Louisiana Revised Statutes 4:81.1 – Tough-man contest; prohibition
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 4:81.1
- Amateur: means any of the following:
(a) Contests or exhibitions of armed or unarmed combat or any combination thereof conducted by or participated in exclusively by any state-accredited middle school or high school, college, or university, or by any association or organization of a school, college, or university, when each participant in the contests or exhibitions is a bona fide student in the state-accredited middle school or high school, college, or university. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 4:85
- Commission: means the State Boxing and Wrestling Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 4:85
- Exhibition: means :
(a) As applied to boxing and mixed technique events, any event in which the participants show or display their skills without necessarily striving to win. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 4:85
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. For the purposes of this Chapter, “tough-man contest” shall mean any boxing match, wrestling event, or competition, or combination thereof, between two or more persons, whether professional or amateur, who use their hands, with or without gloves, or their feet, or both, in any manner unauthorized by the State Boxing and Wrestling Commission, and compete for money, financial prize, or any item of pecuniary or nonpecuniary value or compete at an event where a fee is charged whereby either participant may obtain pecuniary gain. The term “tough-man contest” shall not include, nor shall the provisions of this Section apply to any contest, competition, or exhibition of any of the recognized martial arts including karate, judo, kung fu, tae kwan do, jujitsu, kickboxing, or any substantially similar tradition.
B. No person shall conduct, promote, or in any manner participate in any tough-man contest or exhibition. Any person violating this Section as a participant, promoter, judge, or referee shall be subject to criminal charges and penalties as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 14:102.11.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 747, §2; Acts 1995, No. 1275, §1.