5 Pa.C.S. Ch. 19

5 Pa.C.S. § 1901 Short title of subpart.

This subpart shall be known and may be cited as the Wrestling Act.

5 Pa.C.S. § 1902 Definitions.

Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent provisions of this subpart which are applicable to specific provisions of this subpart, the following words and phrases when used in this subpart shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Promoter." Any person and, in the case of a corporation, an officer, director, employee or shareholder thereof who produces, arranges or stages any professional wrestling exhibition. "Wrestling contest." A wrestling engagement in which the wrestlers strive earnestly in good faith to win. "Wrestling event." One or more wrestling exhibitions conducted at the same location on the same day. "Wrestling exhibition." An engagement in which the participants display their skills in a struggle against each other in the ring, with or without the use of accessories, without necessarily striving to win, provided that contests prohibited by law shall not be considered exhibitions.

5 Pa.C.S. § 1903 Applicability of subpart.

This subpart shall not apply to any amateur or professional wrestling contest or exhibition held solely as a training event for the Olympic Games and certified as such an event by the commission.