| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to amateur matches; amending s. 548.007, |
| 3 | F.S.; exempting amateur matches that are conducted or |
| 4 | sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police and that are |
| 5 | held in conjunction with a charitable event from |
| 6 | provisions regulating pugilistic contests and exhibitions; |
| 7 | providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Section 548.007, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 12 | to read: |
| 13 | 548.007 Applicability of provisions to amateur matches and |
| 14 | certain other matches or events.--With the exception of s. |
| 15 | 548.008, ss. 548.001-548.079 do not apply to: |
| 16 | (1) A match conducted or sponsored by a bona fide |
| 17 | nonprofit school or education program whose primary purpose is |
| 18 | instruction in the martial arts, boxing, or kickboxing, if the |
| 19 | match held in conjunction with the instruction is limited to |
| 20 | amateur participants who are students of the school or |
| 21 | instructional program; or |
| 22 | (2) A match conducted or sponsored by any company or |
| 23 | detachment of the Florida National Guard, if the match is |
| 24 | limited to participants who are members of the company or |
| 25 | detachment of the Florida National Guard; or. |
| 26 | (3) A match conducted or sponsored by the Fraternal Order |
| 27 | of Police, if the match is limited to amateur participants and |
| 28 | is held in conjunction with a charitable event. |
| 29 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |