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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 09.14.01.01" title_num="09" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="01" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In these regulations, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Commission” means the State Athletic Commission of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Contest.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Contest” means any boxing, kickboxing, or wrestling:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Competition;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Exhibition;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Match;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Performance; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Show.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Contest” includes a mixed martial arts:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Competition;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Match;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Performance; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Show.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>“Contest” does not include a mixed martial arts exhibition.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Contestant” means a boxer, kickboxer, or mixed martial arts contestant who participates against an opponent in a contest.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Kickboxing” means a contest or exhibition in which blows are delivered with the hand or leg, including the foot.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Manager.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Manager” means a person who, under contract, agreement, or other arrangement, undertakes to control or administer, directly or indirectly, a contest-related matter on behalf of a contestant.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Manager” includes, but is not limited to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A booking agent; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>An advisor.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Mixed martial arts” means a competition in which contestants use interdisciplinary forms of fighting, including various forms of martial arts, involving:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Striking with the hands, feet, knees, or elbows; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Grappling by take-downs, throws, submissions, or choke holds.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Mixed Martial Arts Exhibition” means a mixed martial arts event in which:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Contact to the body is permitted in only a restrained manner;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Contact to the head is not permitted; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>No contact is permitted that may result, or is intended to result, in physical harm to an opponent.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Official record” means the cumulative results of those boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts contests, sanctioned by a regulatory agency, in which a contestant has participated.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Physician” means an individual currently licensed to practice medicine in this State or any state where the individual resides.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Promoter” means any individual, partnership, corporation, club, association, or other organization that gives, holds, or otherwise conducts a contest within the State.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Regulatory agency” means a commission, board, or other entity of a state, commonwealth, territory, or country, created by law or executive order, which regulates boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, or mixed martial arts.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Second” means an individual who assists a boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial arts contestant, or wrestler during a contest.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>