Section 5001.3

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(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Event” means a competition event that uses lands or facilities under the jurisdiction of the department.

(2) “Prize compensation” includes prize or purse money, other prizes, goods, or other compensation.

(b) The department, for any event that awards prize compensation to competitors in gendered categories, shall require as a condition of a special event permit that, for any participant level that receives prize compensation, the prize compensation for each gendered category be identical at each participant level. The department shall not approve a special event permit for an event that does not comply with this condition.

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