875—177.2 (90A) Responsibilities of promoter.
	 177.2(1) License. Rescinded IAB 6/30/10, effective 8/4/10.
	 177.2(2) General. The promoter shall:
	  a.   	 Ensure compliance with the rules of this chapter;
	  b.   	 Ensure that the referees are familiar with and enforce the rules;
	  c.   	 Be responsible for the conduct of all officials and participants;
	  d.   	 Answer to the commissioner for noncompliance; and
	  e.   	 Be available to the commissioner throughout an event or identify a designee who shall be:
	 (1) 	 Available to the commissioner throughout an event; and
	 (2) 	 Authorized by the promoter to address issues that may arise.
	 177.2(3) Contracts. A promoter shall enter into a written contract with each contestant using the form furnished by the commissioner. Telegrams, fax transmissions, electronic mail, or letters indicating acceptance of terms will be considered an agreement between a contestant, the contestant’s manager and the promoter pending the actual signing of the contract.
	 177.2(4) Event officials provided. The promoter shall provide all officials and ensure their attendance during the entire event. The officials are subject to approval by the commissioner.
	 177.2(5) Protective equipment and gloves provided. The promoter shall provide all equipment, personal protective equipment and gloves.
	 177.2(6) Public safety. The promoter shall ensure that adequate public safety is maintained at all events. At least one law enforcement officer, who is certified pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 80B, and adequate personnel provided by a private security company shall be furnished by the promoter. When the commissioner finds that failure to provide adequate security to maintain public safety imperatively requires emergency action, the commissioner may immediately suspend the event license, pending license revocation procedures pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 17A.
	 177.2(7) Prohibited events. No promoter shall arrange or advertise:
	  a.   	 A match between persons of the opposite sex;
	  b.   	 A match in which more than two contestants are to appear in the cage at the same time;
	  c.   	 A match with a contestant who is younger than 18 years of age; or
	  d.   	 A match between a contestant who has previously fought in a reported professional MMA match and a contestant who has not previously fought in a reported professional MMA match. Prior to applying for a license pursuant to subrule 177.2(9), a promoter shall confirm that each contestant on an amateur card has not participated in a reported professional MMA match by visiting www.mixedmartialarts.com.
	 177.2(8) Advance notice of event. A promoter shall submit advance notice of an event to the commissioner on the form provided by the commissioner at least 30 days prior to the event. The advance notice shall include:
	  a.   	 The date, time, and location of the event;
	  b.   	 The date, time, and location for weighing the contestants;
	  c.   	 The promoter’s name and contact information;
	  d.   	 The name, contact information, and role of each proposed official; and
	  e.   	 Other relevant information requested by the commissioner on the form.
	 177.2(9) License. A promoter shall not hold an event prior to the promoter’s obtaining a license. At least seven days before the event, the promoter shall submit an application for a license on the form provided by the commissioner. The promoter shall submit with the application each of the following:
	  a.   	 A bond in the sum of $5,000, payable to the State of Iowa, conditioned upon the payment of the tax and penalties imposed by Iowa Code chapter 90A as amended by 2010 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2286, unless the promoter has a current valid bond on file with the division;
	  b.   	 The name, address, weight, gender, and opponent of each contestant;
	  c.   	 A copy of the medical license of the ringside physician;
	  d.   	 Copies of the contracts with the contestants, the emergency medical services company, and the security company;
	  e.   	 The name and contact information for the certified law enforcement officer that will attend the event;
	  f.   	 The date, time, and location of the ringside physician’s examination of the contestants;
	  g.   	 The date, time, and location for weighing the contestants;
	  h.   	 Certificates of health and life insurance as required by rule 875—177.10(90A);
	  i.   	 Proof of age for each contestant that shall consist of a copy of one of the following documents:
	 (1) 	 A certified birth certificate;
	 (2) 	 A passport;
	 (3) 	 A certified baptismal record;
	 (4) 	 A U.S. visa;
	 (5) 	 An identification card issued to the contestant by a governmental entity and which includes the contestant’s photograph and birth date; or
	 (6) 	 A U.S. resident alien card.
	  j.   	 Other relevant information requested by the commissioner on the form.
	 177.2(10) Emergency medical service. A promoter shall ensure that an ambulance service authorized at the EMT-B, EMT-I, EMT-P or paramedic specialist level pursuant to 641—Chapter 132 is present at the event. A promoter is fully responsible for all charges assessed by the ambulance service related to the event except:
	  a.   	 Charges covered by insurance.
	  b.   	 Charges for services provided to persons other than participants and officials.
	 177.2(11) Cleaning. The promoter shall provide and maintain a container with a solution of ten parts water to one part bleach to clean bodily fluids from any part of the cage, cage enclosure, or floor.
[ARC 8916B, IAB 6/30/10, effective 8/4/10]