Title 42, RECREATION AND SPORTS

A manager, matchmaker, or promoter may not arrange, facilitate, participate in, produce, profit from, or stage a competition or sparring exhibition without having a license issued by the commission. A manager, matchmaker, or promoter shall submit an application upon the form pres…

A competition or sparring exhibition may not be held without having a certificate of registration issued by the commission. The commission shall prescribe the form and the fee for registration. Any association, club, competitor, corporation, or individual that arranges, facilitat…

Any competition or sparring exhibition held in South Dakota shall keep any written records pertaining to the competition or sparring exhibition that may be required by the commission. The records shall be made available for inspection by a representative or agent of the commissio…

Any member of the commission, or the commission's agent, assigned official, or representative, may freely enter upon and inspect a competition or sparring exhibition at the time and place set for the competition or sparring exhibition. Source: SL 2014, ch 209 , § 12; SL 2026, ch …

Any assets, interest, revenues, income, and proceeds acquired from a competition or sparring exhibition held without having a certificate of registration issued by the commission are subject to forfeiture to the commission. Source: SL 2014, ch 209 , § 13.

If the commission determines that a person, club, corporation, association, or entity is in violation of this chapter or any rule promulgated pursuant to this chapter, the commission may take the following actions: (1) Deny an application for registration or licensure; (2) Suspen…

The commission may summarily suspend a registration or license in advance of a final adjudication or during the appeals process if the commission finds that a registrant or licensee represents a clear and immediate danger to the public safety or to the safety of other competitors…

Proceedings for the revocation or suspension of any registration or license shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 1-26 and any rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter. Source: SL 2014, ch 209 , § 16.

The findings and actions of the commission on disciplinary matters are subject to appeal as provided by chapter 1-26 and any rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter. Source: SL 2014, ch 209 , § 17.

Any person, club, corporation, association, or entity that has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule promulgated pursuant to this chapter is subject to the following penalties: (1) Administrative fine: (a) Boxer, kickboxer, or martial artist: any person registered by…

Service of the cease and desist order is effective if the order is served on the person, club, corporation, association, entity, or counsel of record personally or by certified mail. Unless otherwise agreed by the commission and the party requesting the hearing, a hearing shall b…

If no hearing is requested within the thirty days of service of the cease and desist order, the order becomes final and remains in effect until the order is modified or vacated by the commission. If the party to whom a cease and desist order is issued requests a hearing, but afte…

The commission or hearing examiner shall issue a report within thirty days of the close of the contested case hearing record. Within thirty days after the report and any exceptions to the report, the commission shall issue a further order vacating, modifying, or making permanent …

The commission may impose a fee to reimburse the commission for all or part of the cost of proceedings resulting in disciplinary action authorized by this chapter or rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter, the imposition of civil penalties or administrative fines, or the issu…

Any criminal action for violation of any provision of this chapter or of any rule promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall be prosecuted by the attorney general of the state, or, at the attorney general's request and under the attorney general's direction, by the state's attorn…

In any civil action to enforce the provisions of this chapter, the Department of Labor and Regulation and the state may be represented by any qualified attorney who is a regular salaried employee of the department and is designated by the department for this purpose or, at the de…

Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Boxer," a participant in a boxing competition or sparring exhibition; (2) "Boxing," a sport or practice of fighting with fists, in which participants wear boxing gloves; (3) "Commission," the South Dakota Athletic Commission; (4) "Competition…

There is hereby created, within the jurisdiction of the Department of Labor and Regulation, the South Dakota Athletic Commission consisting of five members appointed by the Governor. Not all members may be of the same political party. One member shall have experience with, or hav…

Each appointment to the commission shall be for a period of three years except for the initial appointments which shall be for staggered terms. Each member shall serve until the expiration of the term for which the commissioner was appointed or until the member's successor is app…

The commission shall hold at least one meeting annually. The commission may hold other meetings at a time and place set by the chair or by a majority of the commission. A majority of the commissioners constitutes a quorum to conduct business. A majority of those present and votin…

The commission shall select a chair, vice chair, and secretary annually. No member may serve as chair for more than three consecutive years. Source: SL 2014, ch 209 , § 4.

Members of the commission shall receive a per diem established pursuant to § 4-7-10.4 and expenses at the same rate as other state employees while engaged in official duties. Source: SL 2014, ch 209 , § 5.

The commission, its members, and its agents are immune from personal liability for actions taken in good faith in the discharge of the commission's duties, and the state shall hold the commission, its members, and its agents harmless from all costs, damages, and attorney fees ari…

The commission may acquire liability coverage from an outside entity to provide adequate coverage against claims. Source: SL 2014, ch 209 , § 7.

The commission is vested with the sole direction, control, and jurisdiction over all contests and exhibitions of boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts competitions and sparring exhibitions held in this state. The commission shall regulate competitions and sparring exhibition…

The commission shall: (1) Issue licenses and registrations to any association, club, corporation, individual or other person that meets the qualifications for licensure or registration as a boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial artist, manager, matchmaker, promoter, official, or second…