Section 12.06.990. Definitions.

In this chapter and in AS 05.05  and AS 05.10   
		(1) "commission" means the Alaska Athletic Commission;  
		(2) "department" means the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;  
		(3) "professional boxer" means a person who competes or has competed for money, prizes, or purses in excess of $250 per boxing contest, or who teaches, pursues, or assists, or who has taught, pursued, or assisted, in the practice of boxing as a means of obtaining a livelihood or financial gain;  
		(4) "promoter" means a person, and in the case of a corporate promoter includes an officer, director, or stockholder of the corporation, who produces or stages a professional boxing, club boxing, or wrestling contest;  
		(5) "purse" means all or part of the financial guarantee or any other remuneration, for which professional boxers or wrestlers are participating in a contest, and includes the contestant's share of any payment received for radio broadcasting, television, or motion picture rights;  
		(6) "ring official" means any person who performs an official function during the progress of a contest or exhibition;  
		(7) "W.B.A." means the World Boxing Association;  
		(8) "W.B.C." means the World Boxing Council;  
		(9) "commission representative" means any commission member or inspector appointed by the commission in accordance with AS 05.10.110;  
		(10) "club boxing" is boxing, other than professional or amateur boxing, in which the winning contestant's share for a contest does not exceed $250; "club boxing" is also commonly referred to as "clubhouse boxing" or "roughhouse boxing";  
		(11) "professional wrestler" means a person who competes, who has competed for money, prizes, or purses in a wrestling contest, or who teaches, pursues, or assists or who has taught, pursued, or assisted, in the practice of wrestling as a means of obtaining a livelihood or financial gain.  

Authorities

05.05.020;05.10.010;05.10.020;05.10.030;05.10.060;05.10.070;05.10.120;44.62.125

Notes

Authority

AS 05.05.020(b) AS 05.10.010 AS 05.10.020 AS 05.10.030 AS 05.10.060 AS 05.10.070 AS 05.10.120 Editor's note: As of Register 171 (October 2004), the regulations attorney made technical revisions under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) to reflect the name change of the Department of Community and Economic Development to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development made by ch. 47, SLA 2004 and the corresponding title change of the commissioner of community and economic development. ________________________

History

Eff. 9/10/86, Register 99; am 4/29/91, Register 118; am 3/18/92, Register 122