A. A sanctioning permit issued by the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission shall be required in order to conduct, sponsor, hold, or participate in professional combative sports events, amateur mixed martial arts events or amateur kickboxing events.
B. No sanctioning permit shall be issued for conducting or holding any professional combative sports event, amateur mixed martial arts event or amateur kickboxing event within any political subdivision of this state where a local ordinance or resolution prohibits such contests or exhibitions within the limits of the political subdivision.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 240, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 202, § 6, emerg. eff. May 19, 1995; Laws 1999, c. 210, § 8, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2008, c. 329, § 9, eff. July 1, 2008; Laws 2012, c. 359, § 8; Laws 2021, c. 209, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 508 of this title to provide consistency in numbering.