Current through December 3, 2024
Section 230-RICR-30-30-5.3 - DefinitionsA. When used in these Rules, the following words, except as otherwise required by the context, shall have the following meaning: 1. "Act" means R.I. Gen. Laws § 41-5-1 et seq., as amended.2. "Closed circuit television" means any telecast of an Event which is not intended to be available for viewing without the payment of a fee, collected for or based upon each event viewed, for the privilege of viewing the telecast and includes the terms "pay per view".3. "Competitor" means a participant in a Contest, Match or Exhibition.4. "Contest" and "Match" are synonymous, may be used interchangeably and mean an Event between two (2) or more Competitors in which the Competitors strive in good faith to win.5. "Department" means the Department of Business Regulation. 6. "Director" means the Director of the Department of Business Regulation.7. "Division" means the Division of Gaming & Athletics of the Department of Business Regulation.8. "Event" or "Events" means a Contest, Match or Exhibition taking place within the State of Rhode Island where Professional wrestlers display or exhibit Wrestling, but does not include those events specifically exempted by the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws § 41-5-1.9. "Exhibition" means an Event in which the Competitors show or display their skills without necessarily striving to win.10. "Judge" means a Person to be licensed by the Department who attends the Event and who has the responsibility of scoring or judging the performance of the Competitors in the Event.11. "License" includes the whole or part of any Department license, permit, certificate, approval, registration or similar form of permission required by law as a condition of conducting a Match as a condition of conducting a Match.12. "Licensee" means any holder of a License.13. "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, sole proprietorship, public or private organization or any other entity however formed.14. "Physician" means an individual currently licensed to practice medicine in the State of Rhode Island and who has been licensed by the Department for the Event.15. "Professional wrestler" means one who competes for a money prize or purse by engaging in Wrestling.16. "Promotor" means any Person to be licensed with the Department who arranges, advertises, produces, stages or conducts an Event.17. "Referee" means a Person to be licensed with the Department who has the general supervision of the Event and is present inside the ring during the Event.18. "Regular business hours" means the regular business hours of the Department of 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.19. "Wrestling" means the sport consisting of hand-to-hand combat between two (2) or more unarmed competitors who contend by grappling.230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-30-30-5.3