SECTION 61.20. General Licensing Requirements

(a) Professional combative sports contestants, promoters, referees, judges, and managers who officiate or participate in a regulated professional event authorized by the Code must be licensed or registered by the executive director. Referees who officiate at regulated amateur events must also be licensed or registered by the executive director.

(b) Amateur combative sports associations must be registered by the executive director.

(c) If a licensee or registrant other than a contestant changes his or her address of record, the licensee or registrant shall inform the executive director in writing of the change within 30 days.

(d) Each applicant must submit a completed application or renewal form, a contestant consent form for drug testing as required by the department, and pay the appropriate fees.

(e) All licensing requirements for contestants should be completed at least 72 hours before an event.

Source Note: The provisions of this §61.20 adopted to be effective October 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 9941; amended to be effective December 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 10445; amended to be effective February 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 378; amended to be effective February 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 481; amended to be effective December 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 8470; amended to be effective October 15, 2010, 35 TexReg 9081; amended to be effective June 17, 2013, 38 TexReg 3781; amended to be effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9505; amended to be effective March 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 910