House Introduced Bill 6079

HOUSE BILL No. 6079

October 4, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Raczkowski and Garza and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

A bill to regulate certain forms of unarmed combat; to

create certain commissions and to provide certain powers and

duties for certain state agencies and departments; to license

persons engaged in unarmed combat; to regulate certain persons

connected to the business of unarmed combat and persons conduct-

ing certain contests and exhibitions; to assess certain fees; to

impose a tax on receipts of certain events and enterprises; to

create certain funds; to provide for penalties and remedies; and

to repeal acts and parts of acts.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the

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"unarmed combat regulatory act".

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Sec. 3. As used in this act:

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(a) "Amateur" means a person who is not competing and has

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never competed for a money prize or who is not competing and has

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not competed with or against a professional for a prize.

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(b) "Boxing club" means an organization affiliated with USA

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boxing.

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(c) "Commission" means the Michigan boxing commission.

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(d) "Contestant" means any person who is competing or has

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competed for a money prize.

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(e) "Department" means the department of treasury.

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(f) "Good moral character" means good moral character as

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defined in section 1 of 1974 PA 381, MCL 338.41.

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(g) "Professional" means a person who is competing or has

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competed in unarmed combat for a money prize.

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(h) "Physician" means that term as defined in sections 17001

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and 17501 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17001

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and 333.17501.

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(i) "Promoter" means any person who produces or stages any

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professional contest or exhibition of unarmed combat.

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(j) "Purse" means the financial guarantee or any other remu-

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neration for which contestants are participating in a contest or

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exhibition and includes the contestant's share of any payment

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received for radio, television, or motion picture rights.

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(k) "Ring official" means any person who performs an offi-

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cial function during the progress of a contest or exhibition of

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unarmed combat.

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(l) "Rule" means a rule promulgated under the administrative

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procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

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(m) "School", "college", or "university" does not include an

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institution formed or operated principally to provide instruction

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in unarmed combat and other sports.

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(n) "Unarmed combat" means boxing or any form of competition

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in which a blow is usually struck which may reasonably be

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expected to inflict injury.

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Sec. 5. (1) The Michigan unarmed combat commission, con-

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sisting of 5 members appointed by the governor, is created within

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the department of treasury. In addition, the governor and the

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director of the department, or their designees, are appointed as

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ex officio nonvoting members of the commission.

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(2) The members shall serve a term of 4 years. Of the ini-

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tial members appointed under this act, the terms of 2 of the mem-

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bers shall be 4 years, the terms of 2 of the members shall be 2

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years, and the term of 1 of the members shall be 1 year.

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(3) Three members of the commission constitute a quorum for

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the exercise of the authority conferred upon the commission and a

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concurrence of at least 3 of the members is necessary to render a

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choice or a decision by the commission.

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(4) A member of the commission shall not at any time during

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his or her service as a member of the commission promote or spon-

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sor any contest or exhibition of unarmed combat, or combination

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of those events, or have any financial interest in the promotion

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or sponsorship of those contests or exhibitions.

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(5) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the records of

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the commission are subject to disclosure under the freedom of

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information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

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(6) The commission is subject to the open meetings act, 1976

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PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.

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Sec. 7. A person who has a material financial interest in

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any club, organization, or corporation, the main object of which

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is the holding or giving of contests or exhibitions of unarmed

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combat is not eligible for appointment to the commission.

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Sec. 9. (1) The members of the commission shall elect 1 of

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their number as chair of the commission. The commission may pur-

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chase and use a seal. The commission may adopt rules for the

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administration of this article. The rules shall include all of

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the following:

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(a) Number and qualifications of ring officials required at

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any exhibition or contest.

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(b) Powers, duties, and compensation of ring officials.

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(c) Qualifications of licensees.

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(2) The commission may employ an executive director who may

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be a member of the commission. The executive director of the

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commission is in the unclassified service of the state. He or

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she may pursue any other business or occupation not inconsistent

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or in conflict with his or her duties as executive director.

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(3) All money received by the executive director or the com-

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mission pursuant to this act shall be deposited in a separate

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unarmed combat fund. An unarmed combat fund is created as a

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revolving fund in the department and administered by the

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commission. The money in the fund is to be used for the costs of

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administration and enforcement of this act. Money remaining in

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the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward

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into the next fiscal year.

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(4) Members of the commission, if authorized by the chair,

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are entitled to receive payment of not more than $500.00 as fixed

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by the commission for each full-day meeting of the commission.

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While engaged in the business of the commission, each member and

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employee of the commission is, upon the authorization of the

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chair, entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel

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expenses provided by the department of management and budget for

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state officers and employees generally.

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(5) Each inspector for the commission is entitled to receive

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for the performance of his or her duties a fee approved by the

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commission.

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(6) The commission has the authority to affiliate with any

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other state or national boxing commission or athletic authority.

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(7) The commission is vested with sole discretion, manage-

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ment, control, and jurisdiction over all contests or exhibitions

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of unarmed combat to be conducted, held, or given within the

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state of Michigan. Subject to any contests or exhibitions exempt

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from this act, a contest or exhibition shall not be conducted,

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held, or given within this state except in compliance with this

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act. Any boxing or sparring contest conforming to the require-

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ments of this act and to the regulations of the commission is

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considered to be a boxing contest and not a prize fight. Any

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contest involving a form of oriental unarmed self-defense must be

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conducted pursuant to standards for that form which are approved

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by the commission before the contest is conducted, held, or

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given.

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Sec. 11. (1) A contest or exhibition of unarmed combat

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shall not be held or conducted in this state except under license

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issued by the commission or as provided for in section 19.

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(2) The commission may issue and suspend or revoke licenses

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to conduct, hold, or give contests or exhibitions of unarmed

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combat where an admission fee is received according to the terms

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and provisions as the commission prescribes.

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(3) An application for a license for a contest or exhibition

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of unarmed combat must be in writing and correctly show and

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define the applicant. An applicant must demonstrate good moral

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character. The application must be accompanied by an annual fee

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to be fixed by rule of the commission on a uniform scale.

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(4) Before any license for a contest or exhibition of

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unarmed combat is granted, the applicant must file a bond in an

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amount fixed by the commission but not less than $10,000.00, exe-

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cuted by the applicant as principal and by a corporation quali-

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fied under the laws of this state as surety, payable to the state

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of Michigan, and conditioned upon the faithful performance by the

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applicant of the provisions of this act. In lieu of a bond, the

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applicant may deposit with the commission a like amount of lawful

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money of the United States. The deposit must be made not less

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than 5 days before the contest or exhibition and may be used to

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satisfy any obligation incurred by the promoter during the stag-

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ing of the contest or exhibition upon order of the commission.

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After satisfaction of all such obligations, the commission shall

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release the remainder of the deposit to the promoter.

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Sec. 13. (1) A person who charges and receives an admission

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fee for exhibiting any live contest or exhibition of unarmed

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combat on a closed-circuit telecast or motion picture shall,

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within 10 days after the event, furnish to the commission a veri-

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fied written report on a form supplied by the commission showing

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the number of tickets sold and complimentary tickets issued and

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the gross receipts for the tickets sold and issued without any

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deduction. That person shall simultaneously pay to the commis-

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sion a license fee, exclusive of federal taxes thereon, of 4

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cents for each $1.00 or fraction of $1.00 received for admission

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at the exhibition. The license fee applies uniformly at the same

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rate to all licensees. The license fee is based on the face

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value of all tickets sold and complimentary tickets issued.

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(2) The commission shall establish by rule fees for a permit

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to present a program of contests or exhibitions. Before present-

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ing a program of contests or exhibitions of unarmed combat, a

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promoter must apply for and obtain a permit from the commission

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for each program.

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(3) In addition to the payment of any other fees and money

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due under this act and except as provided in subsection (4), a

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promoter shall pay a license fee computed on the basis of both of

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the following:

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(a) Four percent of the total gross receipts from admission

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fees to the live contest or exhibition of unarmed combat,

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exclusive of any federal tax or tax imposed by any political

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subdivision of this state.

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(b) Three percent of the first $1,000,000.00 and 1% of the

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next $2,000,000.00 of the total gross receipts from the sale,

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lease, or other exploitation of broadcasting, television, and

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motion picture rights for that contest or exhibition, without any

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deductions for commissions, brokerage fees, distribution fees,

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advertising, contestants' purses, or any other expenses or

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charges.

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(4) The commission shall promulgate rules concerning both of

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the following:

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(a) Requiring the reporting of the number and face value of

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all complimentary tickets issued.

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(b) The treatment of complimentary tickets for the purposes

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of computing gross receipts from admission fees under

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subsection (3).

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(5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and in

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addition to the payment of any other fees or taxes required by

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this act, a promoter shall pay to the commission a fee of $1.00

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for each ticket sold for admission to a live professional boxing

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or wrestling contest, match, or exhibition which is held in this

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state. The money collected pursuant to this subsection shall be

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used by the commission to award grants to organizations which

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promote amateur boxing contests or exhibitions in this state.

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The commission shall adopt by rule the manner in which both of

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the following occur:

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(a) Payment of the fees or taxes imposed by this

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subsection.

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(b) Submission of applications for grants to the commission

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and the standards to be used to award grants to organizations

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which promote amateur boxing contests or exhibitions in this

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state.

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(6) A promoter shall, within 10 days after the completion of

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any unarmed combat contest, match, or exhibition for which an

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admission fee is charged and received, furnish to the commission

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a verified written report showing the following:

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(a) The number of tickets sold and issued for the contest,

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match, or exhibition.

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(b) The amount of the gross receipts derived from all of the

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following:

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(i) Admission fees.

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(ii) The sale, lease, or other exploitation of broadcasting,

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motion picture, and television rights of such contest, match, or

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exhibition, without any deductions for commissions, brokerage

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fees, distribution fees, advertising, contestants' purses, or any

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other expenses or charges.

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(iii) Such other matters as the commission shall prescribe

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by rule.

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Sec. 15. (1) The commission shall deny an applicant a

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license under this act or suspend, revoke, or take any other

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allowable action against the license of any contestant, promoter,

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ring official, or other participant who the commission determines

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has done any of the following:

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(a) Enters into a contract for a contest or exhibition of

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unarmed combat in bad faith.

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(b) Participates in any sham or fake contest or exhibition

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of unarmed combat.

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(c) Participates in a contest or exhibition of unarmed

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combat pursuant to a collusive understanding or agreement in

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which the contestant competes or terminates the contest or exhi-

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bition in a manner that is not based upon honest competition or

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the honest exhibition of the skill of the contestant.

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(d) Is determined to have failed to give his or her best

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efforts, failed to compete honestly, or failed to give an honest

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exhibition of his or her skills in a contest or exhibition of

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unarmed combat.

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(e) Is determined to have performed an act or engaged in

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conduct that is detrimental to a contest or exhibition of unarmed

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combat including, but not limited to, any foul or unsportsmanlike

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conduct in connection with a contest or exhibition of unarmed

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combat.

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(f) Gambles on the outcome of a contest or exhibition of

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unarmed combat.

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(2) Any member of the commission may conduct administrative

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hearings pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969,

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1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. All hearings conducted under

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this article shall be preceded by a written notice to be served

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upon the respondent at least 30 days before the hearing, except

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as otherwise provided in subsection (3). Before the decision is

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rendered and an order is issued, a majority of the members of the

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commission shall examine the record and approve the decision and

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order. The commission shall file a written report of its find-

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ings, decision, and order in the record of the proceedings and

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shall send a copy to the respondent at his or her address of

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record.

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(3) Any member of the commission, if he or she determines

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the action is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and

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welfare and is in the best interests of the unarmed combat indus-

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try, may upon his or her own motion, or upon the verified written

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complaint of any person charging a licensee or the holder of a

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permit with violating any provision of this act or the rules

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promulgated under this act, summarily suspend for a period not

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exceeding 10 days any license or permit until final determination

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by the commission.

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(4) The commission, or a quorum of 3 members of the commis-

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sion, may issue subpoenas in connection with investigations

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requiring the attendance and testimony of or the production of

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books and papers by any licensee or other person whom the commis-

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sion believes to have information, books, or papers of importance

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to it in making the investigation.

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(5) Promoters shall provide the commission and executive

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director of the commission copies of all contracts between the

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promoter and the contestants in a contest or exhibition of

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unarmed combat. These contracts are exempt from disclosure under

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the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to

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15.246.

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(6) The commission, its executive director, or any other

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employee authorized by the commission may order the promoter to

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withhold any part of a purse or other money belonging or payable

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to any contestant, manager, or second if the commission, execu-

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tive director, or other authorized employee determines that the

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contestant is not competing honestly or to the best of his or her

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skill and ability or if it is determined that the contestant,

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manager, or seconds have violated any rules adopted by the

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commission. Upon the withholding of any part of a purse or other

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money under this section, the commission shall immediately sched-

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ule an administrative hearing on the matter, provide notice to

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all interested parties, and dispose of the matter as soon as

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practicable. If it is determined that a contestant, manager, or

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second is not entitled to any part of his or her share of the

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purse or other money, the promoter shall pay the money to the

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commission.

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Sec. 17. (1) The executive director of the commission, the

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chief inspector, or a member of the commission staff must be

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present at all weigh-ins, medical examinations, contests, exhibi-

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tions, and matches to ensure that this act and rules are strictly

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enforced.

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(2) Each promoter shall furnish each member of the commis-

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sion present at a contest or exhibition of unarmed combat at

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least 2 ringside seats within the first 2 rows of the contest or

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exhibition of unarmed combat.

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Sec. 19. The commission may issue, without the payment of a

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fee, a license to hold a contest or exhibition of unarmed combat

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between professionals under the sponsorship of a civic

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organization or veterans' group if held for charitable purposes.

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Sec. 21. (1) This act does not apply to the following:

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(a) Contests or exhibitions of unarmed combat conducted by

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or participated in exclusively by a department or agency of the

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United States government or by a school, college, or university

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or by an association or organization composed exclusively of

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these schools, colleges, or universities if each contestant in

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the match or exhibition is an amateur.

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(b) Boxing elimination contests in which all of the follow-

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ing apply:

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(i) The contestants compete for prizes only in elimination

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contests and are not also professional boxers competing in 4 or

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more rounds of nonelimination boxing.

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(ii) Each bout is scheduled to consist of 3 or fewer

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1-minute rounds, with contests conducted on no more than 2 con-

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secutive calendar days.

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(iii) Competing contestants are prohibited from boxing for

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more than 12 minutes on each contest day.

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(iv) The contestants participating in the elimination con-

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test are insured by the promoter for all medical and hospital

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expenses to be paid to the contestants to cover injuries sus-

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tained in the contest.

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(v) A licensed physician is in attendance at ringside and

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the physician has authority to stop the contest for medical

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reasons.

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(vi) All contestants pass a physical examination given by a

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licensed physician before the contest.

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(vii) A preliminary breath test is administered to each con-

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testant which indicates a blood alcohol content of .02% or less.

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(viii) The promoter conducts the elimination contest in com-

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pliance with the following:

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(A) A contestant who has lost by a technical knockout is not

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permitted to compete again for a period of 30 calendar days or

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until the contestant has submitted to the promoter the results of

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a physical examination equivalent to that required of profes-

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sional boxers.

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(B) The ringside physician examines a contestant who has

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been knocked out in an elimination contest or whose fight has

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been stopped by the referee because he or she received hard blows

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to the head that made him or her defenseless or incapable of con-

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tinuing immediately after the knockout or stoppage. The ringside

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physician may recommend post-fight neurological examinations,

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which may include computerized axial tomography (CAT) scans or

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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to be performed on the contes-

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tant immediately after the contestant leaves the location of the

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contest. The promoter shall not permit the contestant to compete

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until a physician has certified that the contestant is fit to

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compete. If the physician recommended further neurological exam-

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inations, the promoter shall not permit the contestant to compete

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until the promoter receives copies of examination reports demon-

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strating that the contestant is fit to compete.

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(C) The promoter shall require that a contestant who has

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sustained a severe injury or knockout in an elimination contest

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be examined by a physician. The promoter shall not permit the

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contestant to compete until the physician has certified that the

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contestant has fully recovered.

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(D) The promoter shall not permit a contestant to compete in

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an elimination contest for a period of not less than 60 days if

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he or she has been knocked out or has received excessive hard

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blows to the head that required the fight to be stopped.

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(E) A contestant who has been knocked out twice in a period

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of 3 months or who has had excessive head blows causing a fight

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to be stopped shall not be permitted by a promoter to participate

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in an elimination contest for a period of not less than 120 days

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from the second knockout or stoppage.

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(F) A contestant who has been knocked out or had excessive

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hard blows to the head causing a fight to be stopped 3 times con-

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secutively in a period of 12 months shall not be permitted by a

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promoter to participate in an elimination contest for a period of

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1 year from the third knockout.

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(G) Before resuming competition after any of the periods of

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rest prescribed in sub-subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), a pro-

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moter shall require the contestant to produce a certification by

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a physician stating that the contestant is fit to take part in an

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elimination contest.

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(2) As part of the physical examination given before the

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contest, the licensed physician or other trained person shall

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administer a preliminary breath test in compliance with standards

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imposed in rules promulgated by the department of state police

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regarding equipment calibration and methods of administration.

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(3) The promoter shall keep a log of preliminary breath test

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results of contestants on file at its place of business for at

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least 3 years after the date of administration of the test.

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These results shall be made available to law enforcement offi-

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cials upon request.

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(4) An elimination contest held pursuant to this section is

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not considered to be in violation of the law.

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Sec. 23. (1) A boxing club, physician, referee, ring offi-

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cial, judge, matchmaker, timekeeper, announcer, professional

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boxer, unarmed combat contestant, or manager, or a second of

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those persons, shall obtain a participant license from the com-

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mission before participating either directly or indirectly in a

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contest or exhibition of unarmed combat.

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(2) An application for a participant license shall be in

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writing, shall be verified by the applicant, and shall set forth

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those facts requested by and conform to the rules promulgated by

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the commission.

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(3) An applicant for a license as a referee or judge shall

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be of good moral character.

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(4) The commission shall issue a passport with each profes-

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sional contestant's license.

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Sec. 25. (1) The commission shall issue a temporary license

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to officiate as a judge, referee, timekeeper, or announcer at an

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international, national, or regional amateur boxing or unarmed

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combat tournament to an applicant who meets all of the

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following:

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(a) The applicant is not a resident of this state.

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(b) The applicant demonstrates that he or she possesses

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either a valid license to officiate as an amateur boxing or

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unarmed combat judge, referee, timekeeper, or announcer in

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another state or foreign country or actual experience as an ama-

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teur boxing or unarmed combat judge, referee, timekeeper, or

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announcer.

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(2) A temporary license issued under this section is valid

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for a period of not more than 10 days from the date of issuance.

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(3) The commission shall not charge a fee for the issuance

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of a temporary license.

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Sec. 27. (1) A person seeking a license under this act as a

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judge or referee may be required to satisfactorily pass an exami-

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nation acceptable to the commission.

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(2) A person seeking a license under this act as a judge,

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referee, or contestant shall pass a physical examination accept-

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able to the commission.

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(3) Until the expiration of 360 days after the effective

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date of this act, the commission shall issue an equivalent

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license without an examination to a person who is licensed under

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former article 18 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, on the

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effective date of this act upon application on a form provided by

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the commission.

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Sec. 29. (1) In addition to the requirements of section

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23(2) and (3), a person seeking a license as a professional

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referee shall unofficially referee a minimum of 300 rounds of

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amateur competitive or noncompetitive unarmed combat in a facil-

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ity that conducts an active unarmed combat program.

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(2) After a person has successfully completed the require-

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ments of section 23(2) and (3) and subsection (1), the commission

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shall issue the person a limited license as a referee. Before

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the person is issued a full license as a referee, the person

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shall complete all of the following:

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(a) Officiate not fewer than 12 4-round preliminary

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contests.

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(b) Officiate not fewer than 6 6-round preliminary

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contests.

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(c) Officiate not fewer than 4 8-round preliminary

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contests.

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(3) After the requirements of subsection (2)(a) to (c) have

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been completed, the commission shall review and evaluate the

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applicant's work.

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Sec. 31. (1) In addition to the requirements of section

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23(2) and (3), a person seeking a license as a professional judge

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shall score, unofficially, not fewer than 200 rounds of profes-

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sional unarmed combat. In order to fulfill the requirements of

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this subsection, an applicant shall only unofficially judge con-

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tests that are approved by the commission for that purpose. An

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applicant shall not receive compensation for judging contests or

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exhibitions of unarmed combat under this subsection. Scorecards

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shall be transmitted to the commission for review and

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evaluation.

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(2) The commission shall complete a standardized evaluation

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sheet for each contest or exhibition of unarmed combat judged by

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a licensee. The commission shall periodically review and evalu-

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ate the evaluation sheets.

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Sec. 33. (1) The commission may suspend or revoke a partic-

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ipant license issued under this act for a violation of this act

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or rules promulgated under this act after an administrative

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hearing.

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(2) Upon receipt of an application for reinstatement and the

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payment of a penalty prescribed by the commission, the commission

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may reinstate a revoked license or lift a suspension. If disci-

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plinary action is taken against a person under this act that does

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not relate to a contest or exhibition of unarmed combat, the com-

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mission may, in lieu of suspending or revoking a license, pre-

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scribe an administrative fine. If disciplinary action is taken

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against a person under this act that relates to the preparation

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for a contest or an exhibition of unarmed combat, the occurrence

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of a contest or an exhibition of unarmed combat, or any other

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action taken in conjunction with a contest or an exhibition of

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unarmed combat, the commission may prescribe an administrative

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fine in an amount not to exceed 100% of the share of the purse to

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which the holder of the license is entitled for the contest or

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exhibition. This administrative fine may be imposed in addition

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to or in lieu of any other disciplinary action that is taken

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against the person by the commission.

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(3) If an administrative fine is imposed under this section,

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the commission may recover the costs of the proceeding, including

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investigative costs and attorney fees.

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Sec. 35. (1) A contestant participating in an unarmed

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combat contest or exhibition shall be insured for not less than

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$1,000.00 for medical and hospital expenses to be paid to the

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contestant to cover injuries sustained in the contest and for not

8
less than $5,000.00 to be paid in accordance with the statutes of

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descent and distribution of personal property if the contestant

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should die as a result of injuries received in an unarmed combat

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contest or exhibition.

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(2) A promoter of an unarmed combat contest or exhibition

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between professionals shall insure each contestant participating

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in the contest or exhibition in the amounts described in

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subsection (1).

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Sec. 37. (1) If a person, promoter, boxing club, corpora-

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tion, or association fails to make a report of a contest or exhi-

18
bition of unarmed combat at the time prescribed by this act, or

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if the report is unsatisfactory to the commission, it may examine

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the books and records of the person, promoter, boxing club, cor-

21
poration, or association and subpoena and examine under oath the

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officers of the boxing club, corporation, or association and

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other persons as witnesses for the purpose of determining the

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total amount of its gross receipts for a contest or exhibition of

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unarmed combat, and the amount of the tax due under this act,

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which tax the commission shall fix and determine. If a default

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of the payment of a tax is made, after 20 days' notice to the

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delinquent person, promoter, association, or corporation of the

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amount defaulted, the commission shall revoke the license of the

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delinquent person, participant, promoter, association, or

4
corporation. A person, promoter, association, or corporation

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whose license is revoked under this section is disqualified from

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receiving a new license or renewal of license.

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(2) A promoter and a broadcasting network for television, at

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least 72 hours before a contest or exhibition of unarmed combat

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or combination of those events is to be held, shall each file

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with the commission a copy of all contracts entered into for the

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sale, lease, or other exploitation of television rights for the

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contest or exhibition. Contracts filed with the commission under

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this section are exempt from disclosure under the freedom of

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information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

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(3) The promoter shall keep detailed records of the accounts

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and other documents related to his or her receipts from the sale,

17
lease, or other exploitation on the television rights for a con-

18
test or exhibition. The commission, at any time, may inspect

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these accounts and documents to determine the amount of the total

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gross receipts received by the promoter from the television

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rights.

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(4) If a promoter or a network fails to comply with the

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requirements of this section, the commission may determine the

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amount of total gross receipts from the sale, lease, or other

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exploitation of television rights for the contest or exhibition

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and assess the appropriate fee or tax.

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Sec. 39. (1) A professional contest or exhibition of

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unarmed combat involving boxing shall be of not more than 10

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rounds in length, except a contest or exhibition of unarmed

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combat involving boxing which involves a national or interna-

5
tional championship may last not more than 20 rounds in the

6
determination of the department. The contestants shall wear

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during a contest gloves weighing at least 6 ounces each. Rounds

8
shall be not longer than 3 minutes, with not less than 1-minute

9
rest between rounds.

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(2) A contestant or participant in a professional or amateur

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contest or exhibition of unarmed combat involving boxing shall be

12
certified to be in proper physical condition by an individual

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licensed as a physician before participating in a contest or

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exhibition of unarmed combat involving boxing.

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Sec. 41. (1) At the expense of a promoter or boxing club, a

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physician shall be in attendance at each contest or exhibition of

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unarmed combat. The physician shall observe the physical condi-

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tion of the contestants and advise the referee or judges with

19
regard to the health of those contestants. The physician shall

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examine each contestant before entering the ring.

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(2) A promoter or boxing club shall file with the commission

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the report of the physical examination of a contestant not later

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than 24 hours after termination of the contest or exhibition of

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unarmed combat.

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(3) If, in the opinion of the physician, the health or

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safety of a contestant requires that the contest or exhibition of

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unarmed combat in which he or she is participating be terminated,

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the physician shall notify the referee. The referee shall

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terminate the contest or exhibition of unarmed combat.

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Sec. 43. If a contestant or participant loses consciousness

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during or as a result of a contest or exhibition of unarmed

5
combat in which he or she participates, he or she shall not again

6
be eligible to participate in a contest or exhibition of unarmed

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combat in this state unless examined by a physician appointed by

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the commission and unless the physician certifies the

9
contestant's or participant's fitness to participate. The con-

10
testant or participant shall pay the cost of the examination.

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Sec. 45. Article 8 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299,

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MCL 339.801 to 339.814, is repealed.

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Sec. 47. This act takes effect January 1, 2001.

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