section shall not apply to a training camp established by a professional boxer for his or her sole use.
(e) As used in this chapter:
(1) A “professional boxers’ training gymnasium” means a gymnasium, the principal business of which is the providing of training facilities for professional boxers, and in which either or both of the following occur:
(A) A fee is charged to professional boxers for the use of the gymnasium facilities.
(B) A fee is charged to persons who view the training of professional boxers.
(2) “Principal business” means the use of the gymnasium for the providing of training facilities for professional boxers which either accounts for more than 50 percent of the annual gross income of the gymnasium, or accounts for more than 50 percent of its total use.
No person shall train a professional boxer or kickboxer or martial arts athlete unless he or she has been licensed by the commission. A professional trainer is someone who is responsible for the day-to-day training of those athletes and possesses a minimum of five years experience in combative sports. Only professional trainers licensed by the commission may make a recommendation to the commission on whether a contestant is prepared for his or her first amateur mixed martial arts bout or to turn professional in boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts. A professional trainer shall be present in the corner of the contestant unless otherwise authorized by the commission or the executive director.
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