SPS 192.135
SPS 192.135 Reciprocal licenses for service members, former service members, and spouses of service members or former service members. A reciprocal promoter, matchmaker, contestant, judge, referee, ringside physician, second, or timekeeper license shall be granted under this section to an applicant who is a service member, former service member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member as defined in s.
440.09 (1), Stats., if the department determines that the applicant meets all of the requirements under s.
440.09 (2), Stats. Subject to s.
440.09 (2m), Stats., the department may request verification necessary to make a determination under this section.
SPS 192.135 Note
Note: Application forms are available on the department's website at
https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/Home.aspx, or by request from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI 53708, or call (608) 266-2112.
SPS 192.135 History
History: CR 21-056: cr. Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23; correction made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2023 No. 811. SPS 192.14
SPS 192.14 Unarmed combat sports event permits. SPS 192.14(1)(1)
A licensed promoter or club shall obtain a permit from the department prior to conducting an unarmed combat sports event. An application for a permit to conduct an event shall be submitted to the department at least 30 calendar days before the proposed date of the event and no more than 90 calendar days before an event by a promoter or an authorized representative of a licensed professional club, corporation, or association on forms provided by the department and shall include all of the following:
SPS 192.14 Note
Note: Applications for permits are available from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credentialing, 1400 E. Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or from the department's website at:
http://dsps.wi.gov.
SPS 192.14(1)(a)
(a) The name, address, phone number, and license number of the promoter or professional club, corporation, or association.
SPS 192.14(1)(b)
(b) The name and license number of the matchmaker that the promoter, or professional club, corporation, or association plans to use for the event. If the matchmaker is not licensed in Wisconsin, the event permit application shall include the proposed matchmaker's application for licensure along with all required documents.
SPS 192.14(1)(c)
(c) The proposed date, starting time, and location of the event as well as all of the following information regarding the venue:
SPS 192.14(1)(c)3.
3. A floor plan that indicates the dressing room locations and fire exits.
SPS 192.14(1)(c)4.
4. Name and telephone number of the primary contact person of the proposed venue.
SPS 192.14(1)(c)5.
5. Evidence satisfactory to the department that the promoter or professional club has entered into a valid agreement with the owner or manager of the venue where the proposed unarmed combat sports event will be conducted.
SPS 192.14(1)(d)1.1. Information regarding whether the proposed event will be all professional, all amateur, or combined professional and amateur, the form of unarmed combat for each bout, the number of rounds for each scheduled bout, and the proposed number of professional bouts and amateur bouts.
SPS 192.14(1)(d)2.
2. If the proposed event is scheduled for less than 24 total rounds, a request for approval of an event of that duration.
SPS 192.14(1)(f)
(f) The preliminary fight card for the event, which shall include all of the following:
SPS 192.14(1)(f)1.
1. The form of unarmed combat for each bout and the name and weight class of each of the proposed contestants in each bout.
SPS 192.14(1)(g)
(g) A detailed plan to provide medical personnel and equipment for the event and for evacuating a seriously injured contestant to a hospital, including the name of the promoter or professional club's representative responsible for evacuating an injured contestant, a detailed evacuation route, method of removal from the venue, the means of transportation to the hospital, and the name of the nearest hospital, pursuant to s.
444.095 (2) (c) and
(d), Stats.
SPS 192.14(1)(h)
(h) A detailed plan to furnish adequate police or private security personnel or alternate means of protecting spectators, contestants, and officials. Alternate means of protection may include a department-approved divider between the cage or ring and spectators.
SPS 192.14(1)(i)
(i) The date, time, and location of the official weigh-in and physical examination.
SPS 192.14(1)(L)
(L) The admission fee of all tickets and the proposed number of tickets, including the number and proposed value of complimentary tickets.
SPS 192.14(2)
(2) Upon receipt of an application for a permit to conduct an unarmed combat sports event, the department may deny the application upon the occurrence of any of the following:
SPS 192.14(2)(b)
(b) The appropriate number of judges, referees, inspectors, or ringside physicians will not be available on that date.
SPS 192.14(2)(c)
(c) One or more of the contestants listed on the fight card are not licensed or are ineligible to compete due to being under a suspension or revocation order issued by the department or another licensing jurisdiction for any of the following reasons:
SPS 192.14(2)(c)2.
2. An injury, a requirement for a medical procedure, or a physician's denial of certification.
SPS 192.14(2)(c)4.
4. The use of false aliases, falsifying, or attempting to falsify official identification cards or documents issued pursuant to ch.
444, Stats.
SPS 192.14(2)(c)5.
5. Unprofessional conduct or other inappropriate behavior inconsistent with generally accepted methods of competition at unarmed combat sports events.
SPS 192.14(2)(d)
(d) One or more of the bouts listed on the fight card will be conducted other than as provided under subchs.
IV to
VII or as approved by the department under s.
SPS 192.93.
SPS 192.14(2)(e)
(e) A request for approval under sub.
(1) (d) 2. has not been submitted with the application or has been denied by the commissioner or department representative.
SPS 192.14(3)
(3) The department may grant a permit for the event but withhold approval of one or more contestants scheduled to compete in an event, require bouts take place in a different order than proposed under sub.
(1) (f) 2., or withhold approval of any bout scheduled to be conducted other than as provided under subchs.
IV to
VII or as approved by the department under s.
SPS 192.93.
SPS 192.14(4)
(4) A permit issued under this section shall allow the permit holder to conduct only the event named in the permit. A permit is not transferable. The promoter or representative of the professional club, corporation, or association whose name appears on the permit shall be present at the weigh-in and at the event until the conclusion of the final bout unless excused by the department.
SPS 192.14(5)
(5) The commissioner or department representative shall determine if the contestants are evenly and fairly matched according to skill level, experience, and weight so as to produce a fair and sportsmanlike event. If the commissioner or department representative determines the contestants for a bout are not evenly or fairly matched, approval for that bout shall be withheld.
SPS 192.14 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.15
SPS 192.15 Permits, issuance and effect. SPS 192.15(1)(1)
All promoters and professional clubs who have obtained a permit from the department under s.
SPS 192.14 shall, no later than 4 business days before the scheduled event, submit all of the following:
SPS 192.15(1)(a)
(a) All complete and signed bout agreements, on forms provided by the department.
SPS 192.15 Note
Note: Forms are available upon request to the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credentialing, 1400 E. Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI 53708, or on the department's website at:
http://dsps.wi.gov.
SPS 192.15(1)(b)
(b) The complete and executed contract or rental agreement between the promoter or professional club and the venue.
SPS 192.15(1)(c)
(c) All required physical examination forms and laboratory reports from contestants.
SPS 192.15(1)(d)
(d) The final fight card for the event listing the form of fighting for each bout; the name, license number, bout history, weight class, scheduled rounds, and opponent of each contestant; and, if applicable, red and blue corner designations.
SPS 192.15(1)(f)
(f) The names and Wisconsin license numbers of each contestant's seconds.
SPS 192.15(2)
(2) If the department denies an application for a permit or refuses to approve a contestant whose name has been submitted to the department by the applicant, it shall provide the applicant with an opportunity to have that decision reviewed by the commissioner or department representative. The review shall be conducted at the discretion of the commissioner or department representative.
SPS 192.15(3)
(3) Issuance of a permit by the department authorizes a promoter or professional club to conduct an unarmed combat sports event under the control of the commissioner, inspectors, department representatives, referees, and ringside physicians assigned and listed in the permit.
SPS 192.15(4)
(4) A promoter may substitute a contestant listed on their permit application after requesting a substitute. The request shall be submitted to the department no later than one business day preceding the date of the event. Exceptions may be allowed at the discretion of the department.
SPS 192.15 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.16(1)(1)
At any time during an event, the assigned department representative may cancel all or part of an event upon the occurrence of any of the following:
SPS 192.16(1)(a)
(a) The commissioner or department representative reasonably believes that the event is not being conducted in accordance with this chapter, ch.
444, Stats., or the conditions stated in the permit which authorizes the event.
SPS 192.16(1)(b)
(b) The commissioner or department representative reasonably believes that the event poses an unreasonable threat to the health or safety of contestants, spectators, or officials.
SPS 192.16(2)
(2) The commissioner or department representative may cancel an event at any time for a violation of this chapter.
SPS 192.16(3)
(3) A promoter or professional club may cancel an event no later than 30 hours before it is scheduled to begin by notifying the department and those members of the media whom the promoter or professional club initially notified about the event. Any cancellation by a promoter shall result in an assessment of costs by the department pursuant to s.
444.035, Stats.
SPS 192.16 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.17
SPS 192.17 Promoter duties. All promoters that have been issued a permit by the department to conduct an unarmed combat sports event shall comply with all of the following:
SPS 192.17(1)
(1) Have proof of complying with s.
444.035, Stats., and s.
SPS 192.03, to ensure payment of the expenses incurred in conducting an event including, in order of priority, the department, contestants, and the officials.
SPS 192.17(3)
(3) Submit to the department the bout agreement executed between a promoter and a contestant on a form provided by the department that includes the name and address of the contestant. No bout agreement may provide that a professional or amateur contestant shall fight exclusively for one promoter or that an amateur contestant shall fight at the option of the promoter.
SPS 192.17 Note
Note: Forms are available from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credentialing, 1400 E. Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or from the department's website at:
http://dsps.wi.gov.
SPS 192.17(5)
(5) Submit all contestants' names to the official record keeper designated by the Association of Boxing Commissions and the commissioner or department representative for approval.
SPS 192.17(6)
(6) Issue tickets that comply with all ticket and tax rules as defined in s.
444.02 (3) (b) and
(c), Stats., and have all of the following:
SPS 192.17(6)(c)
(c) The word “complimentary" in a prominent manner for all such tickets.
SPS 192.17(7)
(7) Have a certified invoice from the ticket printer that indicates the total number of tickets printed in each price range, including the number of complimentary tickets.
SPS 192.17(8)
(8) Have medical and life insurance for each contestant competing in the event, in accordance with s.
444.18, Stats. No promoter may allow a contestant to waive insurance coverage or provide any deductible payments.
SPS 192.17 Note
Note: Under section
444.18 of the Statutes, a promoter “...shall insure each contestant participating for hospital, nursing, and medication expenses and physician's and surgeon's services according to an equitable fee schedule, not to exceed in the aggregate $25,000, to be paid to, or for the use of, any contestant to compensate for injuries sustained in any such contest; and shall insure each contestant for not less than $25,000 to be paid to the contestant's estate in the event of the contestant's death as the result of participation in such professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest."
SPS 192.17(9)
(9) Submit to the department, no later than 4 days prior to the event, verification that medical and life insurance have been obtained for each contestant.
SPS 192.17(10)
(10) No promoter may begin conducting an event without the presence of at least one licensed referee, at least 3 licensed judges, at least one licensed physician, or more at the discretion of the department, one licensed timekeeper, an ambulance, emergency medical personnel, and security personnel on site pursuant to s.
444.095 (2), Stats.
SPS 192.17(11)
(11) Have disposable garbage bags in each dressing room and at cage side or ringside.
SPS 192.17(12)
(12) Provide cleaning solution to be used for cleaning blood and debris in the cage or ring. A solution of 10% bleach and 90% water is an acceptable solution.
SPS 192.17(13)(a)(a) Except as provided in par.
(b), provide at least 4 cage side or ringside police or private security personnel for the protection of the public, contestants, and officials.
SPS 192.17(13)(b)
(b) Less than 4 ringside police or private security personnel may be provided if the promoter provides alternate means of protection approved by the department. Alternate means of protection includes a department-approved divider between the cage or ring and spectators.
SPS 192.17(14)
(14) Begin the event at the time designated on the event permit issued by the department. Failure to begin an event at the designated time may result in disciplinary action by the department.
SPS 192.17(15)
(15) No promoter may exhibit nor allow any contestant to exhibit any type of entrance theme that includes music, video, or any type of physical display which contains any profanity or derogatory ethnic remarks. Failure to comply may subject the promoter or contestant to disciplinary action by the department.
SPS 192.17(16)
(16) No promoter may allow a round-card carrier, or allow any of the promoter's agents to use any language, including profanity or derogatory ethnic remarks, or exhibit any conduct or performance that the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find appeals to the prurient interest; describes or shows sexual conduct in a patently offensive way; or lacks serious literary, artistic, political, educational or scientific value, in accordance with s.
944.21 (2) (d), Stats. Any promoter violating this subsection will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including being suspended for up to 6 months and be subject to criminal prosecution in accordance with s.
944.21 (3) (b) and
(5), Stats.
