DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
CORPORATIONS, SECURITIES, AND COMMERCIAL LICENSING BUREAU  
UNARMED COMBAT RULES  
Rule Set 2018-105 LR  
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING  
Friday, March 15, 2019  
Michigan Library and Historical Center  
702 West Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, MI 48915  
Forum Conference Room, 1st Floor, 9:00 A.M.  
The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs will hold a public hearing on Friday, March 15,  
2019, at the Michigan Library and Historical Center, 702 West Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, MI in the first  
floor Forum Conference Room at 9:00 a.m. The hearing will be held to receive public comments on  
proposed changes to the Unarmed Combat rules.  
The proposed rule set (2018-105 LR) will amend the current rules to conform to the requirements of 2017  
PA 146, which amended the Michigan Unarmed Combat Regulatory Act, 2004 PA 403, MCL 338.3601  
to 338.3661a. The proposed rules also include provisions aimed at ensuring the safety of all participants  
in unarmed combat contests, increasing the level of competitiveness of those contests, and assisting both  
event participants and the Department in ensuring that applicable state and federal laws are efficiently and  
uniformly enforced.  
These rules are promulgated under authority conferred on the Director of the Department of Licensing  
and Regulatory Affairs by the Michigan Unarmed Combat Regulatory Act and Executive Reorganization  
Order Nos. 2008-4 and 2011-4, MCL 445.2025 and 445.2030. These rules will take effect immediately  
upon filing with the Secretary of State.  
The rules (2018-105 LR) are published on the Office of Regulatory Reinvention’s website at  
www.michigan.gov/orr and in the March 1 issue of the Michigan Register. Comments may be submitted  
to the following address by 5:00 P.M. on Monday, March 18, 2019. Copies of the draft rules may also be  
obtained by mail or electronic transmission at the following address:  
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs  
Corporation, Securities, and Commercial Licensing Bureau  
Attn: Mackenzie Jones, Legislative Analyst  
P.O. Box 30018  
Lansing, MI 48909-7518  
Phone: 517-373-9871  
Fax: 517-241-0290  
E-mail: jonesm52@michigan.gov  
The hearing site is accessible, including handicap parking. People with disabilities requiring additional  
accommodations in order to participate in the hearing (such as information in alternative formats) should  
contact the Bureau at 517-373-9871 at least 12 business days before the hearing date. Individuals  
attending the meeting are requested to refrain from using heavily scented personal care products in order  
to enhance accessibility for everyone. Information at this meeting will be presented by speakers and  
printed handouts.  
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