DAR File No. 32670

Sports Authority (Utah), Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission

R859-1-301

Qualifications for Licensure

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE

DAR File No.: 32670
Filed: 05/13/2009, 08:02
Received by: NL

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

The proposed amendment will require unarmed combat timekeepers to be licensed.

Summary of the rule or change:

Unarmed combat timekeepers will be required to be licensed.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

Title 63C, Chapter 11

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

There will be no significant cost or savings since there will be fewer than 20 licensed timekeepers if this change is adopted. The commission will collect a $25 license fee for each timekeeper and spend about the same amount entering, printing, and mailing the license.

local governments:

There will be no anticipated cost or savings since local government is not impacted by the proposed amendment.

small businesses and persons other than businesses:

There will be no anticipated cost or savings to small businesses since they are not impacted by the proposed amendment. Prospective timekeepers who wish to officiate in unarmed combat events will be required to be licensed will be assessed a $25 annual fee.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

Prospective timekeepers who wish to officiate in unarmed combat events will be required to be licensed will be assessed a $25 annual fee.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

The proposed licensing fee for timekeepers is consistent with other unarmed combat fee license fees for contestants, judges, managers, referees, and seconds. Alan Dayton, Chair PSUAC

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Sports Authority (Utah)
Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission
324 S STATE ST
STE 500
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

Bill Colbert at the above address, by phone at 801-538-8876, by FAX at 801-538-8888, or by Internet E-mail at bcolbert@utah.gov

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

07/01/2009

This rule may become effective on:

07/08/2009

Authorized by:

Bill Colbert, Secretary, PSUAC

R859. Sports Authority (Utah), Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission.

R859-1. Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission Act Rule.

R859-1-301. Qualifications for Licensure.

(1) In accordance with Section 63C-11-308, a license is required for a person to act as or to represent that the person is a promoter, timekeeper, manager, contestant, second, referee, or judge.

(2) A licensed amateur MMA contestant shall not compete against a professional unarmed combat contestant, or receive a purse and/or other remuneration (other than for reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses, consistent with IRS guidelines).

(3) A licensed manager shall not hold a license as a referee or judge.

(4) A promoter shall not hold a license as a referee, judge, or contestant.

 

KEY: licensing, boxing, unarmed combat, white-collar contests

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [March 1], 2009

Notice of Continuation: May 10, 2007

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 63C-11-101 et seq.