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KRS 229.151: Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission -- Membership --

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  1. KRS Chapter 229

Officers -- Compensation -- Expenses -- Quorum.

(1) The Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission is hereby created and

established as an agency of state government charged with the responsibility

for regulatory oversight and the establishment of sound policies and

procedures governing the conduct of unarmed combat within the

Commonwealth of Kentucky. The commission shall be organized within the

Public Protection Cabinet.

(2) The commission shall consist of the following five (5) members:

(a) The secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet, or the secretary's

designee, who shall serve as an ex officio, voting member; and

(b) Four (4) members who shall be appointed by the Governor as follows:

1. One (1) member shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine

in Kentucky;

2. One (1) member shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in

Kentucky;

3. One (1) member shall have experience in sports marketing or

promotion; and

4. At least one (1) member shall have no financial interest in the

business or industry regulated.

(3) The Governor shall designate one (1) member to serve as the commission's

chairperson. The Governor shall further designate a second member to serve

as vice chairperson with authority to act in the absence of the chairperson or if

the office of the chairperson is vacant.

(4) A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the

transaction of business.

(5) The appointed members of the commission shall serve for a term of three (3)

years. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by

expiration of a term shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(6) Members of the commission shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) per day

for each meeting attended and shall be reimbursed for all expenses paid or

incurred in the discharge of official business.

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