Ohio Admin. Code 3773-2-08 - Change or substitution involving main event; Notice by promoter; refund price of ticket; approval of substitution
(A) The promoter of any public or private
competition that involves the sports of boxing, mixed martial arts, kick
boxing, karate, tough man contests or tough person contests,
professional wrestling, or any other form
of boxing or martial arts, shall if possible:
(1) Notify the commission or executive
director and the news media of any change or substitution involving a contest
or exhibition that was announced or
advertised as the main event of the program.
(2) Shall provide such notice at least
twenty-four hours before the start of the first contest or exhibition of the
event.
(B) The promoter
shall also conspicuously post the change or substitution at the box office of
the premises where the program is to be held and cause the change or
substitution to be announced from the ring before the start of the first
contest or exhibition of the
program.
(C) If a change or
substitution occurs and any patron desires to have the price of the ticket
refunded, the promoter must refund the patron's money if the patron presents a
ticket or a ticket stub at the box office prior to the start of the first
contest or exhibition begins. The box
office must remain open a reasonable length of time to redeem such
tickets.
(D) A contestant may not
substitute for another contestant that is scheduled for the main event unless:
(1) The promoter notifies the commission or
executive director within forty-eight hours of the weigh-in of the scheduled
contest or exhibition.
(2) The
commission or executive director approves
must approve the substitution.
The substitute replacing the opponent must have an equal or better record of the opponent being replaced.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3773.34
Rule Amplifies: 3773.34
Prior Effective Dates: 8/19/84; 9/20/05; 4/18/09
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