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...Whoever violates section 3740.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree on a first offense; for each subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

...No person shall hunt, shoot, or kill game within one-half mile of a township park. The board of township park commissioners may grant permission to kill game not desired within the limits prohibited by this section.

...When a sheriff has reason to believe that a fight or contention is about to take place in his county, he shall forthwith summon sufficient citizens of the county, suppress such fight or contention, and arrest all persons found at such prize fight violating the law and take them before a judge of the court of common pleas or magistrate.

...As used in sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code: (A) "Professional boxer" means a boxer who competes for a prize, in cash or otherwise, that has a value of more than twenty-five dollars. (B) "Amateur" means a contestant who does not compete for a prize, in cash or otherwise, that has a value of more than twenty-five dollars. (C) "Contestant" means a contestant in a public boxing match or exhibition. (D...

...tion that is exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or a charitable organization that the fraternal order of police of Ohio, the Ohio association of professional firefighters, or the northern Ohio fire fighters supported before the effective date of this amendment.

...a surety company authorized to transact business in this state, and filed in the office of the secretary of state. The governor may remove any voting member for malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office after giving the member a copy of the charges against the member and affording the member an opportunity for a public hearing, at which the member may be represented by counsel, upon not less than ten days' ...

...(A) The Ohio athletic commission shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, prescribing the conditions under which prize fights and public boxing or wrestling matches or exhibitions may be conducted, classifying professional boxers by weight, and providing for the administration of sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code. The rules may require that an appli...

...g or martial arts shall apply to the Ohio athletic commission for a promoter's license. Each application shall be filed with the commission on forms provided by the commission, and shall be accompanied by an application fee as prescribed in section 3773.43 of the Revised Code and, with the exception of wrestling events, by a surety bond of not less than twenty thousand dollars conditioned for co...

...accompanied by the application fee, the Ohio athletic commission shall issue a promoter's license to the applicant if it finds that the applicant is not in default on any payment, obligation, or debt payable to the state under sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code, is financially responsible, and is knowledgeable in the proper conduct of such matches or exhibitions. (B) Notwithstanding the requirements fo...

...The Ohio athletic commission shall cause a photograph with identification of any person signing the application for a license under section 3773.35 or 3773.41 of the Revised Code to be taken in duplicate and filed with the commission.. For purposes of this section, the commission may allow a photograph with identification to be a photocopy of a valid commercial driver's license issued under Chapter 4506. or a driver'...

... be held shall obtain a permit from the Ohio athletic commission or the commission's executive director when the executive director is authorized by the commission to issue those types of permits. Application for such a permit shall be made in writing and on forms prescribed by the commission, shall be filed with the commission, and shall be accompanied by the permit fee prescribed in section 3773.43 of the Revised C...

...ection 3773.38 of the Revised Code, the Ohio athletic commission, or the commission's executive director when authorized by the commission, shall determine if the applicant holds a valid promoter's license issued pursuant to section 3773.36 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of an application for a permit to hold a public boxing match or exhibition, the commission, or the commission's executive director when authorize...

...an that stated in the application. The Ohio athletic commission, or the commission's executive director when authorized by the commission, upon application by a holder of a permit under section 3773.38 of the Revised Code, may allow the permit holder to hold the match or exhibition for which the permit was issued at an alternative site that is within the same municipal corporation or township and that offers substan...

...r unarmed combat sport regulated by the Ohio athletic commission as a referee, judge, matchmaker, timekeeper, or contestant, or as a manager, trainer, or second of a contestant, shall apply for a license from the Ohio athletic commission. The application shall be on forms provided by the commission. Each application shall be accompanied by the application fee prescribed in section 3773.43 of the Revised Code. The app...

... of the applicable application fee, the Ohio athletic commission shall issue the license to the applicant if it determines that the applicant is not likely to engage in acts detrimental to the fair and honest conduct of public boxing matches, mixed martial arts events, or any other unarmed combat sports regulated by the commission and is qualified to hold such a license by reason of the applicant's knowledge and expe...

...The Ohio athletic commission shall issue a referee's, judge's, matchmaker's, timekeeper's, manager's, trainer's, contestant's, or second's license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (A) The applicant holds a license in another state. (B) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as de...

...The Ohio athletic commission shall charge the following fees: (A) For an application for or renewal of a promoter's license for a public or private competition that involves boxing, mixed martial arts, kick boxing, tough man contests, tough guy contests, or any other form of boxing or martial arts, one hundred dollars. (B) For an application for or renewal of a license to participate in a public boxing mat...

...enses and for physicians' and surgeons' services. The amount of such insurance shall not be less than five thousand dollars and shall be paid to or for the use of a contestant for any injuries sustained in a contest. No licensee shall fail to provide life insurance to each contestant. The amount of life insurance shall be not less than ten thousand dollars and shall be paid to the contestant's estate if the contestan...

...(A) The Ohio athletic commission shall adopt, and may amend or rescind, rules that do both of the following: (1) Require the physical examination by appropriate medical personnel of each contestant in any public competition that involves boxing, mixed martial arts, kick boxing, karate, tough man contests, or any other form of boxing or martial arts within a specified time period before and after the competiti...

...No person who sponsors, promotes, or conducts a public boxing or wrestling match or exhibition shall do any of the following: (A) Knowingly permit a person less than eighteen years of age to participate in a public boxing or wrestling match or exhibition; (B) Knowingly permit gambling, betting, or wagering on the result of a contingency in connection with the match or exhibition; (C) Knowingly conduct or allow to ...

... of the Revised Code or any rule of the Ohio athletic commission; (B) Gamble, bet, or wager on the result of a contingency connected with a public boxing or wrestling match or exhibition; (C) Participate in a sham or fake public boxing match or exhibition that is conducted by a holder of a promoter's license issued under section 3773.36 of the Revised Code; (D) Participate in a public boxing match or exhibition if...

...No person shall have any financial interest in a boxer competing on premises owned or leased by the person or in which the person is otherwise financially interested.

...eld or such additional locations as the Ohio athletic commission has authorized in writing as locations from which tickets may be sold for a designated match or exhibition.

...No person licensed under section 3773.36 and issued a permit under section 3773.38 of the Revised Code shall sell and issue or cause to be sold or issued more tickets or invitations of admission to a public boxing or wrestling match or exhibition than, or admit to such match or exhibition a number of persons that exceeds, the authorized capacity of the facility or that part of the facility used for the match or exhib...

...The Ohio athletic commission shall appoint from among licensed referees, physicians, timekeepers, and judges the officials for public boxing matches and exhibitions held under sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code. These officials shall be employed by the commission as provided in section 3773.56 of the Revised Code and shall be paid by the person conducting the match or exhibition.