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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="4-315" title_number="4" title_name="Athletics" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Boxing, Kick Boxing, Wrestling, and Mixed Martial Arts">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A contestant shall be allowed to enter the ring only if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a physician approved by the Commission declares the contestant to be physically fit; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the contestant has complied with § 4–304.1 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each contestant in a contest shall submit to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a chemical test of the urine or blood of the contestant to detect the presence of a controlled dangerous substance defined in § 5–101 of the Criminal Law Article or other substance that the Commission prohibits by regulation; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a test of the blood or urine of the contestant to detect the presence of performance enhancing drugs, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>human growth hormones; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>anabolic steroids.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A contestant shall be required to submit to a blood or urine test under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>there is reasonable cause to believe the contestant has used a substance prohibited by regulation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the contestant was randomly selected by lottery; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the contestant has a documented or otherwise verified history of drug use within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the contest.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Commission shall set the length in rounds of each contest.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commission shall adopt regulations to ensure the safety of individuals who participate in amateur or professional mixed martial arts contests.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In developing the regulations, the Commission shall consider:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>appropriate limits on acceptable maneuvers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>time limits for contest rounds; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>rules for termination of a contest.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
