Section 41-9-1033 – Participant Requirements.
Section 41-9-1033 Participant requirements. No person shall arrange, promote, organize, produce, or participate in a match, contest, or exhibition of professional boxing, professional bare knuckle boxing, professional wrestling, amateur mixed martial arts, or professional mixed martial arts unless he or she has complied with the following requirements: (1) An examination by a physician who has […]
Section 41-9-1034 – Impairment of Participant by Alcohol or Drugs.
Section 41-9-1034 Impairment of participant by alcohol or drugs. It shall be unlawful for any professional boxer, professional bare knuckle boxer, tough man contestant, professional wrestler, amateur mixed martial arts competitor, or professional competitor in mixed martial arts to participate or attempt to participate in a match, contest, or exhibition of professional boxing, professional bare […]
Section 41-9-1035 – Site Requirements.
Section 41-9-1035 Site requirements. All buildings or structures used or intended to be used for holding or giving matches, contests, or exhibitions of professional boxing, professional bare knuckle boxing, tough man contest, professional wrestling, amateur mixed martial arts, or professional mixed martial arts shall be safe and shall in all manner conform to the laws, […]
Section 41-9-1036 – Age Requirement.
Section 41-9-1036 Age requirement. No person under the age of 18 years shall participate as a contestant in any match, contest, or exhibition of professional boxing, professional bare knuckle boxing, tough man contest, professional wrestling, amateur mixed martial arts, or professional mixed martial arts. (Act 2009-622, p. 1872, §17; Act 2010-222, p. 392, §1; Act […]
Section 41-9-1037 – Jurisdiction of Commission.
Section 41-9-1037 Jurisdiction of commission. The commission shall have jurisdiction over any match, contest, or exhibition of professional boxing, professional bare knuckle boxing, tough man contests, professional wrestling, amateur mixed martial arts, professional mixed martial arts, or other form of unarmed combat which occurs or is held within this state, is filmed in this state, […]
Section 41-9-1038 – Violations.
Section 41-9-1038 Violations. (a) Any person may file a written and signed complaint with the commission alleging that any other person has violated Sections 41-9-1029 to 41-9-1037, inclusive. A complaint shall be made in the manner prescribed by the board and shall be referred by the commission to a standing investigative committee, consisting of a […]
Section 41-9-1039 – Alabama Athletic Commission Fund.
Section 41-9-1039 Alabama Athletic Commission Fund. There is established a separate trust fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Alabama Athletic Commission Fund. All receipts collected by the commission shall be deposited into this fund and used only to carry out the provisions of this article. Monies shall be disbursed only by […]
Section 41-9-1040 – Sunset Provision.
Section 41-9-1040 Sunset provision. The Alabama Athletic Commission shall be subject to the Alabama Sunset Law in Chapter 20 of Title 41, as an enumerated agency, and shall have a termination date of October 1, 2011, and every four years thereafter, unless continued as provided in the Alabama Sunset Law. (Act 2009-622, p. 1872, §22; […]
Section 41-9-1031 – Participant Registration.
Section 41-9-1031 Participant registration. (a) In addition to the license required in Section 41-9-1030, each professional boxer, professional bare knuckle boxer, amateur mixed martial arts competitor, or professional mixed martial arts competitor who is a resident of this state or another state which has no state boxing or athletic commission shall register with a boxing, […]
Section 41-9-1032 – Refusal to Grant License; Disciplinary Action; Suspension or Revocation of Match Permit.
Section 41-9-1032 Refusal to grant license; disciplinary action; suspension or revocation of match permit. (a) The commission may refuse to grant a license to an applicant upon a finding by a majority of the entire commission that the applicant has failed to demonstrate the qualifications or standards for a license contained in this section or […]