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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2,
TO 2009 SENATE BILL 290
October 28, 2009 - Offered by Senator Hansen.
SB290-SSA2,1,7
1An Act to repeal 444.09 (8);
to amend chapter 444 (title), 444.01 (1), 444.01 (2),
2444.02, 444.03, 444.04, 444.06, 444.09 (title), 444.09 (1), 444.09 (3), 444.09 (6),
3444.10 (title), 444.11, 444.12, 444.13, 444.14, 444.15 and 444.18; and
to create
420.165 (1) (im), 444.01 (1m), 444.02 (3) (a), 444.02 (3) (b), 444.02 (3) (c), 444.035,
5444.09 (9) and 444.095 of the statutes;
relating to: changes in the regulation
6of boxing contests, regulating mixed martial arts fighting contests, granting
7rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB290-SSA2, s. 1
8Section
1. 20.165 (1) (im) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.165
(1) (im)
Boxing and mixed martial arts fighting; enforcement. Fifty
10percent of all moneys received in forfeitures imposed under s. 444.14, for
11enforcement of ch. 444.
SB290-SSA2, s. 2
1Section
2. Chapter 444 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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regulation of boxing
and
3
mixed martial arts fighting
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444.01
(1) "Amateur
boxing contest" means a boxing
or mixed martial arts
6fighting contest or exhibition in which none of the boxers
or fighters are compensated
7for participating in the contest or exhibition.
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444.01
(1m) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine and
10surgery under s. 448.04 (1) (a).
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444.01
(2) "Professional
boxing contest" means a boxing
or mixed martial arts
13fighting contest or exhibition in which one or more of the boxers
or fighters is
14compensated for participating in the contest or exhibition.
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16444.02 Boxing licenses, Licenses and permits. (1) The department shall
17have the sole direction, management
, and control of, and jurisdiction over, all
18professional
boxing contests
and all amateur mixed martial arts fighting contests 19conducted within the state by any
promoter or club. No
club or promoter may conduct 20professional
boxing contests
may be conducted or amateur mixed martial arts
21fighting contests within the state except under authority granted by the department
22and in accordance with this chapter and the rules of the department.
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23(2) The department may issue, and for cause limit, suspend, or revoke, a license
24to conduct professional
boxing contests
or amateur mixed martial arts fighting
25contests to any
promoter or incorporated club formed as provided in this chapter.
1Every license shall be subject to the department's rules and regulations. The
2department may limit the number of professional
boxing contests given by any
3promoter or club in any city, village, or town
and may reprimand a promoter or club
4for violating this chapter or any rule of the department.
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5(3) No professional
boxing contest
or amateur mixed martial arts fighting
6contest may be conducted by any licensed club without a permit from the
7department.
Every license shall be subject to such rules and regulations as the
8department prescribes. The department may reprimand clubs for violating this
9chapter or any rules of the department. An application for a permit shall be
10accompanied by a nonrefundable $300 processing fee. Every permit shall be
11conditioned on payment by the promoter or club to the department, within 2 business
12days after the event for which the permit was issued, of the following fees:
SB290-SSA2, s. 7
13Section
7. 444.02 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
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444.02
(3) (a) If the number of tickets sold for the event is less than 2,000, an
15event fee of $450.
SB290-SSA2, s. 8
16Section
8. 444.02 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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444.02
(3) (b) If the number of tickets sold for the event is less than 5,000 but
18more than 1,999, an event fee of $2,200 plus a gate fee equal to the lesser of 5 percent
19of the total amount collected by the club or promoter in gross ticket sales or $4,000.
SB290-SSA2, s. 9
20Section
9. 444.02 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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444.02
(3) (c) If the number of tickets sold for the event is 5,000 or more, an
22event fee of $4,700 plus a gate fee equal to the lesser of 5 percent of the total amount
23collected by the club or promoter in gross ticket sales or $12,500.
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1444.03 Application for license; fee. No professional
boxing contest
or
2amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest may be conducted by any
promoter or 3club except by license granted to it by the department
, and no club may be licensed
4unless it is incorporated under the laws of Wisconsin and its membership is limited
5to persons who have been continuous residents in the state for at least one year. An
6application for a license shall be in writing, addressed to the department, and
7verified by
the promoter or by an officer of the club. An application shall be
8accompanied by an annual fee of
$25 in cities, villages, and towns of not more than
950,000 inhabitants, $50 in cities of over 50,000 and not more than 150,000
10inhabitants, and $300 in cities of over 150,000 inhabitants when the admission is
11over $1 and $50 when the admission charge is $1 or less $500. The application must
12show that the
promoter or club has entered into a valid agreement for the use of the
13building, amphitheater, or stadium in which contests are to be held.
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15444.035 Bond. The department shall by rule require a promoter or club
16conducting a professional contest or amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest to
17post a bond or other surety in a reasonable amount determined by the department
18to ensure payment of the promoter's or club's expenses in conducting the contest,
19including payments to contestants and to the department.
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21444.04 Club Promoter and club reports. Within
24 hours
2 business days 22after a
promoter or club holds a professional
boxing contest
or amateur mixed
23martial arts fighting contest, the club shall furnish to the department a written
24report, verified by
the promoter or by one of
its the club's officers
under penalty of
25perjury, showing the number of tickets sold for the contest, the amount of gross
1proceeds, and all other information the department requires by rule to be included
2in the report.
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4444.06 Inspectors. The department shall appoint official
"inspectors,
" each
5of whom shall receive a card authorizing the inspector to act wherever the
6department designates. The department may be, and at least one inspector shall be
7present at all professional
boxing contests
and all amateur mixed martial arts
8fighting contests and see that the rules are strictly observed.
An inspector shall also
9be present at the counting up of the gross receipts and shall immediately mail to the
10department the official box-office statement received from the club. Inspectors shall
11be paid a per diem to be set by the department, not to exceed $25 for each day on
12which they are actually and necessarily engaged in the performance of their duties,
13and shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
14performance of their duties.
The department may require a promoter or club to pay
15the cost of designating additional inspectors, who may include a referee or judge
16performing the duties of an inspector, for an event. The department may require a
17promoter or club to pay the department an amount not to exceed $250 for each
18additional inspector designated by the department.
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20444.09 (title)
Conduct of boxing contests regulated.
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444.09
(1) No professional boxing contest shall be for more than
10 12 rounds
23except that where a championship is to be determined, the contest shall not be for
24more than 15 rounds, and no round shall last more than 3 minutes.
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1444.09
(3) Gloves weighing not less than
5 8 ounces shall be worn by
2contestants who are in professional boxing contests and who weigh under 140
3pounds, and not less than 6 ounces by other contestants
in boxing contests.
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444.09
(6) Contestants in professional boxing contests shall break clean, and
6must not hold and hit. Butting with head or shoulders, wrestling, or illegal use of
7elbows shall not be allowed
by contestants in professional boxing contests. There
8shall be no unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of the contestants. This includes
9the use of abusive or insulting language.
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444.09
(9) Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, boxing contests shall
13be conducted under the Association of Boxing Commissions' uniform boxing rules.
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15444.095 Conduct of mixed martial arts fighting contests regulated. (1) 16No individual may be a contestant in an amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest
17unless the individual can provide evidence that he or she is covered by adequate
18health insurance.
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19(2) No promoter or club may conduct a mixed martial arts fighting contest
20unless all of the following apply:
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(a) There is present at least one referee who is licensed by the department and
22at least 4 judges who are licensed by the department.
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(b) A physician examines each contestant immediately before and after each
24match in which the contestant participates.
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1(c) A physician is present during each match to provide emergency care in the
2event of an injury.
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(d) An ambulance and emergency medical services personnel with oxygen are
4present on the premises and equipped to transport an injured contestant.
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5(3) The department shall promulgate rules that establish all of the following
6with respect to mixed martial arts fighting contests:
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(a) Qualifications and fees for licensure of referees and judges for mixed martial
8arts fighting contests.