EVENT SANCTIONING PERMIT

BOND

Every promoter who wishes to hold an event regulated by the Idaho Athletic Commission must make application for a sanctioning permit on a form provided by the Commission and pay the required fee. Such application shall be complete and provide all information requested by the Commission.  Each application for a sanctioning permit must include a surety bond to the commission in an amount of no less than $25,000.  Said bond shall be:

    - in the name of the applicant;

    - executed by a surety company authorized to do business in Idaho;

    - adequate to guarantee the payment of all taxes, fees, fines and other moneys due and payable including, but not limited to, the payment of purses to the participants (other than the promoter), any contributions for required insurance, pensions, disability and medical examinations, the repayment to ticket holders of purchased tickets, the payment of fees to ring officials and physicians.

After issuance of a sanctioning permit to a promoter, the commission may modify the amount of bond required to ensure adequate and sufficient coverage for payment of taxes, fees, fines, purses, and other moneys due and payable pursuant to the requirements. Failure of any promoter to secure a modified bond required pursuant to this subsection within such period of time as the commission may prescribe, shall be grounds for revocation of the sanctioning permit of such promoter.

The promoter may apply one (1) bond to more than one (1) location if no more than one (1) location covered by the same bond is scheduled for a program on any given calendar date. Each bond must be conditioned for the payment to the commission of a sum equivalent to the total sale of tickets if either the main event is not held on the date advertised, unless the event is subsequently held on a date fixed by the commission; or if the main event is neither held on the original date advertised nor on a subsequent date fixed by the commission.  The sum is due within fifteen (15) days after default, to ensure reimbursement to the purchasers of tickets for the event, if the reimbursement of ticket holders is ordered by the commission. Incomplete applications will not be considered for approval by the Commission.

If the commission refuses to grant a permit, or cancels a permit, the promoter shall be entitled to make application for a hearing, to be held not less than sixty (60) days after the request at such place as the commission may designate. If, however, the promoter has been found guilty of any felony or of disobeying any provision of the laws or rules of the Athletic Commission, such hearing shall be denied.

APPLICATION & APPROVAL

No contest shall be held without the prior approval of the commission. A request for approval of a date for an event must be made in writing to the commission at the time the promoter submits his sanction application unless the commission allows the request for approval of a date to be made at a later time. The failure of the promoter to notify the commission of a cancellation at least seven (7) calendar days before the date for the program will result in the forfeiture of the sanction fee and may subject the promoter to disciplinary action.

A promoter must apply in writing to the commission for a permit to hold a contest on a specific date, before he may announce or advertise the contest or exhibition.

A person who wishes to present an event for charitable purposes must file with the commission a sanction application to present the program. The application must contain the name of the charity, charitable fund or organization which is to benefit from the program and the amount or percentage of the receipts of the program which is to be paid to the charity.  Within seventy-two (72) hours after such an event is held, the promoter shall furnish to the commission a certified itemized statement of the receipts and expenditures in connection with the program and the net amount paid to the charitable fund or organization. If the promoter fails to file the statement within the prescribed time, the commission may suspend or revoke the promoter’s license and shall not thereafter issue a permit to the promoter for the holding of any program for charitable purposes.

A promoter shall not schedule fewer than twenty-five (25) rounds on any one (1) program.

A promoter shall not employ or otherwise retain the services of persons for a sanctioned event who are not licensed in accordance with the laws and rules of the athletic commission.

The officials of an event are the referee, judges, timekeeper, physician, and commission’s representative.  All the officials are approved and assigned by the commission. The promoter may select the announcer, subject to the commission’s approval.

The promoter of an event shall admit to it any referee, judge, ringside physician, inspector, or timekeeper who is licensed by the commission and presents his card evidencing that license.

A promoter must pay the fee set by the commission to any person whom the commission directs to officiate in an event promoted by that promoter.

EVENT SCHEDULE

A promoter may not postpone an event unless the postponement is approved by the commission.

If a postponement of a program becomes necessary through no fault of the promoter, the commission will grant an extension of the contracts and set a new date.

A small advance sale is not a legitimate reason for postponement. Indoor programs may not be called off or canceled on account of storms or for any other reason not expressed in this chapter except with an affirmative vote by at least a majority of the commission.

A program must not be called off by the promoter without one (1) week prior written approval of the Commission.

The promoter shall request commission approval of any change in an announced or advertised program for the main and semi-main events in a program at least one (1) week before the contest. Notice of any change or substitution must also be conspicuously posted at the box office of the premises where the program is to be held and announced from the ring before the opening contest.

If such change occurs and any patron desires to have the price of his ticket refunded, the promoter must refund the patron’s money if he presents his ticket or the ticket stub at the box office before the contest is scheduled to begin. The box office must remain open a reasonable length of time to redeem such tickets.

A combatant may not substitute for another combatant in a contest which is the main and semi-main events in a program unless the commission approves the substitution.

A person may not solicit at any event without the written permission of the commission.

ADMISSIONS, TICKET SALES & ATTENDANCE CONTROL

An admission fee may not be charged to enter the quarters where a combatant is training unless the commission has authorized the charging of admission. Where such an admission fee is charged, the commission will consider the charge to be for the privilege of seeing an event. The state fee on those gross receipts, exclusive of any federal taxes paid thereon, must be sent to the commission with the report.

Plans and statements showing the seating arrangements and the location of tickets of each price have been approved by the commission. The aisle spacing, exit facilities, and the location of appliances to extinguish fires have been approved by the appropriate county or municipal authority.

The sale of tickets for an event may not exceed the seating capacity of an indoor arena and no ticket may be issued for standing room. A person may not be sold the right of admission without a ticket.

The ticket outlet shall provide to the commission an inventory, which he affirms under oath to be correct, of all the tickets issued. The promoter shall notify the ticket outlet of the requirements of this section.

Every ticket must have the price, name of the promoter, and date of the program plainly on it.  Requests for changes in ticket prices or dates of programs must be made in writing to the commission for approval. Tickets may not be sold by any person except through an agency holding a license to sell the tickets unless the sale is first approved by the commission.

COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS - - - A promoter may not issue complimentary tickets for more than two percent (2%) of the seats in the house without the commission’s written authorization. The commission does not consider complementary tickets which it authorizes under this section to constitute part of the total gross receipts from admission fees for the purposes of calculating the commission taxes.  If complimentary tickets are issued for more than two percent (2%) of the seats in the house, each combatant who is working on a percentage must be paid his percentage of the normal price of all complimentary tickets in excess of two percent (2%) of the seats in the house unless the contract between him and the promoter provides otherwise and stipulates the number of complimentary tickets which will be issued. If a service charge is made for complimentary tickets, the combatant is entitled to be paid his percentage of that service charge, less any deduction for federal taxes and fees.

Each promoter shall provide tickets without charge to: the commission’s members and representatives; Principles and seconds who are engaged in a contest which is part of the program; and holders of lifetime passes issued by the commission. Persons who receive tickets pursuant to this section are not liable for the payment of any fees for those tickets.  Each promoter may provide tickets without charge or at a reduced rate to:

• Any of his employees, and if the promoter is a corporation, to a director or officer, who is regularly employed or engaged in promoting such programs, whether or not his duties require him to be admitted to the particular program and whether or not he is on duty at the time of that program;
• A journalist who is performing his duties as such; and
• A fireman or police officer who is performing his duties as such.

Each promoter shall perform the following duties in relation to the issuance of complimentary tickets issued:

• Each ticket issued to a journalist must be clearly marked "PRESS". No more tickets may be issued to journalists than will permit comfortable seating in the press area.
• Seating at the press tables or in the press area must be limited to journalists who are actually covering the contest and to other persons designated by the commission. The promoter may allocate seats for the media, subject to the commission’s final approval of the allocation.
• A list of passes issued to journalists must be submitted to the commission.
• Only one (1) complimentary ticket may be issued to any one (1) manager, second, combatant, wrestler or other person licensed by the commission.
• Any credential issued by the promoter which allows an admission to the event without a ticket must be approved in advance by the commission. Requests for the issuance of such credentials must be made at least five (5) hours before the first contest on the program.
• Admission of any person who does not hold a ticket or who is not specifically exempted pursuant to this section is a ground for suspension or revocation of the promoter’s license or the assessment of a penalty.
• The commission shall collect all fees and taxes due on any ticket which is not specifically exempt pursuant to this section, and for any person who is admitted without a ticket in violation of this section.

A promoter of events shall exercise extraordinary caution to prevent speculation in tickets. The promoter may not sell any tickets for a price other than the price printed thereon. The promoter may not, without the commission’s permission, change the price of tickets at any time after they have been placed on sale or sell them at any time during the program for less than tickets for the same seats were offered or sold before the program commenced.

Any ticket for an event sold for less than the price printed on the ticket must be over stamped with the actual price charged. The over stamp must be placed on the printed face of the ticket as well as the stub retained by the holder of the ticket.

A person may only exchange tickets at the box office. A ticket may not be redeemed after the show has taken place. Tickets which agencies have not sold must be returned to the box office not later than one (1) hour before the show is scheduled to begin.

A holder of a ticket for an event must not be allowed to pass through the gate of the premises where the program is being held unless his ticket is separated from the stub, or to occupy a seat unless he is in possession of the stub.

An usher shall see that patrons get the seats corresponding with their ticket stubs, and anyone who occupies a seat for which he does not have the ticket stub is asked to vacate or, if necessary, is ejected.  The promoter is subject to disciplinary action by the commission if any usher allows an unsold seat to be occupied by a patron not holding a stub for the seat or if any doorman admits any person without a ticket to the program.

A promoter may not issue a ticket to a person for the purpose of readmitting him if he leaves the arena and then wishes to reenter the arena, useless the promoter has obtained the commission’s written permission for such an issuance.

The representatives of the commission may check numbers and places of cans for tickets at gates and have the cans sealed and padlocked. After the show the representatives may require the cans to be opened and the tickets counted under their supervision.

All tickets and stubs sold or unsold, other than unsold reel tickets, used for any event may be removed to the office of the commission by a representative of the commission after the promoter and representative have completed computation of gate receipts and tax due thereon.  After the tickets and stubs have been held for at least fifteen (15) days by the commission, the commission will destroy them. If the tickets are not taken by the representative, they must be retained by the promoters for at least six (6) months. Those tickets may be destroyed after they have been held for at least thirty (30) days and written permission has been granted by the commission for the destruction of such tickets. Tickets must be kept in separate packages for each show so that an audit can be made at any time by the commission.

SANITATION, SAFETY & EMERGENCY SERVICES

All drinks at an event must be dispensed in paper or plastic cups.

Each promoter is responsible for and must correct any violation of the regulations of the commission or the state board of health regarding the sanitary condition of dressing rooms, showers, water bottles, towels or other equipment.  Physicians and the commission shall make a particular examination before or during each event to discover any violation of such regulations, and any such violation must be reported to the commission immediately.

Where the anticipated attendance is four thousand (4,000) persons or more but less than eight thousand (8,000) persons, one (1) ambulance is required. Where the anticipated attendance is eight thousand (8,000) persons or more, two (2) ambulances are required.  Each promoter of such a program shall, without regard to the size of the anticipated attendance give notice of the time, date and site of the program to the ambulance service or emergency medical service which is located nearest to the site of the program and ascertain from the service the length of time required for one (1) of its ambulances to reach the site, and give such a notice to the nearest hospital and the persons in charge of its emergency room and, before the start of the program, certify to a member of the commission that the requirements of this section have been met.

On the day of a contest only the following people are allowed in the dressing room of a combatant; The combatant’s manager; The seconds; Any representative of the promoter; and Any representative of the commission. The promoter shall furnish a doorman or doormen at the entrance to the dressing rooms to enforce this section.

ACCOUNTING

Gross receipts reports signed by the promoter under oath shall include:
    (a)  The name of the promoter;
    (b)  The event title, location, date and sanctioning permit number;
    (c)  The promoter's business address and license number;
    (d)  Gross receipts for the event (detailed by categories as appropriate);
    (e)  The total seating capacity of the venue;
    (f)   The total number of tickets printed and the specific face values;
    (g)  The price charged for individual tickets and the number of tickets sold in each price category;
    (h)  The total number of Complementary Tickets distributed;
    (i)    The total number of Press Passes Issued and the name & affiliation of each person receiving a Press Pass.
    (j)    The total amount of any promoter added fees or taxes;
    (k)    A tax payment equal to five percent (5%) of the gross receipts.

In addition to the information required on gross receipts reports, the commission may request, and the promoter shall furnish, any information deemed necessary for a correct computation of the assessment levied.

The promoter shall compute and pay to the commission the required assessment due. If the payment of the assessment is not postmarked or delivered to the commission within 72 hours of the event, the assessment shall be delinquent from such date.

It shall be the duty of every promoter required to make a gross receipts report to keep and preserve suitable records and documents which may be necessary to determine the amount of assessment due as will substantiate and prove the accuracy of such reports. All such records shall be preserved for a period of three (3) years, and shall be open to examination at any time by the commission or by its authorized agents.

If the payment of the assessment is not postmarked or delivered to the commission within 72 hours, the assessment shall be delinquent and the promoter shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Commission. Additional permits shall not be issued to any promoter who is delinquent in the payment of an assessment to the Commission.
 

Exemptions

1. Contests or exhibitions conducted by any secondary school, college or university, where all the participating contestants are bona fide enrolled students; or

2. Contests or exhibitions, in which all contestants are amateurs, which have been sanctioned as amateur athletic events by any of the following associations:

•  United States Amateur Boxing, Inc.;
•  Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, Inc.;
•  Any other entity that the commission approves as an officially recognized amateur boxing or other amateur athletic sanctioning authority; or
•  Are contests or exhibitions held under the auspices or sanction of an established nonprofit secondary school activities organization or of its public or nonprofit accredited secondary school members, or held under the auspices or sanction of an established college or university activities organization or its public or not-for-profit accredited college or university members;
•  Are contests or exhibitions conducted by any military installation or branch of the United States armed forces, or the state national guard, where the participants are employed by the military installation, are members of the branch of the armed forces, or the state national guard unit conducting the contest or exhibition.

Every contestant in any event, exempt or otherwise, prior to engaging in and conducting such an event, shall be examined by a licensed physician at least once in each calendar year, or once in each academic year where such contest is conducted by a secondary school, college or university or organization. The physician shall also designate the maximum and minimum weights at which the contestant shall be medically certified to participate.  No contestant shall be permitted to participate in any such event in any weight classification other than that or those for which a physician has given certification.

All events shall be governed by the following provisions, whether exempt or otherwise:

• No combative event held in this state whether under the provisions of this chapter or otherwise shall be for more than ten (10) rounds.
• Each round in a combative event shall be scheduled to last for the same length of time.
• No one (1) round of any combative event shall be scheduled for longer than three (3) minutes and there shall be not less than one (1) minute intermission between each round.
• In combative events involving a state or regional championship, the commission may grant an extension of no more than two (2) additional rounds to allow total bouts of twelve (12) rounds.
• In combative events involving a national or world championship, the commission may grant an extension of no more than five (5) additional rounds to allow total bouts of fifteen (15) rounds.
• No participant in any event shall be permitted to wear gloves weighing less than eight (8) ounces each; provided, however, that no participants weighing more than one hundred forty-seven (147) pounds shall be permitted to wear gloves weighing less than ten (10) ounces each.
• All non-exempt events shall be governed by the Commission's rules for clean and sportsmanlike conduct on the part of all participants and officials, and the proper and orderly conduct of the event in all respects.