Section SPS 196.01 - Grounds for discipline(1) The department may reprimand, deny, limit, suspend, or revoke the credential of any promoter or professional club member, matchmaker, official, or representative who commits any one of the following: (a) Violates any state statute or rule related to the sport of mixed martial arts.(b) Conducts an event or engages in conduct at an event in a manner that would pose unreasonable risk of harm to spectators or participants.(c) Interferes with an inspector, judge, referee, or ringside physician while performing their official duties at an event.(d) Misrepresents material facts related to an event including the identity or record of a contestant.(e) Associates or consorts with bookmakers or gamblers as defined in ch. 945, Stats., or has engaged in similar pursuits.(f) Has been found guilty of any fraud or misrepresentation substantially related to the sport of mixed martial arts, or any crime as defined in ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, Stats.(g) Has violated any law related to fraud or misrepresentation substantially related to the sport of mixed martial arts, or any crime as defined by ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, Stats.(h) Does not meet the financial obligations required by these rules.(2) No person whose license has been suspended or revoked may participate in any mixed martial arts event including entering the dressing rooms or entering the contest area at any event. If a person's suspended license has been reinstated then that person may participate in any mixed martial arts event including entering the dressing room or entering the contest area at any event.(3) The department may deny the application, reprimand, limit, suspend, or revoke the credential of any mixed martial arts contestant or second if any one of the following occurs: (a) Violates any state statute or rule related to the sport of mixed martial arts.(b) Fails to comply with a directive of or interferes with an inspector, referee, or ringside physician while performing their official duties at an event.(c) Engages in conduct which would cause spectators, officials or participants at an event an unreasonable risk of harm, including throwing a mouthpiece into the audience during or after an event.(d) Makes a materially false statement in an application or provides any materially false information to the department, its representatives, or officials.(e) Holds, or has held, a license to engage in the sport of mixed martial arts in another jurisdiction which has been revoked, suspended or limited for reasons which are substantially the same as the grounds for revocation, limitation, or suspension stated in this section.(f) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, Stats., has been convicted of a crime or subject to an adverse action. The licensee shall send to the department within 30 days of the judgment of conviction a copy of the complaint or other information which describes the nature of the conviction. The applicant shall disclose the nature of any conviction or pending criminal allegation while their application is under review.(g) Is not capable of competing in a bout due to the use of alcohol or drugs. The department may require a mixed martial arts contestant to submit to a drug test pursuant to s. SPS 196.03 and s. 444.095(3) (c), Stats.(h) The commissioner or department representative may seek an order to hold a contestant's purse for failing a drug test that tests positive for alcohol, drugs, controlled substances, anabolic steroids, or illegal enhancement substances in violation of these rules and s. 444.095(3) (c), Stats.(i) Is not physically fit to engage in professional mixed martial arts competition, or fails to perform to the best of their ability based on information contained in a physical examination report or other reliable information.(j) Participates in any mixed martial arts event not sanctioned and approved by the department.(k) If licensed as a professional mixed arts contestant, in any jurisdiction, competes in a mixed martial arts event as an amateur. (L) Fails to appear or compete in a contest in which they signed a bout agreement to appear. The contestant may provide a certificate from a physician, subject to the approval of the commissioner or department representative, verifying a physical disability. The contestant who files a certificate from a physician stating they are unable to fulfill a bout agreement because of physical disability, shall be given a medical suspension for a term deemed appropriate by the department. The contestant shall submit a medical clearance from a physician, subject to the approval of the commissioner or department representative before having their medical suspension cleared and their license reinstated.(m) Fails to appear for their report time for their official weigh-in or fails to make their contracted weight within 2 hours of their official weigh-in time, and as a result their scheduled bout is cancelled in accordance with s. SPS 193.14.(n) Verbally harassing or physically abusing any department representative or official before, during or after an event regulated by the department.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 196.01
EmR1032: emerg. cr., eff. 9-1-10; CR 10-102: cr. Register April 2011 No. 664, eff. 5-1-11, correction in (3) (n) under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register April 2011 No. 664, eff. 5-1-11; correction in (3) (g), (m) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register November 2011 No. 671.