Section 41-9-1024 Alabama Boxing Commission - Powers and duties.
Section 41-9-1024
Alabama Boxing Commission - Powers and duties.
(a) The commission shall be the sole regulator of professional boxing in this state and shall have authority to protect the physical safety and welfare of professional boxers and serve the public interest by closely supervising all professional boxing in this state.
(b) The commission shall have the sole jurisdiction to license the promotion or holding of each professional match, contest, or exhibition of boxing promoted or held within this state.
(c) The commission shall have the sole authority to license participants in any professional match, contest, or exhibition of boxing held in this state.
(d) The commission shall have the sole authority to direct, manage, control, and supervise all professional matches, contests, or exhibitions of boxing. It may adopt bylaws for its own management and promulgate and enforce rules and regulations consistent with this article.
(e) The commission may appoint one or more inspectors as duly authorized representatives of the commission to ensure that the rules are strictly observed. The inspectors shall be present at all professional matches, contests, or exhibitions of boxing.
(f) The commission may designate physicians as duly authorized representatives of the commission to conduct physical examinations of boxers licensed under this article and shall designate a roster of physicians authorized to conduct prefight physicals and serve as ringside physicians in all professional boxing matches held in this state.
(g)(1) The commission or any agent duly designated by the commission may do any of the following:
a. Make investigations.
b. Hold hearings.
c. Issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and records.
d. Administer oaths to and examine any witnesses for the purpose of determining any question coming before it under this article or under the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this article.
(2) During an investigation of any allegation which, if proven, would result in criminal or civil sanctions as provided in this article, the commission may withhold all or a portion of the gross receipts to which the person under investigation is entitled until such time as the matter has been resolved.
(h) The commission may engage in activities which promote amateur boxing in this state and contract with any nonprofit organization which is exempted from the taxation of income. To support amateur boxing in this state, the commission may promote voluntary contributions through the application process or through any fund-raising or other promotional technique deemed appropriate by the commission.
(i) Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 6301, et seq., the commission may issue to each boxer who is a resident of this state an identification card bearing the photograph of the boxer and in such form and containing such information as the commission deems necessary and appropriate. The commission shall ensure that the form and manner of issuance of the identification cards comply with any applicable federal law or regulation. The commission may charge an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per card for the issuance or replacement of each identification card.
(j) The commission may create a boxing registry or designate a nationally recognized boxing registry and register each boxer who is a resident of this state or who is a resident of another state which has no boxing registry.
(k) The commission may inquire into the financial backing of any professional match, contest, or exhibition of boxing and obtain answers to written or oral questions propounded to all persons associated with the professional event.
(Act 2009-622, §5.)