(1) The commission shall adopt rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for the conduct of contests in the state.

(2) The rules shall include: (a) authority for: (i) stopping contests; and (ii) impounding purses with respect to contests when there is a question with respect to the contest, contestants, or any other licensee associated with the contest; and (b) reasonable and necessary provisions to ensure that all obligations of a promoter with respect to any promotion or contest are paid in accordance with agreements made by the promoter.

(a) authority for: (i) stopping contests; and (ii) impounding purses with respect to contests when there is a question with respect to the contest, contestants, or any other licensee associated with the contest; and

(i) stopping contests; and

(ii) impounding purses with respect to contests when there is a question with respect to the contest, contestants, or any other licensee associated with the contest; and

(b) reasonable and necessary provisions to ensure that all obligations of a promoter with respect to any promotion or contest are paid in accordance with agreements made by the promoter.

(3) (a) The commission may, in its discretion, exempt a contest and each contestant from the definition of unprofessional conduct found in Subsection 63N-10-102(25)(f) after: (i) a promoter requests the exemption; and (ii) the commission considers relevant factors, including: (A) the experience of the contestants; (B) the win and loss records of each contestant; (C) each contestant's level of training; and (D) any other evidence relevant to the contestants' professionalism and the ability to safely conduct the contest. (b) The commission's hearing of a request for an exemption under this Subsection (3) is an informal adjudicative proceeding under Section 63G-4-202. (c) The commission's decision to grant or deny a request for an exemption under this Subsection (3) is not subject to agency review under Section 63G-4-301.

(a) The commission may, in its discretion, exempt a contest and each contestant from the definition of unprofessional conduct found in Subsection 63N-10-102(25)(f) after: (i) a promoter requests the exemption; and (ii) the commission considers relevant factors, including: (A) the experience of the contestants; (B) the win and loss records of each contestant; (C) each contestant's level of training; and (D) any other evidence relevant to the contestants' professionalism and the ability to safely conduct the contest.

(i) a promoter requests the exemption; and

(ii) the commission considers relevant factors, including: (A) the experience of the contestants; (B) the win and loss records of each contestant; (C) each contestant's level of training; and (D) any other evidence relevant to the contestants' professionalism and the ability to safely conduct the contest.

(A) the experience of the contestants;

(B) the win and loss records of each contestant;

(C) each contestant's level of training; and

(D) any other evidence relevant to the contestants' professionalism and the ability to safely conduct the contest.

(b) The commission's hearing of a request for an exemption under this Subsection (3) is an informal adjudicative proceeding under Section 63G-4-202.

(c) The commission's decision to grant or deny a request for an exemption under this Subsection (3) is not subject to agency review under Section 63G-4-301.