Title 42, RECREATION AND SPORTS

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…