Connecticut General Statutes/Title 29/Chapter 532a/Section 29-143s

CGS § 29-143s. (Formerly Sec. 21a-204). Boxing and mixed martial arts matches prohibited on certain days.

No boxing or mixed martial arts match shall be held on Christmas Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day or Veterans' Day.

Short History

(1949 Rev., S. 3515; February, 1965, P.A. 617, S. 5; 1972, P.A. 55, S. 5; P.A. 78-331, S. 56, 58; P.A. 99-194, S. 15; P.A. 13-259, S. 9.)

Long History

History: 1965 act deleted boxing from purview of section; 1972 act reinstated boxing exhibitions in provisions; P.A. 78-331 removed Sundays as prohibited day for boxing or wrestling exhibitions or bouts; Sec. 19-334 transferred to Sec. 21a-204 in 1983; P.A. 99-194 replaced reference to boxing exhibition with reference to boxing match, replaced reference to wrestling bout with reference to wrestling exhibition and eliminated prohibition on holding boxing matches or wrestling exhibitions between eleven-thirty p.m. and eight a.m.; Sec. 21a-204 transferred to Sec. 29-143s in 2007; P.A. 13-259 made provisions applicable to mixed martial arts match and deleted reference to wrestling exhibition.

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