Current through October 11, 2024
Section 467.167 - Permit: Submission and approval of program and date; content; payment of fee; cancellation of program1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 467.169, a promoter shall not hold a program of unarmed combat unless, before the program is held: (a) The promoter submits to the Commission an application for a permit, as required by NRS 467.105, and for approval of the date for the program; and(b) The Commission approves the permit and the date for the program.2. An application for a permit must include, without limitation:(a) The proposed site for the event;(b) A listing of all title fights to be held on the program;(c) If the program will be televised, each network on which the program will be televised; and(d) If the program involves kickboxing, Muay Thai or any other variation of unarmed combat other than boxing or mixed martial arts, a copy of the official rules of the sanctioning organization that sanctions the contest or exhibition. 3. The application must be accompanied by the permit fee required by NRS 467.105.4. In determining whether to approve a permit for a program of unarmed combat, the Commission may consider the best interest of the State, including, without limitation: (a) The financial effect of the program on the Commission;(b) The well-being of the staff of the Commission; and(c) The effect of the program on the reputation of unarmed combat.5. The Commission is not required to approve a program of unarmed combat on the sole basis that the Commission has not approved a program of unarmed combat for the date for which the application is submitted.6. If the program of unarmed combat is cancelled for any reason, the promoter is not entitled to a refund of any portion of the permit fee required by NRS 467.105.7. Upon request by a Commissioner, the Chair or the Executive Director, the Commission may hold a hearing to consider the revocation, conditioning or modification of any permit issued by the Commission pursuant to this section or NAC 467.177.8. If the Commission conducts a hearing pursuant to a request made pursuant to subsection 7, the Commission may determine whether or not to revoke, condition or modify any permit issued by the Commission pursuant to this section or NAC 467.177, for any reason and in any manner deemed reasonable by the Commission. In making this determination, the Commission may consider any relevant information, including, without limitation:(a) The financial viability of the program of unarmed combat for which the permit was issued;(b) The likelihood that the program of unarmed combat for which the permit was issued will take place; and(c) The interests of this State.9. If the Commission does not have sufficient time to hold a hearing pursuant to subsection 7 before the contest or exhibition is scheduled to occur, the Chair or his or her designee may, if good cause is shown, revoke, condition or modify any permit issued by the Commission pursuant to this section or NAC 467.177. In making this determination, the Chair or his or her designee may consider any relevant information, including, without limitation, the factors enumerated in subsection 8.Nev. Admin. Code § 467.167
[Athletic Comm'n, § 186, eff. 4-25-78]-(NAC A 12-13-82; 11-2-88; 12-2-97; R083-00, 9-22-2000); A by R062-16A, eff. 9/9/2016; A by R032-18A, eff. 1/30/2019; A by R089-22A, eff. 12/29/2022