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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to amateur matches; amending s. 548.007,

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F.S.; exempting amateur matches that are conducted or

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sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police and that are

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held in conjunction with a charitable event from

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provisions regulating pugilistic contests and exhibitions;

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amending s. 548.035, F.S.; reducing the required fee per

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event; providing an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Section 548.007, Florida Statutes, is amended to

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read:

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     548.007  Applicability of provisions to amateur matches and

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certain other matches or events.--With the exception of s.

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548.008, ss. 548.001-548.079 do not apply to:

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     (1)  A match conducted or sponsored by a bona fide nonprofit

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school or education program whose primary purpose is instruction

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in the martial arts, boxing, or kickboxing, if the match held in

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conjunction with the instruction is limited to amateur

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participants who are students of the school or instructional

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program; or

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     (2)  A match conducted or sponsored by any company or

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detachment of the Florida National Guard, if the match is limited

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to participants who are members of the company or detachment of

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the Florida National Guard; or.

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     (3) A match conducted or sponsored by the Fraternal Order

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of Police, if the match is limited to amateur participants and is

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held in conjunction with a charitable event.

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     Section 2.  Subsection (2) of section 548.035, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     548.035  Permit fees.--

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     (2)  For mixed martial arts matches, the commission shall

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require a minimum fee of $2,000 $5,000 per event. For purposes of

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this section, an "event" is one or more matches comprising a

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show.

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     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.