§3A-602.

§3A-602.
   
   A. As used in the Oklahoma Professional Boxing Licensing Act:
   
   1. "Administrator" means the administrator of professional boxing
   licensing;
   
   2. "Amateur boxer" means a person who has never received or competed
   for any purse or other article either for the expenses of training
   therefor or for participating in any boxing contest or professional
   exhibition which exceeds in monies or other things of value a sum to
   be determined by the Oklahoma Professional Boxing Commission;
   
   3. "Applicant" means any individual, club, association, corporation,
   partnership or trust which submits to the Oklahoma Professional Boxing
   Commission an application for a license or permit pursuant to the
   Oklahoma Professional Boxing Licensing Act;
   
   4. "Booking agent" means independent contractors who act as bookers,
   agents, agencies and representatives who secure engagements and
   contracts for boxers;
   
   5. "Boxing" means any form of competitive pugilism or unarmed combat
   in which a blow is usually struck which may reasonably be expected to
   inflict injury, including, but not limited to, boxing, wrestling, and
   kickboxing, but shall not include the martial arts as defined by the
   provisions of this section;
   
   6. "Broadcast" means any audio or visual transmission sent by any
   means of signal within, into, or from this state, whether live or
   taped or time delayed, and includes any replays thereof;
   
   7. "Cable system operator" means any person who makes available or
   provides customers a closed-circuit telecast which is pay-per-view,
   including any person who does so as a direct broadcast satellite
   provider or other multichannel video service provider;
   
   8. "Closed-circuit telecast of professional boxing events" means
   telecast rights, including television, cable television, or
   pay-per-view telecasts, acquired by paying a licensing fee or by
   paying a contractual price by a business or individual, including, but
   not limited to, arenas, entertainment or meeting centers, restaurants,
   bars, taverns, hotels, motels, clubs, and organizations, which offers
   the viewing of the event to the public or to private residences. Such
   events shall include local and state professional boxing contests and
   professional exhibitions as defined in this section. For purposes of
   Sections 621 and 622 of this title, "closed-circuit telecast" means
   any such telecast of a professional boxing event as described herein
   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 pay-per-view;
   
   9. "Club" means an incorporated or unincorporated association or body
   of individuals voluntarily united and acting together for some common
   or special purpose;
   
   10. "Commission" means the Oklahoma Professional Boxing Commission;
   
   11. "Contest" means a boxing match in which it is reasonable to
   anticipate that the participants strive earnestly in good faith to
   win;
   
   12. "Corner person" means, but shall not be limited to, a trainer, a
   second, or any other individual who attends the participant during a
   match;
   
   13. "Exhibition" means a boxing match in which the participants show
   or display their skill without necessarily striving to win, such as
   sparring;
   
   14. "Judge" means an individual other than a referee who shall have a
   vote in determining the winner of any contest;
   
   15. "Kickboxing" means any form of competitive pugilistic professional
   contest in which blows are delivered with the hand and any part of the
   foot. Such contests take place in a rope-enclosed ring and are fought
   in timed rounds;
   
   16. "License" means a certificate issued by the Commission to
   participants of sanctioned professional boxing contests and
   professional exhibitions and is a mandatory requirement for
   participation in such events;
   
   17. "Manager" means an individual who controls or administers the
   affairs of any professional boxer, including acting as a booking
   agent. "Manager" shall include the representative of a manager as
   defined by the Commission;
   
   18. "Martial arts" means any form of karate, kung fu, tae kwon-do, or
   any other form of martial or self-defense art;
   
   19. "Matchmaker" means an individual who brings together professional
   boxers or arranges professional boxing contests or professional
   exhibitions;
   
   20. "Participant" means a professional who takes part in a
   professional boxing contest or professional exhibition;
   
   21. "Pay-per-view telecasts of professional boxing events" means
   telecasts offered by cable television companies to subscribers at a
   cost in addition to the monthly cable television subscription rate.
   Such events shall include local and state professional boxing contests
   and professional exhibitions as defined in this section;
   
   22. "Person" means any individual, partnership, limited liability
   company, club, association, corporation, or trust;
   
   23. "Physician" means an individual licensed under the laws of this
   state to engage in the general practice of medicine or osteopathic
   medicine;
   
   24. "Professional boxer" means an individual eighteen (18) years of
   age or older who competes for money, prizes, or purses, or who
   teaches, instructs, or assists in the practice of boxing or sparring
   as a means of obtaining pecuniary gain;
   
   25. "Professional boxing contest and professional exhibition" means a
   boxing match conducted within this state in which the participants are
   persons who must be licensed pursuant to the provisions of the
   Oklahoma Professional Boxing Licensing Act;
   
   26. "Promoter" means any individual, whether a resident or nonresident
   of Oklahoma, or club or corporation, whether domesticated or not
   domesticated in Oklahoma, that produces or stages professional
   contests or professional exhibitions conducted within this state and
   shall include any officer, director, or employees as defined by the
   Commission;
   
   27. "Pugilism" means boxing or the skill or practice of fighting with
   the fists;
   
   28. "Purse" means the financial guarantee or any other remuneration or
   thing of value for which a professional boxer participates in a
   professional boxing contest or professional exhibition and shall
   include the participant's share of any payment received for radio
   broadcasting, television, including cable television, pay-per-view
   television, and closed-circuit television, and motion picture rights.
   "Purse" shall also include gate receipts and any other prizes;
   
   29. "Ring official" means any individual who performs an official
   function during the progress of a professional boxing contest or
   professional exhibition including but not limited to timekeepers,
   judges, referees, and attending physicians;
   
   30. "Sanctioning permit" means a permit issued by the Commission to
   promoters who make application for official approval of professional
   boxing contests and professional exhibitions;
   
   31. "Sparring" means to engage in a form of boxing with jabbing or
   feinting movements, and the exchange of few heavy blows, such as
   occurs in a practice or exhibition boxing match;
   
   32. "Telecast promoter", for purposes of Sections 621 and 622 of this
   title, means any promoter who shows or causes to be shown in this
   state a closed-circuit telecast of any professional boxing event,
   whether or not the telecast or event originates in this state.
   "Telecast promoter" shall not include a cable system operator;
   
   33. "Trainer" means an individual who assists, coaches, or instructs
   any professional boxer with respect to physical conditioning,
   strategy, techniques, or preparation for competition, professional
   boxing contests, or professional exhibitions; and
   
   34. "Vendor" means any individual, firm, organization, club, or
   corporation that participates in the conduct of a professional boxing
   contest or professional exhibition by offering for sale food or
   merchandise, including, but not limited to, wearing apparel, alcoholic
   and nonalcoholic beverages, souvenirs, and programs.
   
   B. The Commission may define any term which is not defined in the
   Oklahoma Professional Boxing Licensing Act.