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11 Representative(s) Pickens and Trovillion offered the
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14 Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 128. Subsections (4) through (17) of section
19 548.002, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5)
20 through (17), respectively, present subsection (18) is
21 renumbered as subsection (19), and new subsections (4) and
22 (18) are added to said section to read:
23 548.002 Definitions.--As used in this act, the term:
24 (4) "Concessionaire" means any person or business
25 entity not licensed as a promoter which receives revenues or
26 other compensation from the sale of tickets or from the sale
27 of souvenirs, programs, broadcast rights, or any other
28 concessions in conjunction with the promotion of a match.
29 (18) "Second" or "cornerman" means a person who
30 assists the fight participant between rounds and maintains the
31 corner of the participant during the match.
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1 Section 129. Section 548.015, Florida Statutes, is
2 created to read:
3 548.015 Concessionaires; security.--The commission may
4 require that before any license is issued or renewed to a
5 concessionaire, or before the holding of a match, the
6 concessionaire must file a surety bond, a cash deposit, or
7 some other form of security with the commission in such
8 reasonable amount as the commission determines.
9 Section 130. Subsections (1) and (2) of section
10 548.003, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
11 548.003 Florida State Boxing Commission; powers;
12 organization; meetings; accountability of commission members;
13 compensation and travel expenses; association membership and
14 participation.--
15 (1) The Florida State Boxing Commission is created and
16 is assigned to the Department of Business and Professional
17 Regulation for administrative and fiscal accountability
18 purposes only. The Florida State Boxing Commission shall
19 consist of five members appointed by the Governor, subject to
20 confirmation by the Senate. One member must be a physician
21 licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459, who must
22 maintain an unencumbered license in good standing, and who
23 must, at the time of her or his appointment, have practiced
24 medicine for at least 5 years. Upon the expiration of the term
25 of a commissioner, the Governor shall appoint a successor to
26 serve for a 4-year term. A commissioner whose term has expired
27 shall continue to serve on the commission until such time as a
28 replacement is appointed. If a vacancy on the commission
29 occurs prior to the expiration of the term, it shall be filled
30 for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as
31 the original appointment.
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1 (2) The Florida State Boxing Commission, as created by
2 subsection (1), shall administer the provisions of this
3 chapter. The commission has authority to adopt rules pursuant
4 to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of
5 this chapter and to implement each of the duties and
6 responsibilities conferred upon the commission, including, but
7 not limited to:
8 (a) Development of an ethical code of conduct for
9 commissioners, commission staff, and commission officials;
10 (b) Facility and safety requirements relating to the
11 ring, floor plan and apron seating, emergency medical
12 equipment and services, and other equipment and services
13 necessary for the conduct of a program of matches;
14 (c) Requirements regarding a participant's apparel,
15 bandages, handwraps, gloves, mouthpiece, and appearance during
16 a match;
17 (d) Requirements relating to a manager's
18 participation, presence, and conduct during a match;
19 (e) Duties and responsibilities of all licensees under
20 this chapter;
21 (f) Procedures for hearings and resolution of
22 disputes;
23 (g) Qualifications for appointment of referees and
24 judges;
25 (h) Qualifications for and appointment of chief
26 inspectors and inspectors, and duties and responsibilities of
27 chief inspectors and inspectors with respect to oversight and
28 coordination of activities for each program of matches
29 regulated under this chapter;
30 (i) Designation and duties of a knockdown timekeeper;
31 and
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1 (j) Setting fee and reimbursement schedules for
2 referees and other officials appointed by the commission or
3 the representative of the commission.
4 Section 131. The Florida State Boxing Commission shall
5 conduct a review and analysis of boxing competitions not now
6 regulated or sanctioned and shall provide recommendations to
7 the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the
8 Legislature regarding any rules or legislation necessary to
9 achieve effective regulation.
10 Section 132. Section 548.017, Florida Statutes, is
11 amended to read:
12 548.017 Boxers, managers, and other persons required
13 to have licenses.--
14 (1) A professional participant, manager, trainer,
15 second, timekeeper, referee, judge, announcer, physician,
16 matchmaker, concessionaire, or booking agent or representative
17 of a booking agent shall be licensed before directly or
18 indirectly acting in such capacity in connection with any
19 match involving a professional. A physician must be licensed
20 pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459, must maintain an
21 unencumbered license in good standing, and must demonstrate
22 satisfactory medical training or experience in boxing, or a
23 combination of both, to the executive director prior to
24 working as the ringside physician.
25 (2) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor of
26 the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
27 775.083.
28 Section 133. Section 548.021, Florida Statutes, is
29 amended to read:
30 548.021 Applications for licenses and permits.--
31 (1) An application for a license or a permit must:
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1 (a)(1) Be in writing on a form supplied by the
2 commission which shall contain the applicant's social security
3 number.
4 (b)(2) Be verified by the applicant.
5 (c)(3) Be complete and have attached to the
6 application any photographs and other exhibits required.
7 (2)(4) Pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility
8 and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, each party is
9 required to provide his or her social security number in
10 accordance with this section. Disclosure of social security
11 numbers obtained through this requirement shall be limited to
12 the purpose of administration of the Title IV-D program for
13 child support enforcement.
14 (3) Any person who seeks to obtain a license by means
15 of a knowingly false or fraudulent representation made in any
16 application or who otherwise knowingly makes false statements
17 concerning her or his medical history, boxing record, or other
18 personal information commits a misdemeanor of the second
19 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
20 Section 134. Section 548.024, Florida Statutes, is
21 created to read:
22 548.024 Background investigation of applicants for
23 licensure.--
24 (1) The commission is authorized to adopt rules
25 pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 which provide for
26 background investigations of applicants for licensure under
27 this chapter for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy of the
28 information provided in the application; ensuring that there
29 are no active or pending criminal or civil indictments against
30 the applicant; and ensuring satisfaction of all other
31 requirements of this chapter. The background investigation may
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1 include, but is not limited to, the criminal and financial
2 history of the applicant.
3 (2) If the commission requires a background criminal
4 history investigation of any applicant, it shall require the
5 applicant to submit to the department a fingerprint card for
6 this purpose. The fingerprint card shall be forwarded to the
7 Division of Criminal Justice Information Systems within the
8 Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of
9 Investigation for purposes of processing the fingerprint card
10 to determine if the applicant has a criminal history record.
11 The information obtained by the processing of the fingerprint
12 card by the Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal
13 Bureau of Investigation shall be sent to the department for
14 the purpose of determining if the applicant is statutorily
15 qualified for licensure.
16 Section 135. Section 548.028, Florida Statutes, is
17 amended to read:
18 548.028 Refusal to issue license.--The commission
19 shall not issue a license to:
20 (1) Any person or business entity that who in any
21 jurisdiction has been convicted of any act, or who has a
22 trustee, partner, officer, director, or owner that has been
23 convicted of any act, which would constitute a violation of
24 this chapter or which would constitute any of the grounds set
25 forth in this chapter for suspension or revocation of a
26 license or against whom such charges are pending before any
27 regulatory body; or
28 (2) Any person or business entity that who has been
29 named in any an information or indictment, or who has a
30 trustee, partner, officer, director, or owner that has been
31 named in an information or indictment, for any act which would
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1 constitute a violation of this chapter or a ground for
2 suspension or revocation of a license.
3 Section 136. Section 548.041, Florida Statutes, is
4 amended to read:
5 (Substantial rewording of section. See
6 s. 548.041, F.S., for present text.)
7 548.041 Age, condition, and suspension of boxers.--
8 (1) A person shall not be licensed as a participant,
9 and the license of any participant shall be suspended or
10 revoked, if such person:
11 (a) Is under the age of 18;
12 (b) Has participated in a match in this state which
13 was not sanctioned by the commission or sanctioned by a Native
14 American commission properly constituted under federal law; or
15 (c) Does not meet certain health and medical
16 examination conditions as required by rule of the commission.
17 (2)(a) A participant losing by knockout as a result of
18 being counted out in any jurisdiction shall be automatically
19 suspended for a period of time as determined by the attending
20 physician or commission representative, or 60 calendar days
21 from the date of the knockout, whichever is longer. A
22 participant shall not engage in any match, contact exhibition,
23 or contact sparring for training purposes during the
24 suspension period. After the suspension period and prior to
25 engaging in any match, contact exhibition, or contact sparring
26 for training purposes, the participant shall be examined by a
27 physician. The participant shall advise the physician of the
28 previous knockout or technical draw and shall provide medical
29 records or his or her permission for the physician to consult
30 with the treating physician at the time of the previous
31 knockout or technical draw. The results of this examination
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1 shall be filed with the commission prior to any further
2 matches being approved for the participant.
3 (b) A participant losing by technical knockout,
4 technical draw, or disqualification shall be automatically
5 suspended for a period of time to be determined by the
6 physician or commission representative, or 30 calendar days
7 from the date of the technical knockout, technical draw, or
8 disqualification, whichever is longer. A participant shall not
9 engage in any match, contact exhibition, or contact sparring
10 for training purposes during the suspension period without the
11 approval of the physician. After the suspension period and
12 prior to engaging in any match, contact exhibition, or contact
13 sparring for training purposes, the participant shall be
14 examined by a physician. The participant shall advise the
15 physician of the previous knockout or technical draw and shall
16 provide medical records or his or her permission for the
17 physician to consult with the treating physician at the time
18 of the previous knockout or technical draw. The results of
19 this examination shall be filed with the commission prior to
20 any further matches being approved for the participant. In the
21 case of a disqualification, the commission representative
22 shall determine whether a medical clearance shall be required
23 following suspension.
24 (c) Any participant who has been suspended by any
25 state as a result of a recent knockout or series of
26 consecutive losses, an injury, requirement for a medical
27 procedure, physician denial of certification, failure of a
28 drug test, the use of false aliases, or the falsifying or
29 attempting to falsify official identification cards or
30 documents shall not be permitted to participate in this state
31 until such time as the state in which the participant is
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1 suspended removes his or her name from the suspension list or
2 until the requirements of such suspension have been fulfilled
3 and proof of such has been provided to this state. If a
4 participant has been suspended in another state for any reason
5 other than those stated in this paragraph, the participant may
6 be permitted to participate if the state in which the
7 participant is suspended is notified and consulted with by
8 this state prior to the granting of approval to participate or
9 the participant appeals to the Association of Boxing
10 Commissions and the association determines that the suspension
11 of such participant was without sufficient grounds, for an
12 improper purpose, or not related to the health and safety of
13 the participant.
14 (d) Any participant who fails to appear at a match or
15 fails to appear at a match at the designated time for which
16 the participant or the participant's manager has contracted
17 and does not provide a valid reason or, in the case of
18 physical disability, furnish a physician's certificate, shall
19 be suspended for a period to be determined by the commission
20 or shall be fined or both, as determined by the commission.
21 (e) The license of any participant shall be revoked
22 and shall not be reinstated if such participant intentionally
23 strikes, strikes at, or touches in any way or threatens to
24 touch in any way, any official.
25 Section 137. Subsection (4) is added to section
26 548.043, Florida Statutes, to read:
27 548.043 Weights and classes, limitations; gloves.--
28 (4) Participants in a match shall be weighed on the
29 same scale at a time and place to be determined by the
30 commission or a commission representative. The weigh-in shall
31 be conducted in the presence of the opponent of the
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1 participant and a commission representative. If a participant
2 fails to arrive at the weigh-in at the scheduled time and
3 place, the opponent of the late-arriving participant will be
4 permitted to be weighed without the late-arriving participant
5 present. The participant who arrived at the weigh-in on time
6 shall not lose his right of observing the weighing in of his
7 opponent. The weigh-in shall occur no sooner than 4:00 p.m.
8 on the day preceding the date of the program of matches or at
9 such other time as designated by the commission or commission
10 representative.
11 Section 138. Section 548.046, Florida Statutes, is
12 amended to read:
13 548.046 Physician's attendance at match; examinations;
14 cancellation of match.--
15 (1) The commission, or the commission representative,
16 shall assign to each match at least one a physician who shall
17 observe the physical condition of the participants and advise
18 the commissioner or commission representative deputy in charge
19 and the referee of the participants' conditions before, and
20 during, and after the match. The commission shall establish a
21 schedule of fees for the physician's services. The
22 physician's fee shall be paid by the promoter of the match
23 attended by the physician. The physician shall be considered
24 an agent of the commission in determining the state insurance
25 coverage and sovereign immunity protection applicability of
26 ss. 284.31 and 768.28.
27 (2)(a) In addition to any other required examination,
28 each participant shall be examined by the attending physician
29 at the time of weigh-in. If the physician determines that a
30 participant is physically or mentally unfit to proceed, the
31 physician shall notify any commissioner or the commission
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1 representative who shall immediately cancel the match. The
2 examination shall conform to rules adopted by the commission
3 based on the advice of the medical advisory council. The
4 result of the examination shall be reported in a writing
5 signed by the physician and filed with the commission prior to
6 completion of the weigh-in.
7 (b) The commission may require, by rule, each
8 participant to present to the commission representative at the
9 time of the weigh-in an original copy of blood test results
10 which demonstrate whether the participant is free from any
11 communicable disease. If the rules of the commission require
12 the presentation of such results and the blood test results
13 are not presented as required by commission rule or reveal the
14 participant has a communicable disease, the commission
15 representative shall immediately cancel the match. The
16 commission may adopt, by rule, protocols and procedures for
17 the blood tests and the cancellation of a match, a list of
18 communicable diseases covered by this paragraph, and a time
19 period within which the blood test must be taken prior to the
20 match.
21 (3)(a) In a match which is a sanctioned championship
22 title fight, or whenever the commission representative has
23 reason to believe that a participant has ingested or used a
24 prohibited drug or foreign substance, the commission
25 representative shall request and the participant shall
26 provide, under the supervision of the attending physician,
27 commission representative, or inspector, a sample or samples
28 of his or her urine taken not less than 1 hour before the
29 commencement of the match nor more than 1 hour after the
30 conclusion of the match. No participant shall use substances
31 or methods which could alter the integrity of the urine
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1 sample. Urine samples shall be taken in accordance with the
2 protocol as agreed upon in writing between the commission and
3 the laboratory used for processing the urine samples.
4 (b) The commission may require urine samples, as
5 provided in paragraph (a), to be conducted randomly. In the
6 event one participant in a match is tested randomly, then the
7 other participant in the match shall be tested also.
8 (c) Failure or refusal to provide a urine sample
9 immediately upon request shall result in the revocation of the
10 participant's license. Any participant who has been adjudged
11 the loser of a match and who subsequently refuses to or is
12 unable to provide a urine sample shall forfeit his or her
13 share of the purse to the commission. Any participant who is
14 adjudged the winner of a match and who subsequently refuses to
15 or is unable to provide a urine sample shall forfeit the win
16 and shall not be allowed to engage in any future match in
17 Florida. A no decision result shall be entered into the
18 official record as the result of the match. The purse shall be
19 redistributed as though the participant found to be in
20 violation of this subsection had lost the match. If
21 redistribution of the purse is not necessary or after
22 redistribution of the purse is completed, the participant
23 found to be in violation of this subsection shall forfeit his
24 or her share of the purse to the commission.
25 (4) The attending physician or physicians shall
26 provide medical assistance at the facility, to the commission
27 representative, and medical advice to the referee during the
28 match, and shall be accorded the cooperation of all commission
29 representatives and licensees present for the purpose of
30 performing his or her medical duties. If, in the opinion of
31 the attending physician, the referee has received an injury
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1 which prohibits the referee from continuing to officiate, the
2 physician shall notify the commission representative who shall
3 temporarily halt the match. The injured referee shall be
4 attended to by the physician until the referee is no longer in
5 danger or has been transferred to the care of another
6 qualified person. The commission representative shall then
7 direct the match to continue under the supervision of the
8 referee or under the supervision of another referee, if the
9 referee is unable to continue.
10 Section 139. Section 548.049, Florida Statutes, is
11 amended to read:
12 548.049 Medical, surgical, and hospital insurance;
13 life insurance.--
14 (1) The commission shall, by rule, require
15 participants to be covered by not less than $20,000 $2,500 of
16 insurance for medical, surgical, and hospital care required as
17 a result of injuries sustained while engaged in matches. The
18 insured shall be the beneficiary of such policies. Any
19 deductible associated with the insurance policy shall be paid
20 by the promoter and shall not be paid by or charged to the
21 participant.
22 (2) The commission may also require participants to be
23 covered by not less than $20,000 $5,000 of life insurance
24 covering deaths caused by injuries received while engaged in
25 matches.
26 Section 140. Subsection (1) of section 548.05, Florida
27 Statutes, is amended to read:
28 548.05 Control of contracts.--
29 (1) The commission shall adopt rules governing the
30 form and content of contracts executed in this state between
31 managers between promoters, foreign copromoters, and
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1 professionals. All such contracts shall be in writing and
2 shall contain all provisions specifically worded as required
3 by rules of the commission. Contracts which do not contain all
4 provisions specifically worded as required by rules of the
5 commission shall be deemed to contain such provisions. A copy
6 of all such contracts shall be filed with the commission
7 within 7 calendar days of execution.
8 Section 141. Subsections (6) through (11) are added to
9 section 548.057, Florida Statutes, to read:
10 548.057 Attendance of Referee and judges; attendance
11 at match; scoring; seconds.--
12 (6) No judge licensed in this state shall act as a
13 judge at any match in a state, territory, commonwealth, or
14 Native American Reservation that is not regulated by a state
15 boxing commission unless the match is supervised by a state
16 boxing commission or a Native American commission properly
17 constituted under federal law.
18 (7) No judge shall also serve as a supervisor or on
19 the ratings committee or recommend boxers to the ratings
20 committee for a sanctioning body.
21 (8) Any person whose application for a judge's license
22 has been denied shall not be permitted to reapply for a
23 judge's license for a period of 6 months. Any person whose
24 application for a judge's license has been denied on three
25 occasions shall not be permitted to reapply.
26 (9) The number of judges shall be assigned in
27 accordance with rules of the commission. The number of
28 unofficial judges at each event shall be limited to three by
29 the commission.
30 (10) The judges shall be located in seats designated
31 for them by the commission representative.
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1 (11) In the event that sufficient judges are not
2 available, a referee shall be selected to act as a judge for
3 that specific program of matches.
4 Section 142. Present subsections (2) and (3) of
5 section 548.06, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as
6 subsections (5) and (6), respectively, and new subsections
7 (2), (3), and (4) are added to said section to read:
8 548.06 Payments to state; exemptions.--
9 (2) Where the rights to telecast a match or matches
10 held in Florida to be viewed in Florida or outside of Florida
11 are in whole owned by, sold to, acquired by, or held by any
12 person who intends to sell, subsequently sells, or, in some
13 other manner, extends such rights in part to another, such
14 person is deemed to be a promoter and must be licensed as such
15 in this state. Such person shall, within 72 hours after the
16 match, file with the commission a written report that includes
17 the number of tickets sold, the amount of gross receipts, and
18 any other facts the commission may require.
19 (3) A concessionaire shall, within 72 hours after the
20 match, file with the commission a written report that includes
21 the number of tickets sold, the amount of gross receipts, and
22 any other facts the commission may require.
23 (4) Any written report required to be filed with the
24 commission under this section shall be postmarked within 72
25 hours after the conclusion of the match, and an additional 5
26 days shall be allowed for mailing.
27 Section 143. Section 548.074, Florida Statutes, is
28 amended to read:
29 548.074 Power to administer oaths, take depositions,
30 and issue subpoenas.--For the purpose of any investigation or
31 proceeding conducted pursuant to this chapter, the department
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1 shall have the power to administer oaths, take depositions,
2 make inspections when authorized by statute, issue subpoenas
3 which shall be supported by affidavit, serve subpoenas and
4 other process, and compel the attendance of witnesses and the
5 production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence.
6 The department shall exercise this power on its own initiative
7 or whenever requested by the commission. Challenges to, and
8 enforcement of, subpoenas and orders shall be handled as
9 provided in s. 120.569. In addition to the powers of subpoena
10 in chapter 120, each member of the commission may issue
11 subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of, or the
12 production of books and papers by, any person whom the
13 commission believes to have information or documents of
14 importance to any commission investigation.
15 Section 144. Section 548.075, Florida Statutes, is
16 amended to read:
17 548.075 Administrative fines; citations.--
18 (1) The commission may impose a fine of not more than
19 $5,000 for any violation of this chapter in lieu of or in
20 addition to any other punishment provided for such violation.
21 (2) The commission may adopt rules pursuant to ss.
22 120.54 and 120.536(1) to permit the issuance of citations for
23 any violation of this chapter in lieu of or in addition to any
24 other punishment provided for such violation.
25 Section 145. Section 548.045, Florida Statutes, is
26 repealed.
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30 And the title is amended as follows:
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1 after the semicolon insert:
2 amending s. 548.002, F.S.; providing
3 definitions; authorizing the Florida State
4 Boxing Commission to require the posting of a
5 bond or other form of security by
6 concessionaires; amending s. 548.015, F.S.;
7 authorizing the Florida State Boxing Commission
8 to require surety bonds or other forms of
9 security; amending s. 548.003, F.S.; requiring
10 one member of the Florida State Boxing
11 Commission to be a licensed physician;
12 providing additional duties and
13 responsibilities of the Florida State Boxing
14 Commission; requiring the Florida State Boxing
15 Commission to make recommendations with respect
16 to unregulated and unsanctioned boxing
17 competition; amending s. 548.017, F.S.;
18 providing requirements for ringside physicians;
19 requiring concessionaires to be licensed;
20 amending s. 548.021, F.S.; providing a criminal
21 penalty for attempting to obtain a license by
22 means of fraudulent information; creating s.
23 548.024, F.S.; authorizing the Florida State
24 Boxing Commission to adopt rules which provide
25 for background investigations of applicants for
26 licensure; providing for the submission of
27 fingerprint cards; providing procedure for
28 processing fingerprint cards; amending s.
29 548.028, F.S.; expanding provisions with
30 respect to persons whom the Florida State
31 Boxing Commission shall not license; amending
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1 s. 548.041, F.S.; providing requirements and
2 restrictions with respect to age, condition,
3 and suspension of boxers; providing for
4 revocation of license under specified
5 circumstances; amending s. 548.043, F.S.;
6 providing requirements and procedure for the
7 weighing of participants in a boxing match;
8 amending s. 548.046, F.S.; revising provisions
9 with respect to physicians' attendance at
10 boxing matches; providing state insurance
11 coverage and sovereign immunity protection for
12 assigned physicians; requiring the provision of
13 urine samples by participants under specified
14 circumstances; providing for revocation of
15 license for failure or refusal to provide a
16 required urine sample; providing conditions
17 with respect to forfeiture and redistribution
18 of purse upon failure or refusal to provide a
19 required urine sample; specifying authority of
20 physicians at boxing matches; providing
21 procedure in the event of injury of a referee;
22 authorizing blood tests of participants prior
23 to a match; providing for cancellation of the
24 match for a test showing the presence of a
25 communicable disease or for failure to present
26 blood test results, if required; authorizing
27 the Florida State Boxing Commission to adopt
28 rules relating to blood tests; amending s.
29 548.049, F.S.; increasing the minimum coverage
30 amount of required insurance for participants
31 in boxing matches; requiring promoters to pay
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1923, 1st Eng.
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1 any deductible for such insurance policy;
2 amending s. 548.05, F.S.; providing additional
3 requirements with respect to contracts between
4 managers and professionals; amending s.
5 548.057, F.S.; placing specified restrictions
6 on judges of boxing matches; providing
7 requirements with respect to number and
8 location of judges; amending s. 548.06, F.S.;
9 revising provisions relating to promoters and
10 payments to the state; amending s. 548.074,
11 F.S.; providing that the department shall have
12 the power to administer oaths, take
13 depositions, make inspections, serve subpoenas,
14 and compel the attendance of witnesses and
15 other evidence; amending s. 548.075, F.S.;
16 authorizing the Florida State Boxing Commission
17 to adopt rules to permit the issuance of
18 citations; repealing s. 548.045, F.S., relating
19 to the creation, qualifications, compensation,
20 and powers and duties of the medical advisory
21 council;
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