(a) The commission is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and to protect and ensure the health, safety, and welfare of combatants in professional contests, amateurs in events, and combatants and amateurs in pro-am competitions. The rules shall be promulgated pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Any hearing conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.(b) The rules adopted by the commission shall include, but not be limited to: (1) The number and qualifications of ring officials required at any contest;(2) The powers and duties of ring officials;(3) The qualifications of licensees or permitees;(4) The procedures for supplying a social security number, fingerprint sample and submitting to a criminal history records check; and(5) The procedures for performing medical duties relative to contests.Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 351,s 10, eff. 1/1/2016. Acts 2008, ch. 1149, § 2; 2012, ch. 1098, § 10.
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