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MCL 338.3622(4) requires the department director to promulgate rules to establish the following:
Number and qualifications of ring officials; powers, duties, and compensation of ring officials;
qualifications, activities, and responsibilities of licensees; license fees not provided for under the
Act; any necessary standards to accommodate federally imposed mandates not directly conflicting
with the Act; a list of enhancers and prohibited substances; and standards to protect the health and
safety of contestants.
MCL 338.3654a(2)(e) mandates that the department establish by rule, weight classes for
contestants.
The Federal Muhammed Ali Boxing Reform Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 6301-6313, requires state boxing
commissions to establish safety standards, procedures regarding the suspension of boxers,
procedures for drug testing, procedures for disclosing interests, and other requirements for
professional boxing.
9. Please describe the extent to which the rules conflict with or duplicate similar rules,
compliance requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.
The rules do not conflict with nor duplicate similar rules, compliance requirements, or other
standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.
10. Is the subject matter of the rules currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,
instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda?
license and highlights the amendments to the Act. All the licensing forms and instructions can be
found by clicking on the links under the "Applicant" header on the right-hand side. The current
ruleset is the subject of a spotlight published on the Commission’s website.
11. Are the rules listed on the department’s annual regulatory plan as rules to be processed
for the current year?
Yes.
12. Will the proposed rules be promulgated under Section 44 of the Administrative Procedures
Act, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.244, or under the full rulemaking process?
Full Process
13. Please describe the extent to which the rules exceed similar regulations, compliance
requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.
The rules do not exceed similar regulations, compliance requirements, or other standards adopted
at the state, regional, or federal level. The rules have been drafted with consideration of bringing
Michigan more into line with the unarmed combat regulations of other states in the Great Lakes
region. They are also consistent with the Muhammed Ali Boxing Reform Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 6301-
6313.
14. Do the rules incorporate the recommendations received from the public regarding any
complaints or comments regarding the rules? If yes, please explain.
Yes. The rules are being drafted with a subcommittee of the Michigan Unarmed Combat
Commission, whose members are appointed by the Governor, and represent the industry as well as
the public.
15. If amending an existing rule set, please provide the date of the last evaluation of the rules
and the degree, if any, to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed
the regulatory activity covered by the rules since the last evaluation.
MCL 24.239