SB290-SSA3,3,15 6(3) No professional boxing contest or amateur mixed martial arts fighting
7contest
may be conducted by any licensed club without a permit from the
8department. Every license shall be subject to such rules and regulations as the
9department prescribes. The department may reprimand clubs for violating this
10chapter or any rules of the department.
An application for a permit shall be
11accompanied by a nonrefundable $300 processing fee. Every permit shall be
12conditioned on payment by the promoter or club to the department, within 2 business
13days after the event for which the permit was issued, of the following fees, except the
14department may adjust the fees under this subsection to account for changes in the
15department's costs in administering and enforcing this chapter:
SB290-SSA3, s. 7 16Section 7. 444.02 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB290-SSA3,3,1817 444.02 (3) (a) If the number of tickets sold for the event is less than 2,000, an
18event fee of $450.
SB290-SSA3, s. 8 19Section 8. 444.02 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB290-SSA3,3,2220 444.02 (3) (b) If the number of tickets sold for the event is less than 5,000 but
21more than 1,999, an event fee of $2,200 plus a gate fee equal to the lesser of 5 percent
22of the total amount collected by the club or promoter in gross ticket sales or $4,000.
SB290-SSA3, s. 9 23Section 9. 444.02 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB290-SSA3,4,3
1444.02 (3) (c) If the number of tickets sold for the event is 5,000 or more, an
2event fee of $4,700 plus a gate fee equal to the lesser of 5 percent of the total amount
3collected by the club or promoter in gross ticket sales or $12,500.
SB290-SSA3, s. 10 4Section 10. 444.03 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA3,4,17 5444.03 Application for license; fee. No professional boxing contest or
6amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest
may be conducted by any promoter or
7club except by license granted to it by the department, and no club may be licensed
8unless it is incorporated under the laws of Wisconsin and its membership is limited
9to persons who have been continuous residents in the state for at least one year
. An
10application for a license shall be in writing, addressed to the department, and
11verified by the promoter or by an officer of the club. An application shall be
12accompanied by an annual fee of $25 in cities, villages, and towns of not more than
1350,000 inhabitants, $50 in cities of over 50,000 and not more than 150,000
14inhabitants, and $300 in cities of over 150,000 inhabitants when the admission is
15over $1 and $50 when the admission charge is $1 or less
$500. The application must
16show that the promoter or club has entered into a valid agreement for the use of the
17building, amphitheater, or stadium in which contests are to be held.
SB290-SSA3, s. 11 18Section 11. 444.035 of the statutes is created to read:
SB290-SSA3,4,23 19444.035 Bond. The department shall by rule require a promoter or club
20conducting a professional contest or amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest to
21post a bond or other surety in a reasonable amount determined by the department
22to ensure payment of the promoter's or club's expenses in conducting the contest,
23including payments to contestants and to the department.
SB290-SSA3, s. 12 24Section 12. 444.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
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1444.04 Club Promoter and club reports. Within 24 hours 2 business days
2after a promoter or club holds a professional boxing contest or amateur mixed
3martial arts fighting contest
, the club shall furnish to the department a written
4report, verified by the promoter or by one of its the club's officers under penalty of
5perjury
, showing the number of tickets sold for the contest, the amount of gross
6proceeds, and all other information the department requires by rule to be included
7in the report. The department may limit, suspend, revoke, or assess a forfeiture to
8the promoter or club for failure to comply with this section or failure to provide
9accurate information to the department. Any forfeiture collected under this section
10shall be deposited in the appropriation account under s. 20.165 (1) (jm).
SB290-SSA3, s. 13 11Section 13. 444.06 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA3,6,2 12444.06 Inspectors. The department shall appoint official "inspectors," each
13of whom shall receive a card authorizing the inspector to act wherever the
14department designates. The department may be, and at least one inspector shall be
15present at all professional boxing contests and all amateur mixed martial arts
16fighting contests
and see that the rules are strictly observed. An inspector shall also
17be present at the counting up of the gross receipts and shall immediately mail to the
18department the official box-office statement received from the club.
Inspectors shall
19be paid a per diem to be set by the department, not to exceed $25 for each day on
20which they are actually and necessarily engaged in the performance of their duties,
21and
shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
22performance of their duties. The department may require a promoter or club to pay
23the cost of designating additional inspectors, who may include a referee or judge
24performing the duties of an inspector, for an event. The department may require a

1promoter or club to pay the department an amount not to exceed $250 for each
2additional inspector designated by the department.
SB290-SSA3, s. 14 3Section 14. 444.09 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA3,6,4 4444.09 (title) Conduct of boxing contests regulated.
SB290-SSA3, s. 15 5Section 15. 444.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA3,6,86 444.09 (1) No professional boxing contest shall be for more than 10 12 rounds
7except that where a championship is to be determined, the contest shall not be for
8more than 15 rounds
, and no round shall last more than 3 minutes.
SB290-SSA3, s. 16 9Section 16. 444.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA3,6,1210 444.09 (3) Gloves weighing not less than 5 8 ounces shall be worn by
11contestants who are in professional boxing contests and who weigh under 140
12pounds, and not less than 6 ounces by other contestants in boxing contests.
SB290-SSA3, s. 17 13Section 17. 444.09 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA3,6,1814 444.09 (6) Contestants in professional boxing contests shall break clean, and
15must not hold and hit. Butting with head or shoulders, wrestling, or illegal use of
16elbows shall not be allowed by contestants in professional boxing contests. There
17shall be no unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of the contestants. This includes
18the use of abusive or insulting language.
SB290-SSA3, s. 18 19Section 18. 444.09 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SB290-SSA3, s. 19 20Section 19. 444.09 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB290-SSA3,6,2221 444.09 (9) Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, boxing contests shall
22be conducted under the Association of Boxing Commissions' uniform boxing rules.
SB290-SSA3, s. 20 23Section 20. 444.095 of the statutes is created to read:
SB290-SSA3,7,2 24444.095 Conduct of mixed martial arts fighting contests regulated. (1)
25No individual may be a contestant in an amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest

1unless the individual can provide evidence that he or she is covered by adequate
2health insurance.
SB290-SSA3,7,4 3(2) No promoter or club may conduct a mixed martial arts fighting contest
4unless all of the following apply:
SB290-SSA3,7,65 (a) There is present at least one referee who is licensed by the department and
6at least 4 judges who are licensed by the department.
SB290-SSA3,7,87 (b) A physician examines each contestant immediately before and after each
8match in which the contestant participates.
SB290-SSA3,7,109 (c) A physician is present during each match to provide emergency care in the
10event of an injury.
SB290-SSA3,7,1211 (d) An ambulance and emergency medical services personnel with oxygen are
12present on the premises and equipped to transport an injured contestant.
SB290-SSA3,7,14 13(3) The department shall promulgate rules that establish all of the following
14with respect to mixed martial arts fighting contests:
SB290-SSA3,7,1615 (a) Qualifications and fees for licensure of referees and judges for mixed martial
16arts fighting contests.
SB290-SSA3,7,1817 (b) Requirements for regular health examinations of mixed martial arts
18fighting contestants, including all of the following:
SB290-SSA3,7,2019 1. Annual physical examinations by physicians and annual eye examinations
20by physicians who are board-certified ophthalmologists.
SB290-SSA3,7,2121 2. Annual screening for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
SB290-SSA3,7,2222 3. For female contestants, pregnancy tests before contests.
SB290-SSA3,7,2423 (c) Policies prohibiting contestants from using drugs, including anabolic
24steroids, and mandating drug testing of contestants.
SB290-SSA3,8,3
1(4) Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, mixed martial arts fighting
2contests shall be conducted under the Association of Boxing Commissions' uniform
3rules of mixed martial arts.
SB290-SSA3, s. 21 4Section 21. 444.10 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA3,8,5 5444.10 Physician to examine professional boxing contestants.
SB290-SSA3, s. 22 6Section 22. 444.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA3,8,17 7444.11 Licenses to matchmakers, referees, boxers contestants, etc. The
8department may grant licenses upon application and the payment of the prescribed
9fees to matchmakers, managers, referees, examining physicians, boxers, mixed
10martial art fighters,
seconds, and trainers in professional boxing contests and
11amateur mixed martial arts fighting contests
. The fees to be paid per year shall be:
12Matchmakers in cities with a population of over 150,000, $25; matchmakers in other
13cities and in villages and towns, $10;
and managers, $10; referees, $15; examining
14physicians, $10; boxers, $5, $40 and mixed martial arts fighters; seconds, $40; and
15trainers timekeepers, $5 $10. The department may limit, suspend, or revoke any
16such license granted under this section or reprimand the holder thereof licensee
17upon such cause as it deems sufficient.
SB290-SSA3, s. 23 18Section 23. 444.12 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA3,8,23 19444.12 Referee to stop contest. The referee must stop a professional boxing
20contest or amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest when either of the
21contestants shows a marked superiority or is apparently outclassed. The referee
22shall be the sole arbiter of the contest and may consult the physician identified in s.
23444.095 (2) (c) during the contest.
SB290-SSA3, s. 24 24Section 24. 444.13 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA3,9,6
1444.13 Sham contests, license revoked. Any promoter or club that
2conducts, holds, gives, or participates in any sham or fake professional boxing
3contest or amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest shall forfeit its license. That
4license shall be revoked by the department, and the promoter or club shall not be
5entitled to another license, nor shall any license be issued to any club that has a
6member who belonged to a club that had its license revoked
.
SB290-SSA3, s. 25 7Section 25. 444.14 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA3,9,26 8444.14 Sham contests; contestants penalized; forfeitures; hearing. Any
9The department shall ban a contestant who participates in any sham or fake
10professional boxing contest or amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest or
11violates any rule or regulation of promulgated by the department shall be penalized
12as follows: For the first offense the contestant shall be restrained by order of the
13department for not less than 2 months nor more than one year, the period to begin
14immediately after the occurrence of the offense, from participation in the contest to
15be held or given by any licensed club; for a 2nd offense, the contestant shall be
16permanently disqualified from further admission or participation in any such
17contest held or given by any licensed club and in addition, for each such offense, shall
18forfeit such amount, out of the share or purse agreed to be paid the contestant for the
19contest as the department determines, the forfeit to be paid into the general fund of
20the state. The department, upon determining the amount of the forfeit, may pay the
21same out of any guarantee deposited with it for delivery to the contestant or may
22order it paid to the department by the club employing the contestant out of the purse
23or share agreed by it to be paid to the contestant. The department shall not
24determine the forfeit until after due hearing held upon reasonable notice duly served
25upon
, and may require the contestant or , the contestant's manager and upon the club

1by whom the contestant is employed. Any member of the department or the secretary
2or any inspector of the department may order the club to hold the share or purse of
3the contestant in its possession pending the hearing and determination of the
4department. For failure to obey any order of the department or the secretary of the
5department or any inspector of the department given under this section, the license
6of the club may be limited, suspended, canceled, or revoked, and the club may be
7reprimanded
, or the promoter of the contest to forfeit an amount determined by the
8department, but not more than $500. Fifty percent of all forfeitures collected under
9this section shall be deposited in the appropriation account under s. 20.165 (1) (im)
.
SB290-SSA3, s. 26 10Section 26. 444.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA3,10,24 11444.15 Reports; examination of books and officers. Whenever any
12promoter or club fails to make a report of any professional boxing contest or amateur
13mixed martial arts fighting contest
at the time prescribed or whenever a report is
14unsatisfactory to the department, the secretary of the department may examine the
15books and records of the promoter or club and, may subpoena and examine, under
16oath, the promoter or the club's officers and other witnesses to determine the total
17amount of its gross receipts for any contest, and may hire an independent auditor to
18assist in making the determination
. The secretary may require the promoter or club
19to pay the expenses of conducting the examination or the independent auditor's fee.
20If a promoter or club fails to pay the amount of expenses determined by the secretary
21to be due within 20 days after receiving notice of the amount, the promoter or club
22shall forfeit its license, be disqualified from receiving any license under this chapter,
23and forfeit to the state the sum of $1,000, which may be recovered by the department
24of justice in the name of the state.
SB290-SSA3, s. 27 25Section 27. 444.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290-SSA3,11,10
1444.18 Insurance on boxers certain contestants. Any licensee authorized
2to conduct professional boxing contests or amateur mixed martial arts fighting
3contests
shall insure each contestant participating for hospital, nursing, and
4medication expenses and physician's and surgeon's services according to an
5equitable fee schedule, not to exceed in the aggregate $500 $25,000, to be paid to, or
6for the use of, any contestant to compensate for injuries sustained in any such
7contest; and shall insure each contestant for not less than $2,500 $25,000 to be paid
8to the contestant's estate in the event of the contestant's death as the result of
9participation in such professional boxing contest or amateur mixed martial arts
10fighting contest
.
SB290-SSA3, s. 28 11Section 28. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB290-SSA3,11,1612 (1) The department of regulation and licensing shall submit in proposed form
13the rule required under section 444.035 of the statutes, as created by this act, and
14any additional rules necessary for the department to implement this act to the
15legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than than the
16first day of the 6th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
SB290-SSA3,12,217 (2) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department
18of regulation and licensing shall promulgate the rule required under section 444.035
19of the statutes, as created by this act, and any additional rules necessary for the
20department to implement this act for the period before the effective date of the rule
21submitted under subsection (1), but not to exceed the period authorized under section
22227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b),
23and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that
24promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the

1preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to
2provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
SB290-SSA3,12,63 (3) The authorized FTE positions for the department of regulation and
4licensing are increased by 3.0 PR positions, to be funded from the appropriation
5under section 20.165 (1) (g) of the statutes, for the purpose of providing increased
6staff for the administration of chapter 444 of the statutes, as affected by this act.
SB290-SSA3, s. 29 7Section 29. Fiscal changes.
SB290-SSA3,12,138 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
9to the department of regulation and licensing under section 20.165 (1) (g) of the
10statutes, as affected by the acts of 2009, the dollar amount is increased by $245,440
11for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect
12to provide additional funding for the administration and enforcement of chapter 444
13of the statutes, as affected by this act.
SB290-SSA3, s. 30 14Section 30. Effective date.
SB290-SSA3,12,1615 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after
16publication.
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