18760-18769
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
SECTION 18760-18769
18760. Except as otherwise provided by this article, "boxing" as used in this chapter includes "kickboxing" and "martial arts." Sections 18720, 18721, 18723, 18725, 18728, 18755, and 18756, and Article 15 (commencing with Section 18870) shall not apply to kickboxing and martial arts. 18761. Rules and regulations of the commission relating to professional boxing shall apply to kickboxing and martial arts, except where specifically excluded by the commission's regulations. 18763. The commission shall by rule and regulation, regulate kickboxing and martial arts in accordance with Section 18640. 18765. The commission shall, by rule and regulation, prescribe the length and duration of professional and amateur kickboxing and martial arts contests, the weight classifications, the manner in which the contestants engage in such contests, and such further safeguards and conditions as shall insure fair, sportsmanlike, and scientific contests. No contest shall be conducted unless each contestant uses protective gear approved by the commission. 18766. Every contestant in an amateur kickboxing or martial arts contest under the age of 18 years shall wear protective headgear approved by the commission. 18767. This chapter shall not apply to light and noncontact kickboxing and martial arts, and kickboxing and martial arts instruction and schools. 18768. The commission shall not function as a sanctioning body, nor shall it grant titles to fighters or to individual events. This function shall be retained by such professional and amateur full-contact kickboxing and martial arts associations operating on a local, statewide, regional, national or international level, which shall, when operating in California, observe such rules and regulations adopted by the commission. 18769. (a) The commission may appoint an advisory committee to advise the commission on the provisions of this article. (b) The advisory committee shall be composed of individuals, residing in California, who have prior to their appointment, been promoters, fighters, trainers, managers, or officials in publicly held kickboxing or full-contact martial arts events. (c) The advisory committee may elect its own officers.