2018 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 111
BY SENATORS CORTEZ AND WALSWORTH
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 4:61(C), the section heading of R.S. 4:67, and R.S. 4:70(A) and
3 (C), relative to the State Boxing and Wrestling Commission; to provide for domicile;
4 to provide for duties of the commission; to eliminate certain terms; to provide for
5 procedures and conditions; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 4:61(C), the section heading of R.S. 4:67, and R.S. 4:70(A) and (C)
8 are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
9 §61. State Boxing and Wrestling Commission; domicile; authority
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11 C. The commission shall be domiciled in and shall maintain an office in the
12 city of New Orleans, where and only where it may be sued. Beginning July 1, 2019,
13 the commission shall be domiciled in the city of Baton Rouge. The commission
14 may sue to enforce the provisions of this Chapter in any of the courts in the state.
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16 §67. Gross receipts tax; deputy commissioners and doctors; disbursements
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18 §70. Physicians and emergency medical personnel
19 A. For each boxing, mixed technique, or professional wrestling event, the
20 commission promoter shall appoint a physician, determined by the commission
21 to be competent and of good standing, who shall examine each contestant before the
22 contestant enters the ring, and who shall say whether the contestant is in physical
23 condition to participate as advertised. The physician shall be present at the ringside.
24 The physician shall render such advice or service as the commission requests. The
25 fees of the physician for each individual event shall be paid by the club promoting
26 the event and shall be reasonable and customary for the size and location of the
27 event.
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2 C. Any physician so appointed by the commission promoter shall be an
3 independent contractor of the commission, not an employee.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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