In this chapter and in AS 05.05 and AS 05.10

1. (1) "commission" means the Alaska Athletic Commission;
2. (2) "department" means the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
3. (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. (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. (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. (6) "ring official" means any person who performs an official function during the progress of a contest or exhibition;
7. (7) "W.B.A." means the World Boxing Association;
8. (8) "W.B.C." means the World Boxing Council;
9. (9) "commission representative" means any commission member or inspector appointed by the commission in accordance with AS 05.10.110;
10. (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. (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.

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

Authority: AS 05.05.020