§ 42-12-10 — Promulgation of rules.

The commission shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , to: (1) Govern the conduct of boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts competitions, and sparring exhibitions; (2) Establish registration criteria and registration fees for all boxers, kickboxers, and mixed martial artists who participate in competitions and sparring exhibitions governed by the commission; (3) Establish license criteria and license fees for all promoters, managers, and matchmakers of boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts competitions; (4) Establish registration requirements for all boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts competitions or sparring exhibitions held in the state; (5) Establish the written records to be maintained for all competitions and sparring exhibitions conducted in the state; (6) Establish a fee based on the percentage of gross revenues from any boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts competition or sparring exhibition held in the state. The fee established under this subdivision may not exceed five percent of the gross revenues of the exhibition from any and all sources including cable television and pay-per-view telecasts of the event, exclusive of any federal tax. However, the commission may establish and impose a minimum exhibition fee not to exceed five thousand dollars to cover the expenses of the South Dakota Athletic Commission; (7) Establish criteria for approved bona fide educational institutions or national amateur boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts associations for purposes of being exempted from the provisions of this chapter; (8) Establish procedures for disciplinary proceedings; and (9) Establish procedures for receiving and conducting complaint investigations.

Legislative History

SL 2013, ch 221, § 3; SL 2014, ch 209, § 25; SL 2016, ch 213, § 1.