Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 022 - Athletic Commission › Rule 022.00.05-001 - Revised Rules and Regulations

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
At the Arkansas State Athletic Commission meeting held on October 6,
	 2005, the following amendments to its rules and regulations were proposed. This
	 finding is made by the Agency because the Agency is in need of clarifying its
	 rules and regulations regarding its operations, licenses, and fees in order to
	 be able to continue to perform its statutory duties assigned by Ark. Code Ann.
	 Sec.
	 17-22-201
	 et seq.
I.
RULES GOVERNING THE
  STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION
(1) The
  Commission shall maintain for the transaction of its business a main office at
  the location to be designated by the Commission.
(2) The Commission shall select a secretary
  who shall be under the direction of the Commission and shall be bonded for a
  sum not to exceed the maximum annual salary prescribed for such position in the
  biennial appropriation for the Commission. The Secretary of the Commission is
  requited to refer all protest and complaints to the Chairman of the Commission.
  The Chairman of the Commission shall have the power to decide the importance of
  protest and complaints and can order a meeting of the Commission on all
  important subjects, directing the Secretary to get whatever information he may
  desire.
(3) The Commission may hold
  such meetings as it may deem necessary for the transaction of business. A
  quorum of the Commission shall be necessary for the transaction of business.
  The Secretary shall be present at all meetings of the Commission or the
  Chairman (and in his absence, the Vice-Chairman) shall appoint a commission
  member to keep the minutes.
(4) The
  Secretary is directed and authorized to do all acts and take steps as may be
  necessary for the operation and enforcement of the law and such rules and
  regulations as are, or may be hereafter, promulgated by the Commission. He
  shall keep a full and true record of all proceedings of the Commission,
  preserve at its general office all its books, documents and papers, collect and
  disburse all monies, and is authorized to incur such expenses, and make such
  expenditures, as may be necessary. All disbursements shall be made by voucher,
  signed by the Secretary and countersigned by the Chairman of the
  Commission.
(5) Members of the
  Commission shall be entitled to per diem as allowed by state law in lieu of
  actual expenses for each day spent in attending meetings of the Commission or
  in attending other official business of the Commission, plus mileage at the
  rate prescribed in state travel regulations.
(6) The Chairman shall have the power to
  designate the place and time of its meeting.
(7) As a condition to the issuance of a
  license to a sponsoring unit for holding matches, exhibitions, or other
  performances authorized by Ark. Code Ann.
  17-22-101
  ct seq.; the applicant for the license shall file with the State Athletic
  Commission a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1000) written by a
  corporate surety authorized to do business in this state, or cashiers check or
  letter of credit from a bank, conditioned that the licensee shall pay all taxes
  and other charges due the state and its political subdivisions on account of
  such matches or exhibitions.
(8)
  The Commission shall appoint an inspector from the sponsoring unit or may
  select an inspector to act on the behalf of the sponsoring unit and Commission
  for the transaction of its business and the adherence of the safety
  regulations.
(9) The Commission may
  be represented in person by the inspector at all events to supervise and check
  the counting of the receipts, or to enforce any or all rules and regulations of
  the Commission, and to see that the rules set forth by the Commission be
  carried out.