§ 4-302. Scope of subtitle; headgear for amateur boxing, kick boxing, wrestling, or mixed martial arts

   (a) Scope of subtitle. -- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle does not apply to:

   (1) intercollegiate, interscholastic, or intramural boxing, kick boxing, or wrestling;

   (2) amateur boxing, conducted under the supervision of a nationally recognized amateur organization;

   (3) martial arts where:

      (i) contact to the body is permitted in only a restrained manner;

      (ii) contact to the head is not permitted; and

      (iii) no contact is permitted that may result, or is intended to result, in physical harm to an opponent; or

   (4) a mixed martial arts exhibition.

(b) Headgear for amateur boxing. -- Each boxer shall wear protective headgear in each amateur boxing match or exhibition.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 56, § 122, 127; 1992, ch. 4, § 2; 1993, ch. 148; 2008, chs. 607, 608; 2013, ch. 101.