Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
83 chapters · 2,038 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-101 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Amateur” means a person who has never received nor competed for any purse or other compensation in an amount that exceeds the sum established by the State Athletic Commission in its rules for:(A) Expenses of training; or(B) Participating in a comb…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-201 Creation — Members
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(a) A State Athletic Commission is created, which shall consist of seven (7) members who shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age. (b) (1) Members shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of two (2) years.(2) One (1) of the members of the commission shall be a member …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-202 Chair
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The State Athletic Commission shall elect one (1) of its members as chair and one (1) of its members as vice chair.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-203 Director of the State Athletic Commission
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(a) The State Athletic Commission in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing may employ a Director of the State Athletic Commission and fix the salary thereof at a sum not to exceed the maximum annual salary prescribed for such a position in the b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-204 Authority
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(a) (1) (A) The State Athletic Commission shall have the sole discretion, management, control, and jurisdiction over all combative sports matches and exhibitions in this state.(B) The commission shall adopt uniform policies, fees, and forms to ensure fair regulation of the combat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-205 Personal liability
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The members of the State Athletic Commission and employees of the commission shall not be personally liable for acts performed in carrying out their official duties except in the case of gross misconduct, and no legal action shall be maintained against any member or employee of t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-206 Combative sports
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The General Assembly finds and declares to be the public policy of this state that it is in the best interest of the public and combative sports that combative sports be subject to an effective and efficient system of strict control and rule in order to protect the safety and wel…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-207 Civil penalties
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(a) Any person who, after notice and hearing, is found by the State Athletic Commission to have violated any provision of this chapter or any rules of the commission may be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation. (b) T…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-208 Combative sports elimination contests
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(a) Except as provided under § 17-22-204, this chapter applies to combative sports elimination contests in which:(1) The contestants compete for prizes only in combative sports elimination contests and are not:(A) Professional boxers licensed through the Professional Boxing Safet…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-209 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 17-22-209Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-301 Authorized matches and exhibitions
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(a) All combative sports matches or exhibitions in this state are subject to the requirements of this chapter and the rules of the State Athletic Commission unless exempted by § 17-22-204(a) or § 17-22-101(3)(B). (b) All matches or exhibitions as provided in subsection (a) of thi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-302 Issuance of licenses — Fees
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(a) The State Athletic Commission shall have the authority to appoint and issue annual licenses to the following persons with regard to participation in combative sports in this state:(1) A person engaging in combative sports;(2) A promoter of a combative sports match or exhibiti…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-303 License required — Penalty for unlicensed activity
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(a) No person shall participate in or engage in the promotion of a combative sports match or exhibition in this state without first having obtained a license from the State Athletic Commission. (b) No person shall participate in a combative sports match or exhibition in this stat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-304 Bond required
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(a) As a condition to the issuance of a license as provided in § 17-22-302, the person applying for the license shall file with the State Athletic Commission a cashier's check, an acceptable letter of credit, or a corporate surety bond in an amount to be established by the commis…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-305 Refusal or revocation of license
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(a) The State Athletic Commission may refuse for good cause to issue a license under § 17-22-302(a). (b) The commission may also revoke for good cause any license granted under authority of this chapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-306 Fees
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(a) (1) Within five (5) business days after a combative sports match or exhibition, the licensed manager, promoter, or person responsible for the combative sports match or exhibition shall furnish to the State Athletic Commission a written report under the penalty of perjury on a…