Section 338.3610 - Definitions; A to M.
MICHIGAN UNARMED COMBAT REGULATORY ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 403 of 2004
338.3610 Definitions; A to M.
Sec. 10.
As used in this act:
(a) "Amateur" means a person who is not competing and has never competed for a money prize or who is not competing and has not competed with or against a professional for a prize. For a boxing contest, amateur is a person who is required to be registered by USA boxing.
(b) "Commission" means the Michigan unarmed combat commission created in section 20.
(c) "Complainant" means a person who has filed a complaint with the department alleging that a person has violated this act or a rule promulgated or an order issued under this act. If a complaint is made by the department, the director shall designate 1 or more employees of the department to act as the complainant.
(d) "Department" means the department of labor and economic growth.
(e) "Director" means the director of the department or his or her designee.
(f) "Employee of the department" means an individual employed by the department or a person under contract to the department whose duty it is to enforce the provisions of this act or rules promulgated or orders issued under this act.
(g) "Fund" means the Michigan unarmed combat fund created in section 22.
(h) "Good moral character" means good moral character as determined and defined in 1974 PA 381, MCL 338.41 to 338.47.
(i) "Mixed martial arts" means unarmed combat involving the use of a combination of techniques from different disciplines of the martial arts and includes grappling, kicking, jujitsu, and striking, subject to limitations contained in this act and rules promulgated under this act.
History: 2004, Act 403, Eff. Feb. 20, 2005 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 196, Eff. Mar. 27, 2008