Title 22 — Business Regulation
30 chapters · 733 sections in this title.
22 GCA § 39101 License Board: Established
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There is hereby established in the Government of Guam a Cockpit License Board (hereafter referred to as the Board) which shall consist of three members including the chairman appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Legislature. SOURCE: GC § 26100.
22 GCA § 39102 Same: Terms and Compensation
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The members and Chairman of the Board shall be appointed for terms of one (1) year each and shall receive compensation at the rate of Fifty Dollars ($50) for each attendance at the meeting of the Board, provided, however, that no member shall receive more than One Hundred Dollars…
22 GCA § 39103 Same: Rules & Regulations
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The Governor may issue as Executive Orders and the Board may recommend to the Governor for issuance as Executive Orders such reason- able rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of Guam as may be necessary or desirable to enable the Board to carry into effect the pr…
22 GCA § 39104 Same: Employees
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Within the limits of the authorized budget and consistent with the Compensation Law of Guam [Title 4, GCA], the Board may employ and discharge such employees as shall from time to time be necessary in carrying out the duties and responsibilities imposed thereunder. SOURCE: GC § 2…
22 GCA § 39105 Cockpits, Authorization to License
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The Board is authorized to issue cockpit licenses for both Balentia and Amara cockpits. Balentia cockfighting shall be that in which the cocks are not equipped with knives or other sharp instruments. Amara cockfighting shall be that in which the cocks are equipped with knives or …
22 GCA § 39106 Licenses: Issuance
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Licenses for the operation of cockpits shall be issued by the Board only after the awarding of the license as herein provided. SOURCE: GC § 26105.
22 GCA § 39107 Bid, Invitation for and Submission of
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(a) Whenever there are two (2) or less current licenses in effect, the Board shall conduct a public meeting at which it shall review cockpit operations and authorize the letting of bids for licenses which will be new or which will replace the expired or non-renewed licenses. (b) …
22 GCA § 39108 License, Award of
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The board shall award the license to the highest bidder provided that the bidder is approved by the Board. In the event that the Board does not approve the highest bidder, or the highest bid is for any reason not acceptable to the Board, new notices shall be posted and bids recei…
22 GCA § 39109 License, Duration, Number, Suspension or Revocation;
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Citizenship Requirement. COL08062012 (a) Licenses to operate cockpits shall be issued for a five (5) year period and may be renewed for an additional five (5) year period upon payment of an amount equal to the amount of his original bid. (b) No more than three (3) licenses in whi…
22 GCA § 39110 Cockfights: Days
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(a) Cockfights may be held on Sundays, legal holidays or church holidays. In addition thereto, additional cockfight events may be held each year upon the approval thereof by a majority of the members of the Board. (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, I Maga=lahen Guåh…
22 GCA § 39111 Operation of Cockpits
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Cockpits may be operated at any time on a day on which they are authorized to be held. SOURCE: GC § 26114. Amended by P.L. 10-30. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 16:120:28(c).
22 GCA § 39112 Same: Admission Fees
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The admission fee to a cockpit shall be Three Dollars ($3.00). SOURCE: GC § 26115 amended by P.L. 13-133:6.
22 GCA § 39113 Same: Wagers. (Repealed)
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SOURCE: GC § 26116 was repealed by P.L. 3-23.
22 GCA § 39114 Same: Same: Fees
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For each combat between cocks, a fee not to exceed two percent (2%) of the total amount of bets, will be collected by the holder of the franchise. SOURCE: GC § 26117.
22 GCA § 39115 Wagers
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All wagers on a combat shall be made only within the licensed premises and placed with the licensee or his agent. SOURCE: GC § 26118.
22 GCA § 39116 Cockpits & Cockfighting
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Every person who shall: (a) Operate a cockpit without a license is guilty of a misdemeanor; (b) Engage in cockfighting outside of a licensed cockpit is guilty of a misdemeanor. Balentia (without knives or gaffs) or the training of gamecocks shall be exempted from the provision of…
22 GCA § 39117 Same: Drugging Gamecocks and Allied Offenses
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(a) Every person who shall drug, cripple, poison, or in any manner injure any gamecock intended to be matched or entered in a lawful cockfight is guilty of a misdemeanor. For purposes of this section, the taking of a gamecock to within the enclosure of any cockpit shall be suffic…
22 GCA § 39118 Penalty
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Violation of any provision of this Chapter or of any rule or regulation duly promulgated by Executive Order pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter for which another penalty is not expressly provided shall be a petty misdemeanor. SOURCE: GC §26121. Added by P.L. 13-187:183. --…