Nevada § 467.075 - Adoption, revision or repeal of rules by Commission: Notice; text; public workshop; public comment; public hearing; exemption from Nevada Administrative Procedure Act

§ 467.075. Adoption, revision or repeal of rules by Commission: Notice; text; public workshop; public comment; public hearing; exemption from Nevada Administrative Procedure Act

1. The Commission may adopt, revise or repeal rules governing the conduct of contests

and exhibitions of unarmed combat for each type of professional or amateur unarmed

combat for which the Commission has jurisdiction pursuant to the following procedures: (a) At least 45 days before the Commission adopts, revises or repeals a rule, the

Executive Director of the Commission shall: (1) Publish notice of the proposed action by posting on the Internet website maintained

by the Commission a copy of the text of the proposed adoption, revision or repeal

of any rule; (2) Send notice of the posting pursuant to subparagraph (1) to every licensee and

to every person who has filed a request with the Commission to receive such notice;

and (3) Provide a copy of the text of the proposed adoption, revision or repeal of any

rule to the Chair of the Commission and to each other Commissioner. (b) Before the Commission considers the adoption, revision or repeal of a rule, the

Executive Director shall: (1) Conduct at least one public workshop at which members of the public may comment

on the proposed adoption, revision or repeal of any rule; (2) Allow members of the public to submit written comments regarding the proposed

adoption, revision or repeal of any rule; and (3) Provide the Commission with a transcript of any public workshop held pursuant

to subparagraph (1) and copies of all written comments submitted pursuant to subparagraph

(2). (c) Not less than 15 days before the date of any public workshop conducted pursuant

to paragraph (b), the Executive Director shall provide written notice of the time

and place set for the public workshop by: (1) Posting on the Internet website maintained by the Commission a copy of the notice;

and (2) Sending a copy of the notice to every licensee and every person who has filed

a request with the Commission to receive such notice. (d) The Commission shall hold a public hearing at which the Commission shall vote

whether or not to enact the proposed adoption, revision or repeal of any rule. Not later than 30 days before the public hearing, the Commission shall provide written

notice of the hearing by: (1) Posting on the Internet website maintained by the Commission a copy of the notice;

and (2) Sending a copy of the notice to every licensee and every person who has filed

a request with the Commission to receive such notice. (e) If the Commission votes to adopt, revise or repeal any rule pursuant to this section,

the Executive Director shall: (1) Post on the Internet website maintained by the Commission an updated version of

the rules that reflects the actions of the Commission; and (2) Send written notice of the actions of the Commission, together with an updated

version of the rules that reflects the actions of the Commission, to every licensee

and every person who has filed a request with the Commission to receive such notice. 2. The provisions of this section: (a) Authorize the adoption, revision or repeal of a rule only if the rule directly

governs the conduct of a contest or exhibition. (b) Do not affect the applicability of any other provision of this chapter, including,

without limitation, those provisions governing the administration of unarmed combat

and the licensing and oversight of persons over whom the Commission has jurisdiction. 3. The Commission is exempt from the requirements for rulemaking set forth in chapter 233B of NRS for the limited purpose of adopting, revising or repealing rules pursuant to this

section. 4. A rule adopted or revised pursuant to this section shall be deemed to have the

same force of law as a regulation adopted or revised pursuant to the procedures set

forth in chapter 233B of NRS , and a violation of a rule adopted or revised pursuant to this section shall be deemed

to be a violation of a regulation adopted or revised pursuant to the procedures set

forth in chapter 233B of NRS for the purposes of this chapter and chapter 467 of NAC.