As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) AMATEUR. A person who engages in a match, contest, or exhibition of boxing which is governed or authorized by any of the following:
a. U.S.A. Boxing.
b. The Alabama High School Athletic Association.
c. The National Collegiate Athletic Association.
d. Amateur Athletic Union.
e. Golden Gloves.
f. The local affiliate of any organization listed in this subdivision.
(2) BOXING MATCH. A contest between two individuals in which contestants score points in rounds of two or three minutes by striking with gloved fists the head and upper torso of the opponent or by knocking the opponent down and rendering the opponent unconscious or incapable of continuing the contest by the blows, which contest is held in a square ring supervised by a referee and scored by three judges.
(3) BOXING REGISTRY. A registry created or designated pursuant to subsection (j) of Section 41-9-1024.
(4) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. An entity described by either of the following:
a. Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3)).
b. Section 170(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 170(c)).
(5) COMMISSION. Alabama Boxing Commission.
(6) EXHIBITION. A contest where the participants engage in the use of boxing skills and techniques and where the objective is to display the skills and techniques without striving to win.
(7) FACE VALUE. The dollar value of a ticket or order shall reflect the dollar amount that the customer shall pay or, for complimentary tickets, would have been required to pay to purchase a ticket with equivalent seating priority in order to view the match, contest, exhibition, or entertainment event. A complimentary ticket shall not have a face value of $0.00. A complimentary ticket shall not have a face value of less than that of the least expensive ticket available for sale to the general public. Face value shall include any charges or fees, such as dinner, gratuity, parking, surcharges, or any other charges or fees which are charged to and must be paid by the customer in order to view the match, contest, exhibition, or entertainment event. It shall exclude any portion paid by the customer for federal, state, or local taxes.
(8) GROSS PROCEEDS. The total revenue received solely from the sale of tickets used or intended to be used by the audience physically attending any event required to be licensed under this article.
(9) GROSS RECEIPTS. Any of the following:
a. The gross price charged for the sale or lease of broadcasting, television, closed circuit, or motion picture rights without any deductions for commissions, brokerage fees, distribution fees, production fees, advertising, or other expenses or charges.
b. The face value of all tickets sold and complimentary tickets redeemed.
(10) LOCAL TAX. An occupation tax or other tax owed to a county or municipality in order to hold a professional match, contest, or exhibition of boxing or to carry on a business as a ticket broker within the county or municipality.
(11) MANAGER. A person who, under contract, agreement, or other arrangement with a boxer, undertakes to control or administer, directly or indirectly, a matter related to boxing on behalf of a boxer. The term includes, but is not limited to, a person who functions as a booking agent, adviser, or consultant.
(12) MATCHMAKER. A person who is employed by or associated with a promoter in the capacity of booking and arranging professional matches, contests, or exhibitions of boxing between opponents or who proposes professional matches, contests, or exhibitions of boxing and selects and arranges for the participants in such events and for whose activities in this regard the promoter is legally responsible.
(13) PERSON. An individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation, or combination of individuals of whatever form or character.
(14) PHYSICIAN. A doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama.
(15) PROFESSIONAL. A person who is participating or has participated in a match, contest, or exhibition of boxing which is not governed or authorized by one or more of the organizations listed in subdivision (1) and any of the following:
a. Has received or competed for or is receiving or competing for any cash as a salary, purse, or prize for participating in any match, contest, or exhibition of boxing.
b. Is participating or has participated in any match, contest, or exhibition of boxing to which admission is granted upon payment of any ticket for admission or other evidence of the right of entry.
c. Is participating or has participated in any match, contest, or exhibition of boxing which is or was filmed, broadcast, or transmitted for viewing.
d. Is participating or has participated in any match, contest, or exhibition of boxing which provides a commercial advantage by attracting persons to a particular place or promoting a commercial product or enterprise.
(16) PROFESSIONAL MATCH, CONTEST, or EXHIBITION OF BOXING.
a. A boxing match, contest, or exhibition which is not governed or authorized by one or more of the organizations listed in subdivision (1) and which does any of the following:
1. Rewards a boxer participating with cash as a salary, purse, or prize for such participation.
2. Requires for admission payment of a ticket or other evidence of the right of entry.
3. Is filmed, broadcast, or transmitted for viewing.
4. Provides a commercial advantage by attracting persons to a particular place or promoting a commercial product or enterprise.
b. The term does not include unarmed combat.
(17) PROMOTER. The person primarily responsible for organizing, promoting, and producing a professional match, contest, or exhibition of boxing and who is legally responsible for the lawful conduct of such professional match, contest, or exhibition of boxing.
(18) PURSE or RING EARNINGS. The financial guarantee or any other remuneration, or part thereof, for which professional boxers are participating in a match, contest, or exhibition and includes the boxer's share of any payment received for radio broadcasting, television, or motion picture rights.
(19) TICKET BROKER. Any person who is involved in the business of reselling tickets of admission to athletic contests, concerts, theater performances, amusements, exhibitions, or other entertainment events to which the general public is admitted and who charges a premium in excess of the price of the ticket. The term ticket broker shall not include the owner, operator, lessee, or tenant of the property in which an athletic contest or entertainment event is being held or the sponsor of such a contest or event or the authorized ticket agent of the persons.
(20) UNARMED COMBAT.
a. Any form of competition between human beings in which both of the following occurs:
1. One or more blows are struck which may reasonably be expected to inflict injury on a human being.
2. There is some compensation or commercial benefit arising from such competition, whether in the form of cash or non-cash payment to the competitors or the person arranging the competition; the sale of the right to film, broadcast, transmit, or view the competition; or the use of the competition to attract persons to a particular location for some commercial advantage or to promote a commercial product or commercial enterprise.
b. Unarmed combat includes, but is not limited to, tough man fights and bad man fights.
c. Unarmed combat does not include any of the following:
1. Professional boxing.
2. Professional wrestling.
3. Amateur boxing.
4. Amateur wrestling.
5. Any competition displaying the skills of a single form of a system of unarmed self-defense, including, but not limited to, kickboxing, karate, or full-contact karate, which is held pursuant to the rules of that form and governed or authorized by a nationally recognized organization.
6. Mixed martial arts fighting when the competition is sanctioned, approved, or endorsed by a nationally recognized organization.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) AMATEUR. A person who engages in a match, contest, or exhibition of boxing which is governed or authorized by any of the following:
a. U.S.A. Boxing.
b. The Alabama High School Athletic Association.
c. The National Collegiate Athletic Association.
d. Amateur Athletic Union.
e. Golden Gloves.
f. The local affiliate of any organization listed in this subdivision.
(2) BOXING MATCH. A contest between two individuals in which contestants score points in rounds of two or three minutes by striking with gloved fists the head and upper torso of the opponent or by knocking the opponent down and rendering the opponent unconscious or incapable of continuing the contest by the blows, which contest is held in a square ring supervised by a referee and scored by three judges.
(3) BOXING REGISTRY. A registry created or designated pursuant to subsection (j) of Section 41-9-1024.
(4) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. An entity described by either of the following:
a. Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3)).
b. Section 170(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 170(c)).
(5) COMMISSION. Alabama Boxing Commission.
(6) EXHIBITION. A contest where the participants engage in the use of boxing skills and techniques and where the objective is to display the skills and techniques without striving to win.
(7) FACE VALUE. The dollar value of a ticket or order shall reflect the dollar amount that the customer shall pay or, for complimentary tickets, would have been required to pay to purchase a ticket with equivalent seating priority in order to view the match, contest, exhibition, or entertainment event. A complimentary ticket shall not have a face value of $0.00. A complimentary ticket shall not have a face value of less than that of the least expensive ticket available for sale to the general public. Face value shall include any charges or fees, such as dinner, gratuity, parking, surcharges, or any other charges or fees which are charged to and must be paid by the customer in order to view the match, contest, exhibition, or entertainment event. It shall exclude any portion paid by the customer for federal, state, or local taxes.
(8) GROSS PROCEEDS. The total revenue received solely from the sale of tickets used or intended to be used by the audience physically attending any event required to be licensed under this article.
(9) GROSS RECEIPTS. Any of the following:
a. The gross price charged for the sale or lease of broadcasting, television, closed circuit, or motion picture rights without any deductions for commissions, brokerage fees, distribution fees, production fees, advertising, or other expenses or charges.
b. The face value of all tickets sold and complimentary tickets redeemed.
(10) LOCAL TAX. An occupation tax or other tax owed to a county or municipality in order to hold a professional match, contest, or exhibition of boxing or to carry on a business as a ticket broker within the county or municipality.
(11) MANAGER. A person who, under contract, agreement, or other arrangement with a boxer, undertakes to control or administer, directly or indirectly, a matter related to boxing on behalf of a boxer. The term includes, but is not limited to, a person who functions as a booking agent, adviser, or consultant.
(12) MATCHMAKER. A person who is employed by or associated with a promoter in the capacity of booking and arranging professional matches, contests, or exhibitions of boxing between opponents or who proposes professional matches, contests, or exhibitions of boxing and selects and arranges for the participants in such events and for whose activities in this regard the promoter is legally responsible.
(13) PERSON. An individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation, or combination of individuals of whatever form or character.
(14) PHYSICIAN. A doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama.
(15) PROFESSIONAL. A person who is participating or has participated in a match, contest, or exhibition of boxing which is not governed or authorized by one or more of the organizations listed in subdivision (1) and any of the following:
a. Has received or competed for or is receiving or competing for any cash as a salary, purse, or prize for participating in any match, contest, or exhibition of boxing.
b. Is participating or has participated in any match, contest, or exhibition of boxing to which admission is granted upon payment of any ticket for admission or other evidence of the right of entry.
c. Is participating or has participated in any match, contest, or exhibition of boxing which is or was filmed, broadcast, or transmitted for viewing.
d. Is participating or has participated in any match, contest, or exhibition of boxing which provides a commercial advantage by attracting persons to a particular place or promoting a commercial product or enterprise.
(16) PROFESSIONAL MATCH, CONTEST, or EXHIBITION OF BOXING.
a. A boxing match, contest, or exhibition which is not governed or authorized by one or more of the organizations listed in subdivision (1) and which does any of the following:
1. Rewards a boxer participating with cash as a salary, purse, or prize for such participation.
2. Requires for admission payment of a ticket or other evidence of the right of entry.
3. Is filmed, broadcast, or transmitted for viewing.
4. Provides a commercial advantage by attracting persons to a particular place or promoting a commercial product or enterprise.
b. The term does not include unarmed combat.
(17) PROMOTER. The person primarily responsible for organizing, promoting, and producing a professional match, contest, or exhibition of boxing and who is legally responsible for the lawful conduct of such professional match, contest, or exhibition of boxing.
(18) PURSE or RING EARNINGS. The financial guarantee or any other remuneration, or part thereof, for which professional boxers are participating in a match, contest, or exhibition and includes the boxer's share of any payment received for radio broadcasting, television, or motion picture rights.
(19) TICKET BROKER. Any person who is involved in the business of reselling tickets of admission to athletic contests, concerts, theater performances, amusements, exhibitions, or other entertainment events to which the general public is admitted and who charges a premium in excess of the price of the ticket. The term ticket broker shall not include the owner, operator, lessee, or tenant of the property in which an athletic contest or entertainment event is being held or the sponsor of such a contest or event or the authorized ticket agent of the persons.
(20) UNARMED COMBAT.
a. Any form of competition between human beings in which both of the following occurs:
1. One or more blows are struck which may reasonably be expected to inflict injury on a human being.
2. There is some compensation or commercial benefit arising from such competition, whether in the form of cash or non-cash payment to the competitors or the person arranging the competition; the sale of the right to film, broadcast, transmit, or view the competition; or the use of the competition to attract persons to a particular location for some commercial advantage or to promote a commercial product or commercial enterprise.
b. Unarmed combat includes, but is not limited to, tough man fights and bad man fights.
c. Unarmed combat does not include any of the following:
1. Professional boxing.
2. Professional wrestling.
3. Amateur boxing.
4. Amateur wrestling.
5. Any competition displaying the skills of a single form of a system of unarmed self-defense, including, but not limited to, kickboxing, karate, or full-contact karate, which is held pursuant to the rules of that form and governed or authorized by a nationally recognized organization.
6. Mixed martial arts fighting when the competition is sanctioned, approved, or endorsed by a nationally recognized organization.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) AMATEUR. A person who engages in a match, contest, or exhibition of boxing which is governed or authorized by any of the following:
a. U.S.A. Boxing.
b. The Alabama High School Athletic Association.
c. The National Collegiate Athletic Association.
d. Amateur Athletic Union.
e. Golden Gloves.
f. The local affiliate of any organization listed in this subdivision.
(2) BOXING MATCH. A contest between two individuals in which contestants score points in rounds of two or three minutes by striking with gloved fists the head and upper torso of the opponent or by knocking the opponent down and rendering the opponent unconscious or incapable of continuing the contest by the blows, which contest is held in a square ring supervised by a referee and scored by three judges.
(3) BOXING REGISTRY. A registry created or designated pursuant to subsection (j) of Section 41-9-1024.
(4) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. An entity described by either of the following:
a. Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3)).
b. Section 170(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 170(c)).
(5) COMMISSION. Alabama Boxing Commission.
(6) EXHIBITION. A contest where the participants engage in the use of boxing skills and techniques and where the objective is to display the skills and techniques without striving to win.
(7) FACE VALUE. The dollar value of a ticket or order shall reflect the dollar amount that the customer shall pay or, for complimentary tickets, would have been required to pay to purchase a ticket with equivalent seating priority in order to view the match, contest, exhibition, or entertainment event. A complimentary ticket shall not have a face value of $0.00. A complimentary ticket shall not have a face value of less than that of the least expensive ticket available for sale to the general public. Face value shall include any charges or fees, such as dinner, gratuity, parking, surcharges, or any other charges or fees which are charged to and must be paid by the customer in order to view the match, contest, exhibition, or entertainment event. It shall exclude any portion paid by the customer for federal, state, or local taxes.
(8) GROSS PROCEEDS. The total revenue received solely from the sale of tickets used or intended to be used by the audience physically attending any event required to be licensed under this article.
(9) GROSS RECEIPTS. Any of the following:
a. The gross price charged for the sale or lease of broadcasting, television, closed circuit, or motion picture rights without any deductions for commissions, brokerage fees, distribution fees, production fees, advertising, or other expenses or charges.
b. The face value of all tickets sold and complimentary tickets redeemed.
(10) LOCAL TAX. An occupation tax or other tax owed to a county or municipality in order to hold a professional match, contest, or exhibition of boxing or to carry on a business as a ticket broker within the county or municipality.
(11) MANAGER. A person who, under contract, agreement, or other arrangement with a boxer, undertakes to control or administer, directly or indirectly, a matter related to boxing on behalf of a boxer. The term includes, but is not limited to, a person who functions as a booking agent, adviser, or consultant.
(12) MATCHMAKER. A person who is employed by or associated with a promoter in the capacity of booking and arranging professional matches, contests, or exhibitions of boxing between opponents or who proposes professional matches, contests, or exhibitions of boxing and selects and arranges for the participants in such events and for whose activities in this regard the promoter is legally responsible.
(13) PERSON. An individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation, or combination of individuals of whatever form or character.
(14) PHYSICIAN. A doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama.
(15) PROFESSIONAL. A person who is participating or has participated in a match, contest, or exhibition of boxing which is not governed or authorized by one or more of the organizations listed in subdivision (1) and any of the following:
a. Has received or competed for or is receiving or competing for any cash as a salary, purse, or prize for participating in any match, contest, or exhibition of boxing.
b. Is participating or has participated in any match, contest, or exhibition of boxing to which admission is granted upon payment of any ticket for admission or other evidence of the right of entry.
c. Is participating or has participated in any match, contest, or exhibition of boxing which is or was filmed, broadcast, or transmitted for viewing.
d. Is participating or has participated in any match, contest, or exhibition of boxing which provides a commercial advantage by attracting persons to a particular place or promoting a commercial product or enterprise.
(16) PROFESSIONAL MATCH, CONTEST, or EXHIBITION OF BOXING.
a. A boxing match, contest, or exhibition which is not governed or authorized by one or more of the organizations listed in subdivision (1) and which does any of the following:
1. Rewards a boxer participating with cash as a salary, purse, or prize for such participation.
2. Requires for admission payment of a ticket or other evidence of the right of entry.
3. Is filmed, broadcast, or transmitted for viewing.
4. Provides a commercial advantage by attracting persons to a particular place or promoting a commercial product or enterprise.
b. The term does not include unarmed combat.
(17) PROMOTER. The person primarily responsible for organizing, promoting, and producing a professional match, contest, or exhibition of boxing and who is legally responsible for the lawful conduct of such professional match, contest, or exhibition of boxing.
(18) PURSE or RING EARNINGS. The financial guarantee or any other remuneration, or part thereof, for which professional boxers are participating in a match, contest, or exhibition and includes the boxer's share of any payment received for radio broadcasting, television, or motion picture rights.
(19) TICKET BROKER. Any person who is involved in the business of reselling tickets of admission to athletic contests, concerts, theater performances, amusements, exhibitions, or other entertainment events to which the general public is admitted and who charges a premium in excess of the price of the ticket. The term ticket broker shall not include the owner, operator, lessee, or tenant of the property in which an athletic contest or entertainment event is being held or the sponsor of such a contest or event or the authorized ticket agent of the persons.
(20) UNARMED COMBAT.
a. Any form of competition between human beings in which both of the following occurs:
1. One or more blows are struck which may reasonably be expected to inflict injury on a human being.
2. There is some compensation or commercial benefit arising from such competition, whether in the form of cash or non-cash payment to the competitors or the person arranging the competition; the sale of the right to film, broadcast, transmit, or view the competition; or the use of the competition to attract persons to a particular location for some commercial advantage or to promote a commercial product or commercial enterprise.
b. Unarmed combat includes, but is not limited to, tough man fights and bad man fights.
c. Unarmed combat does not include any of the following:
1. Professional boxing.
2. Professional wrestling.
3. Amateur boxing.
4. Amateur wrestling.
5. Any competition displaying the skills of a single form of a system of unarmed self-defense, including, but not limited to, kickboxing, karate, or full-contact karate, which is held pursuant to the rules of that form and governed or authorized by a nationally recognized organization.
6. Mixed martial arts fighting when the competition is sanctioned, approved, or endorsed by a nationally recognized organization.
