Section 0780-05-01-.04 - LICENSING(1) Except as provided in rule 0780-5-1-.05, no person, firm, or corporation shall promote any bout, or participate in any bout as a boxer, manager, second, referee, judge, or timekeeper without a valid license issued by the Director.(2) Applications for licenses shall be submitted on the forms prescribed by the Director. The applicant shall completely and truthfully respond to all questions or requests for information propounded on, or in connection with, the application. The Director may require any applicant to demonstrate his competence by submission of references or successful completion of a written or oral examination. (a) Applicants for a manager's license shall also provide the Director, through references, evidence of boxing experience, or boxing industry experience as a manager. Applicants may receive reciprocity upon a showing proof of licensure in another state, provided that such state has licensing criteria equal to or greater than in this state and affords reciprocity to licenses from this state.(b) Managers, seconds, referees, and judges shall submit to a written or oral examination administered by the Director. This requirement shall not apply to anyone receiving a license prior to the effective date of these rules, provided that such license is current and remains current by renewal.(c) A boxer shall pass an oral examination by the ringside physician or the Director on site and shall demonstrate experience by showing: 1. professional boxing experience;2. amateur boxing experience of at least ten (10) bouts which may include toughman contest experience acceptable to the Director; or3. training under an established trainer/manager of a quality and for a length of time satisfactory to the Director.(d) The Director may refuse to grant a license to anyone who has been suspended or revoked in another state.(3) Applications for new licenses or the renewal of existing licenses shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee as follows: | Promoter | $100.00 |
| Boxer | $50.00 |
| Manager | $30.00 |
| Second | $20.00 |
| Referee | $80.00 |
| Judge | $30.00 |
| Timekeeper | $30.00 |
Such fee shall not be prorated for any portion of a year. Every license shall expire two (2) years following the date of issuance.
(4) No license issued by the Director under this chapter shall be transferable.(5) In order to obtain a license or the renewal of a license, all boxers must submit to a thorough medical examination by a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state. The examination shall include, but need not be limited to, a complete history of the applicant and any or all of the following laboratory procedures at the discretion of such physician: x-ray, skull x-ray, flat abdominal x-ray, electrocardiogram, complete blood count including bleeding and coagulation time, urine and blood screen for drugs, serological examination for syphilis, neurological and psychiatric examination, and any other test or survey which might be indicated by the past record or present condition of the applicant.(6) No person shall be permitted to compete in a bout unless he:(a) is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and(b) furnishes satisfactory identification (including photograph) to the Director.(7) Effective July 1, 1983, no promoter's license shall be issued or renewed unless the applicant presents:(a) A good and sufficient surety bond executed to the state of Tennessee in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00), or(b) An irrevocable Letter of Credit in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) issued by a financial institution authorized to conduct business in this state which shall provide that the Director shall be permitted to draw against said Letter on behalf of any boxer entitled to payment therefrom.1. Such bond or Letter of Credit shall be conditioned that the applicant will perform all contractual obligations to boxers incurred in connection with the promotion of any bout in this state and shall be in full force and effect during the duration the license period.2. Any boxer seeking compensation by reason of a violation of the condition of any such bond may maintain an action in his own name on the bond without assignment thereof.3. Any boxer seeking compensation by reasons of any claimed default in the terms and conditions of contractual obligations shall submit same to the Director who shall determine the promoter's liability for the purpose of drawing against a Letter of Credit.4. In no event shall the aggregate liability of the surety or financial institution in any license period exceed the sum of the bond or Letter of Credit.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-05-01-.04
Original rule filed December 1, 1980; effective January 15, 1981. Amendment filed May 27, 1983; effective June 27, 1983. Amendment filed June 22, 1984; effective July 22, 1984. Amendment filed August 31, 1990; effective November 28, 1990. Amendment filed August 16, 1993; effective October 30, 1993. Amendment filed November 21, 1994; effective February 4, 1995. Amendment filed June 30, 1999; effective September 13, 1999.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-50-207(a) and 68-115-207.