Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

Sections:
5.48.010 Generally.
5.48.020 Amateur Matches Permitted -
School, College, University Defined.
5.48.030 Commercial Matches - Location -
Supervision.
5.48.010 Generally.
Chapter 5.48
BOXING, SPARRING OR WRESTLING MATCHES
5.48.040 Commercial Matches - Permit
Required - Fee - Special Police.
Except as expressly permitted by Sections 5.48.020 - 5.48.040, no person shall conduct, carry on or engage in any
boxing contest or sparring or wrestling match or exhibition for prizes of purses or to which an admission fee is
received, within the City. (Prior Code §10.1.)
5.48.020 Amateur Matches Permitted - School, College, University Defined.
Amateur boxing contests or amateur sparring or wrestling matches or exhibitions or any combination thereof,
conducted by or participated in exclusively by any school, college or university or by any association, or organization
composed exclusively of such schools, colleges or universities when each contestant in any such contest, match or
exhibition is a bona fide student regularly enrolled for not less than one-half (1/2) time in such school, college or
university are hereby permitted and allowed to be held upon the grounds of any such school, college or university or
within the C-2 Commercial Zone or less restrictive zone as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance of the City or in Laguna
Field or Pershing Field within the City.
As used in this section, "school, college or university" shall mean every school, college or university supported in
whole or in part from public funds and every other school, college or university which is determined by the State
Board of Education to be maintained primarily for the giving of general academic instruction. (Ord. 3140 §1, 1966;
prior Code §10.2.)
5.48.030 Commercial Matches - Location - Supervision.
Boxing contests, sparring and wrestling matches or exhibitions for prizes or purses, or where an admission fee is
received, are hereby allowed within the City within any M-1 industrial district of the City and within Pershing Field
of the City and within the so-called Laguna Field of the City, under the exclusive jurisdiction of the State Athletic
Commission, which Commission shall have the sole direction, management and control over all such contests,
matches or exhibitions to be conducted, held or given within the City. (Prior Code §10.3.)
5.48.040 Commercial Matches - Permit Required - Fee - Special Police.
Every person, before exercising any of the privileges conferred by Section 5.48.030 shall obtain from the City
Treasurer, a permit to conduct any boxing contests, sparring or wrestling matches or exhibitions where an admission
fee is received, and for such permit shall pay to the City Treasurer in advance, a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). The
permit, when issued, shall entitle the permittee to conduct such contests, matches or exhibitions for a period of ninety
(90) days after the date of issuance, subject to the rules, regulations and orders of the State Athletic Commission;
provided further, that each permittee shall employ the number of Policemen designated by the Chief of Police, and
shall maintain the officers on duty at or about the premises at least one (1) hour prior to and throughout any boxing
contest, sparring or wrestling match or exhibition which may be conducted within the City. The officers must be
appointed by the Chief of Police. (Prior Code §10.4. Editor's note--The ordinance from which this section was
derived was an initiative measure voted by the citizens on April 1, 1936.)
143 rev. 6/30/94