Effective: August 6, 2012
Latest Legislation: House Bill 152 - 129th General Assembly
No person shall promote, sponsor, or conduct a public boxing match or exhibition unless such person is licensed under section 3773.36 of the Revised Code, secures a permit to conduct the match or exhibition under section 3773.38 of the Revised Code, and otherwise complies with sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code.
No person shall promote or conduct a professional wrestling match or exhibition unless such person is licensed under section 3773.36 of the Revised Code, secures a permit to conduct the match or exhibition under section 3773.38 of the Revised Code, and otherwise complies with applicable provisions of sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code.
No person shall participate in a public boxing match or exhibition as a referee, judge, matchmaker, timekeeper, or contestant, or as a manager, trainer, or second of a contestant, unless such person is licensed under section 3773.41 of the Revised Code and otherwise complies with sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code.
Sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code do not apply to any boxing, karate, or wrestling match or exhibition conducted as part of an interscholastic or intercollegiate athletic program, or as part of an amateur athletic program sponsored by or under the supervision of the national amateur athletic union or the American olympic association in which all contestants are amateur boxers, amateur participants in a karate match or exhibition, or amateur wrestlers; to any boxing, karate, or wrestling match or exhibition conducted under the supervision or control of the Ohio national guard, the state militia, or reserve officers' associations in which all contestants are members of the guard, militia, or officers' association; or to any amateur boxing, kick boxing, karate, or wrestling event or exhibition conducted under the supervision of the fraternal order of police of Ohio, the Ohio association of professional firefighters, or the northern Ohio fire fighters, the proceeds of which benefit a charitable organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or a charitable organization that the fraternal order of police of Ohio, the Ohio association of professional firefighters, or the northern Ohio fire fighters supported before the effective date of this amendment.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals
Chapter 3773 | Boxing; Discharging Firearms; Dueling
Section 3773.06 | Prohibition Against Hunting or Shooting Game Near Township Park.
Section 3773.13 | Suppression of Prize Fight.
Section 3773.31 | Athletic Commission Definitions.
Section 3773.32 | License Requirements,.
Section 3773.33 | Ohio Athletic Commission.
Section 3773.34 | Commission - Powers and Duties.
Section 3773.35 | Application for Promoter's License.
Section 3773.36 | Promoter's License.
Section 3773.37 | Photograph With Identification of Applicant to Be Taken.
Section 3773.38 | Applying for Permit to Conduct Public Boxing or Wrestling Match as Exhibition.
Section 3773.39 | Issuance of Permit to Conduct Match - Revocation.
Section 3773.40 | Prohibitions.
Section 3773.41 | Application for Participant's or Contestant's License.
Section 3773.42 | Official's and Contestant's Licenses.
Section 3773.421 | Out-of-State Participant License.
Section 3773.44 | Medical and Life Insurance to Be Provided to Contestants.
Section 3773.45 | Physical Examinations.
Section 3773.46 | Prohibitions.
Section 3773.47 | Additional Prohibited Activities.
Section 3773.48 | Prohibiting Financial Interest in Boxer and Premises.
Section 3773.49 | Advertising and Tickets to Display Price.
Section 3773.50 | Tickets Sold or Issued May Not Exceed Authorized Capacity of Facility.
Section 3773.51 | Appointing and Paying Officials.
Section 3773.53 | Disciplinary Actions.
Section 3773.54 | Report of Ticket Sales and Gross Proceeds.
Section 3773.55 | Failure to File Satisfactory Report or Pay Tax.
Section 3773.56 | Executive Director - Employees.
Section 3773.57 | Effect of Ordinance or Resolution.
Section 3773.59 | Effect of Child Support Default on License.