Issue Date:
Revised Date: 2021-09-01

Legal Citations

Object Type

Cash — Business Regulation

Origin Date

1933 by the 43rd Leg.

Description

No person shall act as an promoter, professional contestant, manager of a professional contestant, referee, or judge until licensed or registered. Application on form furnished by executive director and accompanied by license fee. Original application and annual renewal fee prescribed by the department. Combative sports include boxing, kickboxing, martial arts and mixed martial arts.

A person may not act as an amateur combative sports association without registering and paying a fee set by the department.

Due Date

Before engaging in business.

Note

Amended by H.B. 863, 71st Leg., R.S.

Codified by H.B. 3155, 76th Leg., R.S.

Amended by S.B. 279, 78th Leg., R.S.

Specific boxing promotor provisions repealed and changed to combative sports from boxing and wrestling by S.B. 796, 79th Leg., R.S. 

Amended by H.B. 1293, 80th Leg., R.S.

Amended by S.B. 618, 83rd Leg., R.S. to remove license requirement for ringside physicians and timekeepers for combative sports.

License and regulation of event coordinators removed by H.B. 1560, 87th Leg., R.S.

USAS Values

Appropriation Year 25
USAS Title COMBATIVE SPORT LICENSES
Receipt Category 03 – Business Regulation
Receipt Type 10 – Business/Professional Fees
Object Group 30 – Revenues
USAS Status A
Rev/Exp Category 01 – LICENSES, FEES, FINES, AND PENALTIES