HOUSE BILL No. 4978

 

July 16, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Minore, Zelenko and Rocca and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The Michigan penal code,"                                                  

                                                                                

    by amending sections 442 and 447 (MCL 750.442 and 750.447).                 

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 442.  (1)  Participating in prize fight--Any  Subject                  

                                                                                

2   to section 447, a person who  shall be  is a party to,  or engage           

                                                                                

3   in  engages in, or aids and abets in the conduct of a prize fight           

                                                                                

4   in this state  , or who shall aid or abet therein, shall be  is             

                                                                                

5   guilty of a felony.                                                         

                                                                                

6       (2) A person who is a party to or engages in a tough man                    

                                                                                

7   contest in this state is guilty of a felony.  As used in this               

                                                                                

8   subsection, "tough man contest" means an unarmed combat                     

                                                                                

9   elimination contest between any 2 or more individuals.                      

                                                                                

10      Sec. 447.   Inapplicability of chapter--The provisions of                   

                                                                                

11  this  This chapter  shall  does not apply to any boxing,                    

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   sparring, or wrestling matches, contests, or exhibitions,                   

                                                                                

2   conducted, held, or given pursuant to  the provisions of Act                

                                                                                

3   No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1919, as amended, being sections              

                                                                                

4   8839 to 8859, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1929, and acts             

                                                                                

5   amendatory thereof  article 8 of the occupational code, 1980 PA             

                                                                                

6   299, MCL 339.801 to 339.814.                                                

                                                                                

7       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

8   effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4977                  

                                                                                

9   (request no. 04216'03) of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into              

                                                                                

10  law.