Alabama Administrative Code › Title 165 - ALABAMA ATHLETIC COMMISSION › Chapter 165-X-6 - PROFESSIONAL KICKBOXING RULES › Section 165-X-6-.02 - Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
Application Procedures.
(a)
			 Terms and Agreements. Every license issued is subject to the terms, conditions,
			 and agreements set forth in the application as well as those set forth in these
			 rules and the Alabama Boxing, Wrestling, and Mixed Martial Arts Act.
(b) Applications and Forms. Applications for
			 annual license shall be submitted to the Commission on an application form
			 provided by the Commission.
1. Licenses for
			 kickboxing are distinct and separate from those of boxing and mixed martial
			 arts. All persons applying to participate in the capacity of promoter, referee,
			 judge, timekeeper, matchmaker, kickboxer, managers, trainer, and/or second
			 shall make application for a kickboxing specific license. These licenses shall
			 be designated "MMA-Kickboxing."
(c) Incomplete Applications.
1. No license or permit shall be issued until
			 the person seeking the license or permit has submitted a complete
			 application.
2. Applications
			 submitted without proper payment as provided in these rules will not be
			 processed or approved.
(d) Participant Application Due Date. Except
			 as provided in
			 165-X-6-.02(a)
			 below, all participant applications must be submitted prior to the weigh-in
			 preceding the first professional match in which the applicant intends to
			 participate in this state, in a given year.
1. No official weigh-in will be performed for
			 an unlicensed kickboxer.
2.
			 Licenses shall be issued annually and shall expire on December 31 of each
			 calendar year.
(e)
			 Approval and Denial of Participant Licenses. Annual licenses for promoters,
			 referees, judges, timekeepers, matchmakers, kickboxers, managers, trainers, and
			 seconds may be approved or denied by the Commission.
1. Any individual denied a license by the
			 Commission can appeal the denial of the license to the Commission. The appeal
			 will be heard by the Commission at a hearing set by the Commission. At the
			 conclusion of the hearing, the Commission will vote to sustain or overrule the
			 denial.
(f) Background
			 Investigation. The Commission may request general background information of any
			 applicant for any license.
(g)
			 Denial of License. The Commission may deny issuing a license to any person who
			 has violated the Alabama Boxing, Wrestling, and Mixed Martial Arts Act, or has
			 violated Commission rules and regulations or violated Commission bylaws or who
			 submits an application containing false statements or material
			 omissions.
(h) Verbal or physical
			 abuse of officials or commission supervisor(s). Any licensee who verbally or
			 physically abuses an official or member of the Commission appointed supervisor
			 of a match shall be summarily suspended and his or her license may be
			 revoked.
(i) Prohibited
			 Communication with Individual Commissioners. Anyone wishing to communicate with
			 member of the Commission must notify the executive director of the Commission
			 two (2) weeks prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting. Timely written
			 notices will be added to the meeting's agenda. Any person wishing to address
			 the Commission shall be given the opportunity to do so during the new business
			 section of the next regularly scheduled Commission meeting.
(j) License Differentiation. Persons wishing
			 to compete in kickboxing matches, bouts:
1.
			 Promoters, referees, judges, timekeepers, matchmakers, kickboxers, managers,
			 trainers, seconds, or their agents, are prohibited from petitioning any
			 individual Commissioner with the intent of affecting the outcome of an
			 application or other issues being actively reviewed or expected to be reviewed
			 by the Commission. Persons who violate this rule shall be subject to
			 disciplinary actions.
(k)
			 Documents. All documents submitted to the Commission for purposes of making
			 application or any other purpose shall be property of the
			 Commission.