Section 4-302 - Scope of subtitle; headgear for amateur boxing, kick boxing, wrestling, or mixed martial arts.
§ 4-302. Scope of subtitle; headgear for amateur boxing, kick boxing, wrestling, or mixed martial arts.
(a) Scope of subtitle.- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle does not apply to:
(1) intercollegiate, interscholastic, or intramural boxing, kick boxing, or wrestling;
(2) amateur boxing, kick boxing, or wrestling conducted under the supervision of a nationally recognized amateur organization;
(3) amateur mixed martial arts conducted under the supervision of an amateur kick boxing organization or mixed martial arts organization that:
(i) has been reviewed by the Commission on a basis that is neither arbitrary nor capricious;
(ii) has been approved by the Commission;
(iii) administers and enforces amateur mixed martial arts regulations adopted by the Commission; and
(iv) does not have a direct or indirect financial interest in:
1. a mixed martial arts contestant; or
2. the promotion of a mixed martial arts contest;
(4) martial arts where:
(i) contact to the body is permitted in only a restrained manner;
(ii) contact to the head is not permitted; and
(iii) no contact is permitted that may result, or is intended to result, in physical harm to an opponent; or
(5) a mixed martial arts exhibition.
(b) Headgear for amateur boxing.- Each boxer shall wear protective headgear in each amateur boxing match or exhibition.
[An. Code 1957, art. 56, §§ 122, 127; 1992, ch. 4, § 2; 1993, ch. 148; 2008, chs. 607, 608.]