Ariz. Admin. Code § 19-2-B607

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 25, June 21, 2024

Section R19-2-B607 - Ticket Manifest, Collection, Accounting

A. General requirements.

1. Admission fees shall be charged for every unarmed-combat event. Tickets may also be sold for an exhibition if approved by the Commission.

a. The right of admission to any event of unarmed combat shall not be sold to a person unless that person is provided with a ticket.

b. Every ticket shall have the price, name and date of the event, and name of the promoter plainly stated on it. Every ticket stub shall state the price.

2. No admission fees shall be charged for any event until:

a. The promoter achieves compliance with occupant load, fire apparatus and exits, aisle spacing, and other building and fire code permissions or approval required by the relevant regulatory authorities, and provides verification of such approval to the Commission upon request; and

b. The Commission issues a permit for the event.

3. No later than five days after the completion of an event, a promoter shall provide the Commission with an electronic ticket manifest or an accounting from each ticket agent as follows:

a. The manifest shall list the total number of tickets issued and the number of tickets in each price category. The manifest shall account for any tickets that are overprints, changes, or extras. The manifest shall be accompanied by a signed affidavit from the ticket agent or the ticket agent's designee, certifying that the manifest is accurate and complete.

b. If tickets issued are sold through a system that cannot produce an electronic manifest, an accounting from each ticket agent of the total number of tickets in each price category shall be provided. The accounting shall be accompanied by a signed affidavit from the ticket agent or the ticket agent's designee, certifying that the accounting is accurate and complete.

4. A promoter shall ensure that tickets are distributed only through ticket vendors specified by the promoter. Notwithstanding the above, a promoter may provide tickets to contestants for sale to friends or family.

5. The Commission shall, upon request, provide the Department with the names and contract information for all ticket agents and vendors.

B. Reduced-price tickets. A promoter shall ensure that the actual price of tickets sold for less than the printed price is plainly displayed by over-stamping or other mechanism on the printed face of the ticket and ticket stub, and the tickets are itemized correctly on the ticket manifest.

C. Complimentary tickets.

1. A promoter shall ensure that the total number of complimentary tickets does not exceed the maximum number of tickets specified under A.R.S. § 5-104.02(D). This maximum number shall be referred to as the "Cap."

2. Complimentary tickets in excess of the Cap are treated as non-complimentary and shall be subject to the levy on attendance under subsection (D).

3. If complimentary tickets are provided from different price categories, the amount of money that shall be exempt from the attendance levy (the "Total Exemption") shall be calculated in the order of highest to lowest priced tickets, as follows:

a. The Cap under Subsection (C)(1) shall be computed;

b. Highest-priced complimentary tickets are classified as Tier 1 tickets, and complimentary tickets in successively lower levels of price categories are classified as Tier 2 through Tier X, as needed;

c. If the Cap is less than the number of Tier 1 tickets, then the Total Exemption shall be equal to the Cap multiplied by the price of the Tier 1 tickets, and no further calculation need be made;

d. If the Cap is higher than the number of Tier 1 tickets, then the next highest Tier shall be applied, in whole or in part, to reach the Cap, and the calculation shall continue in that manner until the total Cap is met;

e. The number of complimentary tickets in each Tier used to satisfy the Cap shall be multiplied by the price of the tickets in that Tier to determine the Tier Exemption;

f. The Total Exemption for the event shall be the sum of Tier Exemptions.

4. The word "Complimentary" shall be plainly displayed on complimentary tickets and ticket stubs.

D. Ticket accounting and levy payment. Representatives of the promoter and Commission shall meet within 10 days after an event to account for all tickets sold and pay the required attendance levy.

1. The promoter shall provide the Commission with the following information on the Commission's attendance levy form:

a. The number of tickets sold and unsold in each price category;

b. The amount of the gross receipts calculated using the printed price on each ticket sold; and

c. The signature of the promoter, certifying that the information is true and correct.

2. The Commission shall consider as sold any tickets listed as issued, but not reported as being unsold.

3. The promoter shall pay the Department an attendance levy of 4% of the gross receipts after the deduction of city, state, and federal taxes, of the event.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-2-B607

Amended by final rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 445, effective 2/7/2018.