Current through Register 1536, December 6, 2024
Section 10.02 - Event License: Submission and Approval of Program and Date; Content; Payment of Fee; Cancellation of Program(1) Except as otherwise provided in 523 CMR, a promoter shall not hold a program of unarmed combat required to be licensed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 147, § 32 unless before the program is held: (a) The promoter submits to the Commission an application for an event license on a form provided by the Commission; and(b) The Commission approves the application and the date for the program.(2) A written request for an event license must include, without limitation:(a) The proposed site for the event;(b) The proposed date of the event;(c) A copy of the certificate of inspection issued by the municipality for proposed site;(d) A copy of the certificate of insurance. In accordance with M.G.L. c. 147, § 39B, the promoter of an event shall take out a policy of accident insurance on each contestant participating in the match or exhibition in the amount of $5,000 to compensate him for medical and hospital expenses incurred as the result of injuries received in such match or exhibition and a policy in the amount of $50,000 to be paid to the estate of the deceased contestant in the event of death to the contestant resulting from participation in the match or exhibition. The premiums on the policies shall be paid by the promoter. The terms of the insurance coverage must not require the contestant to pay a deductible for the medical, surgical or hospital care for injuries he sustains while engaged in a contest or exhibition.(e) The name of the licensed matchmaker for the event;(f) Indication as to whether the program will be televised or otherwise broadcast;(g) The event license fee.(3) If the program is cancelled by the promoter, the application fee shall be forfeited. The fee may be applied to a subsequent event if it is scheduled to be held within 30 days of the originally scheduled event.(4) The promoter of a program of unarmed combat shall submit a completed application for licensure of an event in accordance with 523 CMR 10.02 at least 30 days prior to the scheduled date of the event.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1331, eff. 1/27/2017.