Section 4-33-22-13 - Authority of commission over matches and exhibitions; license and permit requirement(a) Boxing, sparring, and unarmed combat matches or exhibitions, whether or not for prizes or purses, may be held in Indiana.(b) The commission: (1) has the sole direction, management, control, and jurisdiction over all boxing, sparring, and unarmed combat matches or exhibitions to be conducted, held, or given in Indiana; and(2) may issue licenses for those matches or exhibitions.(c) A boxing, sparring, or unarmed combat match or an exhibition that is: (1) conducted by any school, college, or university within Indiana; or(2) sanctioned by United States Amateur Boxing, Inc.; is not subject to the provisions of this chapter requiring a license. The term "school, college, or university" does not include a school or other institution for the principal purpose of furnishing instruction in boxing, or other athletics.
(d) Except as provided under section 18 of this chapter, no boxing, sparring, or unarmed combat match or exhibition, except as provided in this chapter, may be held or conducted within Indiana except under a license and permit issued by the commission in accordance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.As added by P.L. 113-2010, SEC.11.