Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ATHLETIC COMMISSION › Title 38 › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND THE OFFICE OF THE STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSIONER › Section 38-1-002 - POWERS OF THE STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSIONER

Current through June 17, 2024
002.01
				The Commissioner has sole direction, management, control, and jurisdiction over
				all professional boxing, professional bare-knuckle boxing, professional
				kickboxing, and amateur and professional MMA events held within the state of
				Nebraska, except such as are conducted by universities, colleges, high schools,
				the military, and recognized amateur associations for contestants under 16
				years of age.
002.02 The
				Commissioner may refuse to allow any bout when, in the opinion of the
				Commissioner, the experience, skill, or mental or physical condition of a
				contestant places the contestant at an undue risk of serious injury.
002.03 The Commissioner may refuse to allow
				any bout the Commissioner deems to be a mismatch.
002.04 The Commissioner may invoke
				disciplinary action against any licensee for the violation of any applicable
				law, rule, or regulation.
002.05
				The Commissioner may deny any license or permit application for
				cause.
002.06 The Commissioner may
				appoint a Deputy State Athletic Commissioner.
002.07 The Commissioner may appoint
				inspectors to assist in the enforcement of all applicable laws, rules, or
				regulations. All inspectors will serve under the supervision of the
				Commissioner.
002.08 The
				Commissioner may license judges, referees, timekeepers, and attending
				physicians, and assign these licensees to events or bouts.
002.09 The Commissioner may license
				contestants, seconds, managers, matchmakers, and promoters.
002.10 The Commissioner may suspend, cancel,
				or revoke any license when the licensee, in the judgment of the Commissioner,
				has been found guilty of any act or offense detrimental to the public interest.
				The Commissioner may forbid any person whose license has been suspended,
				cancelled, or revoked, to act in any capacity in connection with any bout
				conducted in Nebraska.
002.11 The
				Commissioner may indefinitely suspend, or suspend for a term, any contestant
				when the Commissioner determines the contestant has not displayed a sufficient
				skill level during a bout. The suspension will remain in effect until the
				contestant can demonstrate an adequate skill level or until the contestant
				meets the terms of his or her suspension.
002.12 The Commissioner may require
				contestants to submit to an anti-doping test at any time.
002.13 The Commissioner may suspend a
				contestant for a period not to exceed 180 days when, in the opinion of the
				Commissioner or the attending physician, the contestant has sustained an injury
				which would prevent the contestant from safely participating in his or her
				regulated sport.
002.14 In lieu of,
				or in addition to, any suspension issued under subsection 002.13, the
				Commissioner may require a signed clearance from a licensed health care
				professional or any other medical test, procedure, or examination, and all
				corresponding documentation, before allowing a contestant to participate in any
				bout.
002.15 If the Commissioner
				determines that a contestant no longer possesses the requisite ability to
				compete because of a mental or physical condition or because of diminished
				skills or reflexes, the Commissioner may permanently retire the contestant from
				further competition.
002.16 The
				Commissioner may control and limit the number of bouts held, to not permit a
				proposed bout, and to refuse bouts on days deemed not in the best interest of
				the sport.
002.17 The Commissioner
				may require candidates for judges and referees to attend training at the
				candidate's expense and to pass an examination as a condition for licensing.
				The Commissioner may set requirements for continuing education and
				training.
002.18 The Commissioner
				will recognize a suspension placed on a contestant or any other licensee by an
				athletic commission in another state or by a Native American tribal
				commission.
002.19 The Commissioner
				may inspect and approve the facility, ring, scales, gloves, hand wraps, and all
				other equipment necessary for the conduct of the event.
002.20 The Commissioner may delegate any
				power or duty in these regulations to the Deputy State Athletic Commissioner or
				to an inspector.
002.21 The
				Commissioner is vested with all authority as further described and delineated
				in these regulations.