Ala. Admin. Code r. 165-X-8-.01

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 165-X-8-.01 - Definitions

(1) "Applicant" means any persons, corporations, organizations or associations required to be licensed before promoting, holding, organizing, participating in, or competing in a professional boxing match, contest, or exhibition.

(2) "Body jewelry" means any tangible object affixed to, through, or around any portion of the contestant's body.

(3) "Official" unless otherwise indicated is an exclusive term collectively meaning "judge," "referee," "timekeeper," and "inspectors"

(4) "Sanctioning Organization" means a national or international organization generally recognized in the bare-knuckle boxing community and which: ranks bare-knuckle boxers within each weight class; sanctions and approves championship matches in those weight classes; and awards championship status and championship prizes (belts, rings, plaques, etc.) to the winner of those matches.

(5) "Special Event" means a bare-knuckle boxing card or bare-knuckle boxing show, which has among its contests a championship match, a pay-per-view or subscription television match, a national televised match, or any other match of significance to boxing in this state as designated by the Commission.

(6) "The Commission" is reference for the Alabama Athletic Commission.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 165-X-8-.01

New Rule: Filed July 16, 2010; effective August 20, 2010. Repealed: Filed December 27, 2013; effective January 31, 2014.

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVIII, Issue No. 05, February 28, 2020, eff. 4/13/2020.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2022, eff. 10/15/2022.

Authors: Dr. John Marshall, Joel R. Blankenship, Larry Bright, Stan Frierson, Shane Sears

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 41-9-1024.