Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
229.011,
229.021,
229.041,
229.051,
229.061,
229.155,
229.171,
229.190,
229.200,
229.991, EO
2016-270
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
229.171(1) authorizes the
authority to exercise sole jurisdiction over all boxing, kickboxing, mixed
martial arts, and wrestling shows, exhibitions, and licensees in the
commonwealth. Executive Order 2016-270, effective May 16, 2016, abolished the
Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Authority and established the Kentucky Boxing and
Wrestling Commission. This administrative regulation establishes the duties of
an inspector.
Section 1.
(1) The executive director or the executive
director's designee shall assign an inspector to monitor each boxing,
elimination event, mixed martial arts, and kickboxing show.
(2) The executive director or the executive
director's designee may assign an inspector to monitor a wrestling show based
on:
(a) The availability of an
inspector;
(b) The need to conduct
periodic inspections; and
(c)
Knowledge or information that a violation or potential violation may occur.
Section 2.
Inspector's Duties.
(1) Except as otherwise
established in 201 KAR Chapter 27, the inspector shall exercise immediate and
full supervision, control, and regulation of any show on behalf of the
commission and shall be responsible directly to the commission.
(2) The inspector's powers shall include
authority:
(a) Over each contestant, licensed
or unlicensed, on the premises before, during, and after a show relating to the
show;
(b) To conduct hearings and
issue decisions or rulings on questions, disputes, protests, complaints, or
objections relating to the show;
(c) To enforce the provisions of KRS Chapter
229 and 201 KAR Chapter 27;
(d) To
issue violations and penalties as established in KRS Chapter 229 and 201 KAR
Chapter 27;
(e) To eject or exclude
from the premises or any part thereof any person whom the inspector reasonably
believes is intoxicated or under the influence of a legal or illegal drug and
who may create a hazard to others or interfere with the show;
(f) To investigate possible violations of KRS
Chapter 229 or 201 KAR Chapter 27;
(g) To examine the books and records of any
person who conducts a show or exhibition;
(h) To issue a license required by
201 KAR
27:008; and
(i) To approve the form and sufficiency of
any bond filed in accordance with
KRS 229.051.
Section 3. Appeal. Any
decision made pursuant to this administrative regulation may be appealed to the
full commission in the manner prescribed in
KRS
229.190.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
229.171,
229.180
