Nev. Admin. Code § 467.00395 - Interpretation of "contestant," "promoter," "purse," "unarmed combat" and "unarmed combatant."

For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 467 of NRS, the Commission will interpret the term:

1. "Contestant," as defined in NRS 467.0103, to include any person who is preparing to engage in, who currently is engaged in or who has formerly engaged in unarmed combat for remuneration.

2. "Promoter," as defined in NRS 467.0104, to include any person who intends or plans to produce, arrange or stage, who is currently producing, arranging or staging, or who has formerly produced, arranged or staged any professional contest or exhibition.

3. "Purse," as defined in NRS 467.0105, to include the financial guarantee or any other remuneration for which contestants are participating in a contest or exhibition, including, without limitation, the contestant's share of any payment received for radio broadcasting, television or motion picture rights and any bonus payment or other payment greater than the amount constituting the financial guarantee.

4. "Ticket" to mean a physical or electronic record that grants a person the right to admission to a program of unarmed combat.

5. "Unarmed combat," as defined in NRS 467.0107, to include boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and any other form of competition in which a blow is usually struck, or a maneuver is usually executed, and which may reasonably be expected to inflict injury.

6. "Unarmed combatant," as defined in NRS 467.0108:

(a) To include any person who engages in, or is scheduled to engage in, unarmed combat in a contest or exhibition, whether or not the person receives remuneration, including, without limitation, a contestant.

(b) Not to include a person who participates in a contest or exhibition that is exempt from the provisions of this chapter or chapter 467 of NRS pursuant to a specific statute or regulation, including, without limitation, NRS 467.170 and 467.173.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 467.00395

Added to NAC by Athletic Comm'n by R062-16A, eff. 9/9/2016; A by R089-22A, eff. 12/29/2022

NRS 467.030