Except as expressly permitted by Sections 5.48.020 to 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)
A. 
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 half-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.
B. 
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.
(Prior code §10.2; Ord. 3140 §1, 1966)
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)
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 $50.00. The permit, when issued, shall entitle the permittee to conduct such contests, matches or exhibitions for a period of 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 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)