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 NoteNote: 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.

SPS 192.17(17)(17) Submit a written report, verified by the promoter, to the department within 2 business days of conducting an event. Failure to timely file a complete and accurate report shall result in disciplinary action by the department pursuant to s. 444.04, Stats., and may cause the department to examine the books and records of the promoter as described in s. 444.15, Stats. The report shall include all of the following:

SPS 192.17(18)(18) Provide emergency medical personnel and equipment for the contest and for evacuating a seriously injured contestant to a hospital; and submit the name of the promoter or designated representative responsible for evacuating an injured contestant, a description of the method of removal from the venue and the means of transportation to the hospital, and the name of the nearest hospital, pursuant to s. SPS 192.14 (1) (g) and s. 444.095 (2) (c) and (d), Stats.

SPS 192.17(19)(19) Pay for pregnancy testing and drug testing of contestants.

SPS 192.17(20)(20) Compensate all officials and contestants.

SPS 192.17(21)(21) If requested by the commissioner, inspector, or department representative, place at least 2 video screens that meet the approval of the commissioner, inspector, or department representative and that will allow patrons to view action inside the cage.

SPS 192.17(22)(22) Pay the department the event and gate fee specified in s. 444.02 (3), Stats., within 2 business days of the event and upon determination by the inspector of the gross admission receipts.

SPS 192.17(23)(23) Comply with all rules and regulations relating to promoting events.

SPS 192.17(24)(24) Provide department-approved sound devices for the timekeeper.

SPS 192.17(25)(25) Unless otherwise approved by the commissioner or department representative, a promoter may not schedule more than 2 intermissions of 10 minutes or less in duration each. The ring announcer shall begin the bout following an intermission at the time directed by the department representative.

SPS 192.17(26)(26) Supply the contestants’ gloves and red and blue duct tape for sealing the wrist portion of the contestants’ gloves. Gloves shall be approved by the inspector or department representative prior to the contestants’ pre-bout rule meeting. New gloves never previously worn shall be supplied for both contestants for all title bouts, including state title bouts.