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AR Code § 17-21-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 21 - Beauty Pageants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-21-101. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   (1)  (A) “Beauty pageant” means any contest or competition in which entrants are judged on the basis of physical beauty, skill, talent, poise, and personality and in which a winner or winners, are selected as representing an ideal in one (1) or more of these areas.  (B) “Beauty pageant” shall not include any such contest or competition in which no application fee or entrance charge is made for contestants, to which no admission charge is made for attendance, and in connection with which no tickets or chances are sold;    (2) “Bond” means a surety bond with power of attorney attached and which names the Arkansas resident agent for the surety company;  (3) “Entrant's fee” means any payment of money or other thing of value, including, but not limited to, the selling of advertisements or tickets, or the obtaining of sponsors, which activity is a precondition to participation in a beauty pageant; and  (4) “Operator” means any person, franchisee, firm or corporation, civic group, or elementary or secondary educational institution that promotes, organizes or otherwise operates, a beauty pageant, participation in which is limited to persons paying an entrant's fee.
AR Code § 17-21-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 21 - Beauty Pageants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-21-102. Penalties

 Violation of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
AR Code § 17-21-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 21 - Beauty Pageants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-21-103. Rules

 The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may adopt rules to administer the provisions of this chapter. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
AR Code § 17-21-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 21 - Beauty Pageants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-21-104. Exemptions

 The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any operator which has existed as an operation for at least twenty-five (25) years, and its affiliates, whether now or hereafter, and whose continuing primary function involves the annual organization, promotion, and sponsoring of a statewide talent and beauty pageant in which contestants compete for scholarships, awarded by the operator, as well as for the opportunity of being Arkansas's representative and contestant in an annual nationwide talent and beauty pageant with which the operator is affiliated.
AR Code § 17-21-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 21 - Beauty Pageants|Subchapter 2 - Registration|§ 17-21-201. Registration of operators — Renewal — Fee

 (a) No person shall conduct a beauty pageant in Arkansas unless registered with the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration on forms prescribed by him or her. Registration in another state as a beauty pageant operator shall not be effective in this state.  (b) The registration form shall contain, but shall not be limited to, the following information:  (1) Name, address, and telephone number of the operator;  (2) Name, address, and telephone number of the individual or officer of the organization having full responsibility for the conducting of the pageant;  (3) Names of pageants customarily promoted by the operator; and  (4) Name, address, and telephone number of the financial institution in which the entrant's fee is held.    (c)  (1) In order to continue to hold a valid registration in a subsequent year, each operator shall annually renew his or her registration.  (2) Each registration shall expire on December 31 of each year.
AR Code § 17-21-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 21 - Beauty Pageants|Subchapter 2 - Registration|§ 17-21-202. Bond

 (a) Except as provided in § 17-21-203, each operator shall, at the time of registration, file and have approved by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, a bond in which the candidate for registration shall be the principal obligor in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000).  (b) The bond shall be payable to the State of Arkansas for the use of the secretary and any person who may have a cause of action against the obligor of the bond for any losses caused by a failure to conduct a beauty pageant.
AR Code § 17-21-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 21 - Beauty Pageants|Subchapter 2 - Registration|§ 17-21-203. Exemptions from certain requirements

 A bona fide civic club in existence for at least one (1) year, a nonprofit organization, a religious organization or church, a local government entity or school, or any organization auxiliary to or affiliated with such local governmental entities or schools, including, but not limited to, county fair boards and school booster clubs, shall be exempt from the requirements of § 17-21-201(c) and § 17-21-202.
AR Code § 17-21-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 21 - Beauty Pageants|Subchapter 2 - Registration|§ 17-21-204. Cancellations — Refunds

 (a) If a beauty pageant is canceled or otherwise does not take place, all entrants' fees shall be refunded by the operator.  (b) The surety shall be liable for any unrefunded entrants' fees in the case of a default by the operator.
AR Code § 17-21-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 21 - Beauty Pageants|Subchapter 2 - Registration|§ 17-21-205. Denial, suspension, revocation of registration

 The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may deny, suspend, or revoke a registration for:   (1) A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter; or  (2) The making of a false statement on the registration application form.
AR Code § 17-22-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 22 - Boxing, Wrestling, Etc.|Subchapter 2 - State Athletic Commission|§ 17-22-201. Creation — Members

 (a) A State Athletic Commission is created, which shall consist of seven (7) members who shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age.  (b)  (1) Members shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of two (2) years.  (2) One (1) of the members of the commission shall be a member of any patriotic organization chartered by authority of a special act of the United States Congress.  (3) One (1) member shall be a representative of the field of physical education.  (4) One (1) member shall be a representative of the field of sports promotion.  (5) One (1) member shall be a consumer representative.  (6) Two (2) members may be citizens at large but shall have experience with combative sports.  (7) One (1) member shall be a representative of the field of medicine and have experience with combative sports.  (8)  (A) Furthermore, one (1) of the seven (7) members of the commission shall be a member of a minority race.  (B) One (1) of the seven (7) members shall be a senior citizen.  (C) Four (4) of the seven (7) members shall have experience with combative sports.      (c) The members of the commission shall serve without pay except for a stipend provided for by Arkansas law.  (d) The members of the commission shall have authority to promulgate such rules as are necessary for the operation and enforcement of this chapter and not in conflict with this chapter.  (e) The members of the commission may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.  (f) When any member of the commission shall cease to be a member of the state executive committee of any such patriotic organization as herein mentioned, his or her commission as a member of the commission shall automatically expire. The Governor shall appoint a successor, whose qualifications shall be as prescribed in this section.
AR Code § 17-22-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 22 - Boxing, Wrestling, Etc.|Subchapter 2 - State Athletic Commission|§ 17-22-202. Chair

 The State Athletic Commission shall elect one (1) of its members as chair and one (1) of its members as vice chair.
AR Code § 17-22-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 22 - Boxing, Wrestling, Etc.|Subchapter 2 - State Athletic Commission|§ 17-22-203. Director of the State Athletic Commission

 (a) The State Athletic Commission in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing may employ a Director of the State Athletic Commission and fix the salary thereof at a sum not to exceed the maximum annual salary prescribed for such a position in the biennial appropriation for the Department of Labor and Licensing.  (b) The director shall:  (1) Keep in the office of the commission a full, complete, and up-to-date record of all the proceedings of the commission;  (2) Keep an up-to-date account of all money received by him or her on behalf of the commission; and  (3) Perform such other duties as shall be prescribed by the secretary.
AR Code § 17-22-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 22 - Boxing, Wrestling, Etc.|Subchapter 2 - State Athletic Commission|§ 17-22-204. Authority

 (a)  (1)  (A) The State Athletic Commission shall have the sole discretion, management, control, and jurisdiction over all combative sports matches and exhibitions in this state.  (B)  (i) The commission shall adopt uniform policies, fees, and forms to ensure fair regulation of the combative sports industry.  (ii) The commission shall have no authority over professional wrestling events.      (2) A combative sports match or exhibition declared to be amateur and self-regulated shall be governed by the commission unless sanctioned by:  (A) A federally recognized sanctioning body approved in writing by the commission; and  (B) A national oversight body with 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) status under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 operating in at least six (6) states approved in writing by the commission.      (b)  (1) The commission shall have the authority to appoint and pay inspectors and other officials necessary to properly conduct any match or exhibition authorized by this chapter.  (2) The inspectors and other officials may receive reimbursement for travel under § 25-16-901 et seq.    (c) The commission shall have the authority to adopt and promulgate, amend, or abrogate any and all rules considered by it necessary or expedient for the performance of its functions as provided in this chapter and in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.  (d) The commission may issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, and administer oaths and shall, at its discretion, investigate allegations or practices violating the provisions of this chapter.  (e) The commission shall have the authority to hire an investigator for the purposes outlined in this section.  (f) The commission shall have the authority to require event permits and insurance for combative sports with limits to be adjusted by the rules of the commission.  (g) The commission shall have the authority to make a claim on the bond or check posted by a promoter for combative sports events in order to make reimbursements for any unpaid fees, prize money, or other financial commitments of the promoter related to combative sports activity licensed by the commission.  (h) The commission shall have the authority to specify the forms required under this chapter.
AR Code § 17-22-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 22 - Boxing, Wrestling, Etc.|Subchapter 2 - State Athletic Commission|§ 17-22-205. Personal liability

 The members of the State Athletic Commission and employees of the commission shall not be personally liable for acts performed in carrying out their official duties except in the case of gross misconduct, and no legal action shall be maintained against any member or employee of the commission for such acts except in the case of gross misconduct.
AR Code § 17-22-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 22 - Boxing, Wrestling, Etc.|Subchapter 2 - State Athletic Commission|§ 17-22-206. Combative sports

 The General Assembly finds and declares to be the public policy of this state that it is in the best interest of the public and combative sports that combative sports be subject to an effective and efficient system of strict control and rule in order to protect the safety and well-being of the participants in combative sports matches and exhibitions and to promote the public confidence in the regulatory process and the conduct of combative sports matches and exhibitions. To further such public confidence and trust, the State Athletic Commission shall have the authority to adopt and promulgate, amend, or abrogate any and all rules concerning combative sports, to recover inspector and investigator fees, and recover the actual cost of the national and federal fighter database fees charged to the commission.
AR Code § 17-22-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 22 - Boxing, Wrestling, Etc.|Subchapter 2 - State Athletic Commission|§ 17-22-207. Civil penalties

 (a) Any person who, after notice and hearing, is found by the State Athletic Commission to have violated any provision of this chapter or any rules of the commission may be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation.  (b) The penalty provided for in this section plus interest at ten percent (10%) per annum shall be paid to the commission before the penalized person can be issued a license by the commission.  (c) The commission shall have the authority to file suit in the Pulaski County Circuit Court or the circuit court of the county in which the person resides to obtain a judgment for the amount of any penalty not paid within thirty (30) days of service on the person of the order assessing the penalty, unless the circuit court enters a stay pursuant to the provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
AR Code § 17-22-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 22 - Boxing, Wrestling, Etc.|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-22-301. Authorized matches and exhibitions

 (a) All combative sports matches or exhibitions in this state are subject to the requirements of this chapter and the rules of the State Athletic Commission unless exempted by § 17-22-204(a) or § 17-22-101(3)(B).  (b) All matches or exhibitions as provided in subsection (a) of this section shall be conducted only in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and acts amendatory or supplemental hereto and in accordance with the rules of the commission.
AR Code § 17-22-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 22 - Boxing, Wrestling, Etc.|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-22-302. Issuance of licenses — Fees

 (a) The State Athletic Commission shall have the authority to appoint and issue annual licenses to the following persons with regard to participation in combative sports in this state:  (1) A person engaging in combative sports;  (2) A promoter of a combative sports match or exhibition;  (3) A manager;  (4) A matchmaker;  (5) A referee;  (6) A judge;  (7) A physician;  (8) A timekeeper; and  (9) A person arranging, participating in, or otherwise involved with matches and exhibitions as provided in § 17-22-301(a).    (b) The State Athletic Commission shall have the authority to refuse to issue a license to any person or organization that has been sanctioned in any way by any comparable licensing body of another state.  (c)  (1) The State Athletic Commission shall not license a person who at the time of application is a registered sex offender designated as Level 2 or higher on the Arkansas Sex Offender Registry.  (2) A person's status as a registered sex offender is good cause for the revocation of the person's license previously issued by the State Athletic Commission.    (d) Fees for the licenses shall be established by the State Athletic Commission.  (e) All licenses as provided in this section shall expire annually on June 30.  (f)  (1) A referee or judge for professional events shall attend courses given by and obtain certification from the Association of Boxing Commissions for the referee or judge's discipline.  (2) A referee or judge may take the courses provided by the Association of Boxing Commissions anywhere in the United States if documentation of training and certification is provided upon application for a license.    (g) The State Athletic Commission may set an event permit processing fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).
AR Code § 17-22-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 22 - Boxing, Wrestling, Etc.|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-22-303. License required — Penalty for unlicensed activity

 (a) No person shall participate in or engage in the promotion of a combative sports match or exhibition in this state without first having obtained a license from the State Athletic Commission.  (b) No person shall participate in a combative sports match or exhibition in this state as a manager, matchmaker, referee, judge, physician, or timekeeper, without first having obtained a license from the commission.  (c) Any person mentioned in subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section who does not first obtain a license from the commission before participating in a combative sports match or exhibition shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).  (d) A venue, entity, or person who knowingly assists in making an unlicensed combative sports match or exhibition occur shall be subject to the penalties under subsection (c) of this section.
AR Code § 17-22-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 22 - Boxing, Wrestling, Etc.|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-22-304. Bond required

 (a) As a condition to the issuance of a license as provided in § 17-22-302, the person applying for the license shall file with the State Athletic Commission a cashier's check, an acceptable letter of credit, or a corporate surety bond in an amount to be established by the commission in its rules, but not less than the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) written by a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state, conditioned upon the licensee's payment of all taxes and other charges due the state and its political subdivisions on account of such matches or exhibitions.  (b) The surety under this section shall be written or held by the commission for at least six (6) months.
AR Code § 17-22-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 22 - Boxing, Wrestling, Etc.|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-22-305. Refusal or revocation of license

 (a) The State Athletic Commission may refuse for good cause to issue a license under § 17-22-302(a).  (b) The commission may also revoke for good cause any license granted under authority of this chapter.
AR Code § 17-22-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 22 - Boxing, Wrestling, Etc.|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-22-306. Fees

 (a)  (1) Within five (5) business days after a combative sports match or exhibition, the licensed manager, promoter, or person responsible for the match or exhibition shall furnish to the State Athletic Commission a written report under the penalty of perjury on a form that shall be provided by the commission showing the number of tickets that were issued or sold and the gross receipts therefor without any deductions whatsoever.  (2)  (A) The person shall also pay to the commission at the same time a five-percent fee of the total gross receipts received from admission charges for each exhibition held under the authority of this chapter.  (B) The five percent (5%) shall be computed using gross gate receipts, unless the venue collects and remits sales tax for the promoter.  (C) If the venue collects and remits sales tax for the promoter, the five percent (5%) shall be computed on the net gate receipts after sales tax.  (D)  (i) If a promoter allows admission to a match or exhibition in return for a payment other than the cash purchase of tickets, the commission shall:  (a) Determine the method to be used to calculate the five-percent value of the gate receipts; or  (b) Set a reasonable price per person to be paid by the promoter to the commission.    (ii) If the promoter requests a decision from the commission regarding the payment under this section before the match or exhibition, the commission shall make the determination and notify the promoter of the determination before the match or exhibition.      (3)  (A) The promoter shall pay the cost of an event inspector or investigator present at the event.  (B) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(3)(D) of this section, the cost of the event inspector or investigator shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per day for each inspector or investigator.  (C) The commission shall:  (i) Determine if there is a need to appoint an inspector or investigator at an event;  (ii) Determine the number of inspectors or investigators to be appointed for the event; and  (iii) Notify the promoter in writing before the event of:  (a) The number of inspectors or investigators to be appointed;  (b) The cost of the inspectors or investigators; and  (c) The reasons for the appointment.      (D) [Repealed.]      (b)  (1)  (A) The commission may designate a representative to be present and to observe the computation of the number of tickets issued or sold and the determination of the gross receipts.  (B) All events shall utilize tickets for admission.    (2)  (A) When the tickets are sold through an electronic ticket system, the commission may accept a computerized certification of tickets sold and a statement from the venue.  (B) The statement from the venue shall be signed by an arena representative and the promoter.