Bus. & Prof. Code, § 18765 · Article 9. Martial Arts
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 18765
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The commission shall, by rule and regulation, prescribe the length and duration of professional and amateur kickboxing and martial arts contests, the weight classifications, the manner in which the contestants engage in such contests, and such further safeguards and conditions as shall insure fair, sportsmanlike, and scientific contests.
No contest shall be conducted unless each contestant uses protective gear approved by the commission.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1092, Sec. 2.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=18765.
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