1. A. The Commissioner may employ an administrator of professional boxing licensing to carry out the provisions of the Oklahoma Professional Boxing Licensing Act, to oversee the organization and activities of the Committee and to ensure compliance with rules promulgated by the Commissioner on matters relating to professional boxing. The administrator shall perform such other duties as the Commissioner may prescribe. The salary of the administrator shall be set by law. The administrator of professional boxing licensing shall be an unclassified position.
2. B. The Commissioner may hire an assistant to keep records of all Department and Committee proceedings relating to professional boxing and to preserve all books, documents and papers belonging to the Committee. The assistant shall perform such other duties as the Commissioner may prescribe.
3. C. The Department may incur expenses necessary for administering the provisions of the Oklahoma Professional Boxing Licensing Act including but not limited to office equipment, furniture, stationery, printing and postage.
4. D. The administrator, the assistant and any other employees of the Department employed or assigned by the Commissioner to carry out the provisions of the Oklahoma Professional Boxing Licensing Act or any persons related to said Department employees within the third degree by either consanguinity or affinity shall be prohibited from promoting, sponsoring or having any pecuniary interest in any professional boxing contest or professional exhibition regulated by the Department with the exception of medical personnel.

Added by Laws 1994, SB 1196, c. 240, § 5, eff. September 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1995, SB 666, c. 202, § 3, emerg. eff. May 19, 1995; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 1254, c. 362, § 1, eff. September 1, 1996.