For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADMISSION FEE. Any amount charged or minimum amount required to be expended in exchange for entrance to the premises where an amateur boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts event is being held. ADMISSION FEE shall not include membership fees charged by health clubs, fitness facilities, gymnasiums, or fees charged for professional instruction in the sports of boxing, kickboxing, and the mixed martial arts.
AMATEUR. A person who has never received nor competed for any purse or other article of value with the exception of those trophies, ribbons, medals, or belts that are consistent within the style of competition, either for the expenses of training or for participating in a match, regardless of the amount.
BOXING. The act, activity, or sport of fighting with the fists, especially according to rules requiring the use of boxing gloves and limiting legal blows to those striking above the waist and on the front or sides of the opponent.
CITY COUNCIL. The six elected officials and the Mayor for the city.
CONTESTANT. Any person who competes in any boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts match or exhibition.
EXHIBITION. A boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts engagement in which the participants show or display their skills without necessarily striving to win.
FIGHT NIGHTS. Activities occurring in bars, clubs, and other establishments that encourage or permit untrained, unskilled persons to engage in boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts and other combinations of punching and kicking as a form of entertainment.
JUJITSU. Defending oneself without the use of weapons by using throws, holds, blows, strength, and weight to disable one’s attacker.
KICKBOXING. To compete with the fists, feet, legs, or any combination thereof. KICKBOXING is a standing sport and does not allow continuation of the fight once a combatant has reached the ground.
LICENSED PHYSICIAN. A medical doctor (M.D.) or doctor of osteopathy (D.O.) licensed to practice medicine in the State of South Dakota.
MATCH. A contest, bout, or competition that involves the sports of boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts in which the participants strive earnestly to win.
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. Unarmed combat involving the use of a combination of techniques from different disciplines of the martial arts including, but not limited to, grappling, kicking, and striking. “Tough man,” “ultimate fighting,” “extreme fighting,” “cage fighting,” or any similar competition will be considered MIXED MARTIAL ARTS for the purpose of this subchapter.
PROMOTER. Any person, firm, or organization responsible for coordinating the match or exhibition.
SANCTIONING BODY. An organization approved by the City Council or designee as a body authorized to sanction boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts matches or exhibitions in the city.
WRESTLING. The sport which unarmed contestants fight each other according to various rules governing holds and usually forbidding blows with closed fists. The object is to use hand-to-hand struggle to overcome the opponent either by throwing or pinning him or her to the ground or by causing him or her to submit.
(Prior Code, § 9.25.010) (Ord. 11-3, passed 5-5-2011)