§ 6001. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Boxer” means an individual who participates in a boxing match.
(2) “Boxing match” or “match” means a contest or training exhibition for a prize or purse
where an admission fee is charged and where individuals score points by striking the
head and upper torso of an opponent with padded fists. An amateur match is a match
held under the supervision of a school, college, or university; under the supervision
of United States Amateur Boxing, Inc. or its successor as the nationally designated
governing body for amateur boxing; or, for any other amateur match, under the supervision
of a nationally designated governing body. All other matches shall be considered professional
matches.
(3) “Director” means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation.
(4) “Disciplinary action” includes any action by the administrative law officer appointed
under 3 V.S.A. § 129, premised upon a finding of wrongdoing. It includes all sanctions of any kind, including
denying, suspending, or revoking a registration and issuing warnings.
(5) “Health care provider” means a health care practitioner licensed in Vermont who is
permitted under the practitioner’s statutory or regulatory scope of practice to conduct
the types of examinations set forth in this subchapter.
(6) “Manager” means a person who receives compensation for service as an agent or representative
of a professional boxer.
(7) “National Boxer Registry” means an entity certified by the Association of Boxing Commissions
for the purpose of maintaining records for the identification of professional boxers
and for tracking their records and suspensions.
(8) “Participant” means managers, seconds, referees, and judges in a professional boxing
match.
(9) “Promoter” means a person that organizes, holds, advertises, or otherwise conducts
a professional boxing match. (Added 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 37, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; amended 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 65; 2021, No. 69, §§ 15a, 16(b) (redesignated from 31 V.S.A. § 1101).)