1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to boxing; modifying oversight requirements; increasing fees;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 341.28, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 
1.4 	341.32, subdivision 2; 341.321.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.28, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Regulatory authority; tough person contests. All tough person contests, 
1.8 	including amateur tough person contests, are subject to this chapter. All tough person 
1.9 	contests are subject to American Boxing Commission (ABC) rules. Every contestant 
1.10 	in a tough person contest shall have a physical examination prior to their bouts. Every 
1.11 	contestant in a tough person contest shall wear padded gloves that weigh at least 12 
1.12 	ounces. All tough person bouts are limited to two-minute rounds and a maximum of four 
1.13 	total rounds. Officials at tough person bouts shall be licensed under this chapter.

1.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.28, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.15 	to read:
1.16 		Subd. 3.Regulatory authority; similar sporting events. All mixed martial arts, 
1.17 	ultimate fight contests, and similar sporting events are subject to this chapter.

1.18 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.19 		Subd. 2.Expiration and renewal. A license expires December 31 at midnight in 
1.20 	the year of its issuance issued after the effective date of this act is valid for one year from 
1.21 	the date it is issued and may be renewed by filing an application for renewal with the 
1.22 	commission and payment of the license fee. An application for a license and renewal of a 
2.1 	license must be on a form provided by the commission. There is a 30-day grace period 
2.2 	during which a license may be renewed if a late filing penalty fee equal to the license fee 
2.3 	is submitted with the regular license fee. A licensee that files late shall not conduct any 
2.4 	activity regulated by this chapter until the commission has renewed the license. If the 
2.5 	licensee fails to apply to the commission within the 30-day grace period, the licensee must 
2.6 	apply for a new license under subdivision 1.

2.7 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.321, is amended to read:
2.8 	341.321 FEE SCHEDULE.
2.9 	(a) The fee schedule for licenses issued by the Minnesota Boxing Commission 
2.10 	is as follows: 
2.11 	(1) referees, $35 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; 
2.12 	(2) promoters, $400 for each initial license and each renewal; 
2.13 	(3) judges and knockdown judges, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; 
2.14 	(4) trainers, $35 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; 
2.15 	(5) ring announcers, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; 
2.16 	(6) boxers' seconds, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; 
2.17 	(7) timekeepers, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; and
2.18 	(8) boxers, $35 $45 for each initial license and each renewal.;
2.19 	(9) managers, $45 for each initial license and each renewal; and
2.20 	(10) ringside physicians, $45 for each initial license and each renewal.
2.21 	(b) The commission shall establish and assess an event fee for each sporting event. 
2.22 	The event fee is set at a minimum of $1,500 per event or a percentage of the ticket sales as 
2.23 	determined by the commission when the sporting event is scheduled.
2.24 	(c) All fees collected by the Minnesota Boxing Commission must be deposited in 
2.25 	the Boxing Commission account in the special revenue fund. 

2.26 	Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.27 	This act is effective July 1, 2007.