Amateur-any of the following:
Boxing-the act of attack and defense with the fists, practiced as a sport.
Club- any club, corporation, association, producer, promoter, event coordinator, matchmaker or individual under the authority and control of the commission.
Commission-the Boxing and Wrestling Commission for the state of Louisiana, as well as the commissioner in attendance at the event, an individual commissioner, deputy commissioner or Commission personnel where applicable.
Commissioner in Attendance-this shall be the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or event coordinator who is in attendance at the event and who is primarily responsible not only for the supervision of the event, but the enforcement of the rules set forth herein as well as any statutory regulations.
Contest-a boxing or mixed technique event in which contestants strive earnestly in good faith to win.
Contestant-any participant in all sports under the jurisdiction of this commission including but not limited to boxing, wrestling, and mixed technique event.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)- a duly registered and state certified emergency medical services professional pursuant to LAC 46:XXXVIII.
Exhibition-as applied to boxing and MTE events, any event in which the participants show or display their skills without necessarily striving to win. As applied to professional wrestling events, bouts for entertainment purposes wherein there are no dangerous blows intended to be struck and the result of each bout is predetermined. As applied to mixed technique events, see §737 in Chapter 7, Mixed Technique Events herein.
Judge- a person who has a vote in determining the winner of any contest.
London Ring Fighting-the sport of boxing conducted without the use of boxing gloves or other padding on the participant's hands.
Manager-a person who, directly or indirectly, controls or administers the affairs of any boxer, wrestler or MTE contestant.
Matchmaker- a person who brings together professional boxers, wrestlers, kickboxers or martial arts contestants or arranges professional boxing, wrestling, kickboxing or martial arts contest or exhibitions.
Mixed Technique Event contests in which contestants attack and defend with wrestling or grappling and with the fists and other parts of the human body including, but not limited to, the foot, knee, leg, elbow, or head, wherein dangerous blows are intended to be struck with full contact.
Physician-a person possessing a doctor of medicine (allopathic/M.D.), doctor of osteopathy or doctor of osteopathic medicine degree (osteopathic/D.O.) or an equivalent degree duly awarded by a medical or osteopathic educational institution approved by the commission; such person shall have in their possession a permanent license in the State of Louisiana, or a person licensed in another State, who is recognized by the commission.
Press Ticket- a ticket or pass which can be exclusively issued by the commission which will have marking and identification and is not subject to tax as set forth in 4:68.
Producer- any person who charges or receives a fee for having a contest viewed through a pay-per-view telecast by utilizing any type of cable television system. The term does not include the operator of a cable television system.
Professional-Repealed.
Promoter- any person and, in the case of a corporate promoter, any officer, director, employee or stockholder thereof who produces, arranges or stages any professional contest or exhibition.
Purse- the financial guarantee or any other remuneration, or part thereof, for which professional boxers, wrestlers, kickboxers or martial arts contestants are participating in a contest or exhibition. The term included the participant's share of any payment received for radio broadcasting, television and motion picture rights.
La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XI-101