§ 18-19. Certain pugilistic exhibitions prohibited.

(a)

Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Alcoholic beverage establishment mean a place, business or other establishment selling and serving alcoholic beverages for consumption thereon.

Amateur mean a person who is not a professional, as defined in F.S. § 548.002, and who engages in pugilistic exhibition.

Licensee mean a person holding a license issued by the state authorizing the selling and serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises of an alcoholic beverage establishment.

Person mean any natural person, or any artificial entity, including, but not limited to, any corporation, partnership, joint venture or trust.

Promoter means any person, including any officer, director, employee or stockholder of a corporation promoter, who produces, arranges or stages a pugilistic exhibition in an alcoholic beverage establishment.

Pugilistic exhibition means a fight night or other similar event, by whatever name, in which amateurs are allowed, engaged, encouraged or compensated for fighting, boxing, wrestling, kickboxing, or using martial arts skills in a combative manner, creating a public display, and which is intended or purported to serve as entertainment.

(b)

Prohibitions. The following prohibitions are hereby established:

(1)

Within the incorporated area of the city, it shall be unlawful, prohibited and a violation of this section for any licensee or for any of such licensee's partners, owners, officers, principals, employees, or agents to promote, encourage, conduct, permit or authorize a pugilistic exhibition on the premises of the licensee's alcoholic beverage establishment or any part thereof.

(2)

Within the incorporated area of the city, it shall be unlawful, prohibited and a violation of this section for any person to be a promoter of or to actively participate in a pugilistic exhibition that is unlawful and prohibited under subsection (b)(1) of this section.

(c)

Exceptions. This section shall not apply to any of the following:

(1)

Any match, contest, or exhibition governed under F.S. ch. 548.

(2)

Any professional wrestling event governed and authorized by a nationally recognized sanctioning body in which the contestants derive at least 50 percent of their annual gross income from professional wrestling.

(Code 2001, § 6-1; Ord. No. O-15-2003, § 1, 9-16-2003)