N.M. Admin. Code § 15.6.13.8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOSED CIRCUIT TELECASTS
A.
Licensed promoter required:
Closed circuit telecasts of unarmed combat events shall not be telecast,
podcast or webcast from, or into, New Mexico except under the auspices of a
licensed promoter who shall be responsible for filing the appropriate reports
and tax payments with the commission as referenced herein.
B.
Event permit required: The
promoter shall complete and submit to the commission a completed application
form for an event permit disclosing the dates, locations, and cities intended
for closed circuit telecast, podcast or webcast of the commission regulated
event in the state of New Mexico. The promoter is prohibited from selling or
negotiating the sale of rights to broadcast such closed circuit telecast to any
person prior to receiving an event permit from the commission.
C.
Tickets required.
(1) Tickets are required for the closed
circuit telecast of any event regulated by the commission.
(2) All tickets must be printed by a printer
approved by the commission.
(3) All
tickets for the event shall be delivered to the commission or the commission's
representative. The tickets shall be delivered in a sealed container along with
a manifest certifying the actual number of tickets printed.
(4) The commission or the commission's
representative will audit the tickets before returning them to the
promoter.
(5) Tickets may only be
sold after they have been audited by the commission or the commission's
representative.
D.
Insurance required: The promoter shall furnish to the commission
proof of insurance to cover injury to spectators attending the closed circuit
telecast event. The promoter shall also have "signal interruption" insurance
available, if requested by the commission.
E.
Licensing required for all event
personnel: All box office employees, ticket takers, and doormen at any
closed circuit telecast events shall be licensed by the commission; whether the
events are held at arenas, bars, lounges, clubs, entertainment or meeting
centers, etc.
F.
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G.
Reports
required.
(1) A written report on forms
provided by the commission shall be filed by any promoter holding, showing, or
telecasting any commission-regulated event via closed circuit telecast, podcast
or webcast viewed within New Mexico, whether or not the broadcast, podcast or
webcast originated in New Mexico.
(2) The report shall state the number of
tickets or orders sold, and the amount of gross receipts from the sale of
tickets or order, excluding federal and state sales taxes.
H.
International sanction
rules: The commission must approve international sanctioning body rules
that vary from the commission's rules.
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