Section 229.151 - Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission - Membership - Officers - Compensation - Expenses - Quorum(1) The Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission is hereby created and established as an agency of state government charged with the responsibility for regulatory oversight and the establishment of sound policies and procedures governing the conduct of unarmed combat within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The commission shall be organized within the Public Protection Cabinet.(2) The commission shall consist of the following five (5) members:(a) The secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet, or the secretary's designee, who shall serve as an ex officio, voting member; and(b) Four (4) members who shall be appointed by the Governor as follows:1. One (1) member shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in Kentucky;2. One (1) member shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in Kentucky;3. One (1) member shall have experience in sports marketing or promotion; and4. At least one (1) member shall have no financial interest in the business or industry regulated.(3) The Governor shall designate one (1) member to serve as the commission's chairperson. The Governor shall further designate a second member to serve as vice chairperson with authority to act in the absence of the chairperson or if the office of the chairperson is vacant.(4) A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.(5) The appointed members of the commission shall serve for a term of three (3) years. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term.(6) Members of the commission shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each meeting attended and shall be reimbursed for all expenses paid or incurred in the discharge of official business.Amended by 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 70,§ 12, eff. 6/29/2017.Effective:7/15/2010
Amended 2010, Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 441, effective7/15/2010. -- Amended 2008, Ky. Acts ch. 91, sec. 14, effective 7/15/2008. -- Amended 2005, Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 3, effective 6/20/2005. -- Amended 1998, Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 6, effective 7/15/1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 286, sec. 6, effective 7/14/1992. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 22, effective 6/17/1978. -- Created 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 170, sec. 2.