Kentucky Statutes 229.151 – Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission — Membership — Officers — Compensation — Expenses — Quorum
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(1) The Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission is hereby created and established as an agency of state government charged with the responsibility for regulatory oversight and the establishment of sound policies and procedures governing the conduct of unarmed combat within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The commission shall be organized within the Public Protection Cabinet.
(2) The commission shall consist of the following five (5) members:
(a) The secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet, or the secretary’s designee, who shall serve as an ex officio, voting member; and
(b) Four (4) members who shall be appointed by the Governor as follows:
1. One (1) member shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in Kentucky;
2. One (1) member shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in
Kentucky;
3. One (1) member shall have experience in sports marketing or promotion; and
4. At least one (1) member shall have no financial interest in the business or industry regulated.
(3) The Governor shall designate one (1) member to serve as the commission’s chairperson. The Governor shall further designate a second member to serve as vice chairperson with authority to act in the absence of the chairperson or if the office of the chairperson is vacant.
(4) A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(5) The appointed members of the commission shall serve for a term of three (3) years. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(6) Members of the commission shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each meeting attended and shall be reimbursed for all expenses paid or incurred in the discharge of official business.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 70, sec. 12, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 441, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
2008 Ky. Acts ch. 91, sec. 14, effective July 15, 2008. — Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 3, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 286, sec. 6, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 22, effective June 17, 1978. — Created 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 170, sec. 2.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2017). 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 70, sec.
24, states, “Of the initial commission appointments made by the Governor under subsection (2)(b) of Section 12 of this Act this statute, one member shall serve a term of one year, one member shall serve a term of two years, and two members shall each serve a term of three years.”
(2) The commission shall consist of the following five (5) members:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 229.151
- Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Boxing: means a contest or exhibition in which a person delivers blows with the fist that may be reasonably expected to disable or inflict injury and in which boxers compete for money, a prize, or other pecuniary gain, or for which admission is charged to spectators. See Kentucky Statutes 229.011
- Commission: means the Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission. See Kentucky Statutes 229.011
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Unarmed combat: means boxing, kickboxing, sparring, wrestling, mixed martial arts, or muay thai under the jurisdiction of the commission. See Kentucky Statutes 229.011
- Wrestling: means an activity or performance of athletic and wrestling skill between individuals who are not under the jurisdiction of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, or USA Wrestling in which the participants struggle hand-to-hand primarily for the purpose of providing
entertainment to spectators rather than conducting a bona fide athletic contest. See Kentucky Statutes 229.011 - Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(a) The secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet, or the secretary’s designee, who shall serve as an ex officio, voting member; and
(b) Four (4) members who shall be appointed by the Governor as follows:
1. One (1) member shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in Kentucky;
2. One (1) member shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in
Kentucky;
3. One (1) member shall have experience in sports marketing or promotion; and
4. At least one (1) member shall have no financial interest in the business or industry regulated.
(3) The Governor shall designate one (1) member to serve as the commission’s chairperson. The Governor shall further designate a second member to serve as vice chairperson with authority to act in the absence of the chairperson or if the office of the chairperson is vacant.
(4) A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(5) The appointed members of the commission shall serve for a term of three (3) years. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(6) Members of the commission shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each meeting attended and shall be reimbursed for all expenses paid or incurred in the discharge of official business.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 70, sec. 12, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 441, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
2008 Ky. Acts ch. 91, sec. 14, effective July 15, 2008. — Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 3, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 286, sec. 6, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 22, effective June 17, 1978. — Created 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 170, sec. 2.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2017). 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 70, sec.
24, states, “Of the initial commission appointments made by the Governor under subsection (2)(b) of Section 12 of this Act this statute, one member shall serve a term of one year, one member shall serve a term of two years, and two members shall each serve a term of three years.”