Guam § 7300 - Creation; Number, Composition and Appointment of

§ 7300. Creation; Number, Composition and Appointment of

Members; Quorum; Prohibitions Concerning Contests and

Exhibitions.

(a) The Guam Unarmed Combat Commission, consisting of seven

(7) members appointed by I Maga’lahi and subject to confirmation by I

Liheslaturan Guåhan, is hereby created within the Department of

Revenue and Taxation. Commission members shall serve for a term of

four (4) years. The seven (7) member Commission, at least two (2)

being female, shall be constituted as follows: two (2) members of the

general public, two (2) members with a background in the sport of

boxing, two (2) members with a background in the sport of mixed

martial arts, and one (1) member with a background in the visitor

industry in the area of sports tourism. The Director of the Department of

Revenue and Taxation, the Director of the Department of Parks and

Recreation and the Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board, as

provided in § 7200, shall serve as Ex-Officio Members. If the position

of a member is vacated, I Maga’lahi shall appoint a qualified person to

replace the member for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(b) Four (4) members of the Commission constitute a quorum for

the exercise of the authority conferred upon the Commission, and a

concurrence of at least four (4) of the members is necessary to render a

choice or a decision by the Commission.

(c) A member shall not at any time during his service as a member

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of the Commission promote or sponsor any contest or exhibition of

unarmed combat, or combination of those events, or have any financial

interest in the promotion or sponsorship of those contests or exhibitions.

(d) The Commission shall meet at least quarterly but may meet as

often as the duties of such Commission require.