Alabama Administrative Code › Title 165 - ALABAMA ATHLETIC COMMISSION › Chapter 165-X-5 - PRO WRESTLING › Section 165-X-5-.04 - Conduct Of Promotion

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
General Safety.
It shall be the promoter's responsibility to
			 ensure the safety for the Contestants, officials, media and fans and to comply
			 with all safety standards required by the Commission.
(a)
Arena Security.
Arena
			 security is the responsibility of the promoter and such security measures
			 provided by the promoter shall be sufficient to maintain order.
(b)
Obtain Ring.
The promoter
			 will provide a ring for the show and that the ring or cage must pass the
			 certification requirements established by the Commission.
(c)
Advanced Advertising.
In
			 addition to the requirements in this Chapter, no contestant or celebrity shall
			 be advertised by any promoter before said promoter has in his or her possession
			 a written commitment from said contestant or celebrity and before said promoter
			 has filed a copy of such written commitment with the Commission.
(d)
Suggesting Benefits for Charitable
			 Organization.
No promoter may advertise, hold out, or suggest in any
			 fashion that a portion of the proceeds of any proposed professional wrestling
			 show will be donated to a charitable organization without first complying with
			 the Commission's rules governing "Programs for Charity."
1. A person who wishes to promote an event
			 for charitable purposes must file with the Commission a letter of intent to
			 present the match, contest or exhibition as benefiting a charitable
			 organization. The letter of intent must contain the name of the charity,
			 charitable fund, or organization which is to benefit from the match, contest or
			 exhibition and the amount expected to be to be paid to the charity. The letter
			 of intent must be signed by the promoter and co-signed by an authorized
			 representative of the charity to benefit from the match, contest or exhibition.
			 No match permit shall be issued for a charitable match, contest, or exhibition
			 without full financial disclosure of all promoters and charitable organizations
			 involved, including all contracts and proposals between all licensees,
			 officials, and parties involved.
2.
			 Within three (3) business days after an event benefiting a charitable
			 organization is held, the promoter(s) and benefiting charitable organization(s)
			 shall furnish to the Commission:
(i) A
			 certified copy of the ticket manifest showing the number of tickets sold. The
			 manifest shall give a breakdown disclosing the number of tickets sold in each
			 price range and the number of complimentary tickets given for the match,
			 contest, or exhibition;
(ii) A
			 certified and itemized statement of the event's gross receipts from
			 sponsorships, ticket sales, advertisements, or any other source;
(iii) A statement disclosing the itemized and
			 total gross expenditures in connection with the event;
(iv) A statement co-signed by the promoter
			 and the authorized representative of the Charitable organization, disclosing
			 the net amount paid to the charitable fund or organization.
3. If the promoter or charitable
			 organization fails to file any of these statements within the prescribed time,
			 the Commission:
(i) Shall notify the promoter
			 that his or her license is summarily suspended.
(ii) Shall notify the charity of the
			 suspension.
(iii) Decline to issue
			 a match permit to the promoter for the holding of any events until the
			 statements are provided.
(iv)
			 Decline to issue a match permit to any promoter to hold any future event for
			 the benefit of the charitable organization, until the statements are provided.