| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Department of Business and |
| 3 | Professional Regulation; amending s. 548.035, F.S.; |
| 4 | revising the amount of the permit fee charged for |
| 5 | pugilistic exhibition events; providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Section 548.035, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 10 | to read: |
| 11 | 548.035 Permit fees.-- |
| 12 | (1) The commission shall set permit fees for professional |
| 13 | matches at $1,800 per event. based on seating capacity of the |
| 14 | premises where the program is to be presented as follows: |
| 15 | (a) If the seating capacity is less than 2,000 persons, |
| 16 | the fee shall not exceed $50. |
| 17 | (b) If the seating capacity is 2,000 persons or more but |
| 18 | does not exceed 5,000 persons, the fee shall not exceed $100. |
| 19 | (c) If the seating capacity exceeds 5,000 persons, the fee |
| 20 | shall not exceed $250. |
| 21 | (2) For mixed martial arts matches, the commission shall |
| 22 | require a minimum fee of $5,000 per event. For purposes of this |
| 23 | section, an "event" is one or more matches comprising a show. |
| 24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |