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Missouri House Bill HB48

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 [PERFECTED]
33 HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
44 HOUSEBILLNO.48
55 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
66 0973H.02P DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
77 ANACT
88 Torepealsections317.001,317.006,317.011,317.013,317.014,317.018,and317.019,
99 RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofsevennewsectionsrelatingtohand-to-hand
1010 combat,withpenaltyprovisions.
1111 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1212 SectionA.Sections317.001,317.006,317.011,317.013,317.014,317.018,and
1313 2317.019,RSMo,arerepealedandsevennewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownas
1414 3sections317.001,317.006,317.011,317.013,317.014,317.018,and317.019,toreadas
1515 4follows:
1616 317.001.Asusedinsections317.001to317.021,thefollowingwordsandterms
1717 2mean:
1818 3 (1)"Amateur",apersonwhocompetesinaboxing,bare-knucklefighting,
1919 4wrestling,kickboxing,orfull-contactkarateeventwhohasnotcompetedasacontestantfor
2020 5valuableconsiderationinanyeventinwhichsimilarboxing,bare-knucklefighting,
2121 6wrestling,kickboxing,orfull-contactkarateskillswereusedorallowed;
2222 7 (2)"Bare-knucklefighting",theoriginalformofboxing,involvingtwo
2323 8contestantsfightingwithoutboxingglovesorotherpaddingontheirhands;
2424 9 (3)"Bout",onematchinvolvingprofessionalboxing,professionalbare-knuckle
2525 10fighting,sparring,professionalwrestling,professionalkickboxing,orprofessionalfull-
2626 11contactkarate,includingprofessionalmixedmartialarts;
2727 12 [(3)](4)"Boxing",thesportofattackanddefensewherecontestantsareallowedto
2828 13onlyusethefisttoattackorstrikeincompetition;
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 14 [(4)](5)"Combativefighting",aboutorcontest,withorwithoutglovesorprotective
3131 15headgear,wherebyanypartofthecontestant'sbodymaybeusedasaweaponoranyother
3232 16meansoffightingmaybeusedwiththespecificpurposeofintentionallyinjuringtheother
3333 17contestantsinsuchamannerthattheymaynotdefendthemselvesandinwhichthereisno
3434 18referee;
3535 19 [(5)](6)"Contest",aboutoragroupofboutsinvolvinglicensedcontestants
3636 20competinginprofessionalboxing,professionalbare-knucklefighting,sparring,
3737 21professionalwrestling,professionalkickboxing,orprofessionalfull-contactkarate;
3838 22 [(6)](7)"Contestant",apersonwhocompetesinanyboxing,bare-knucklefighting,
3939 23wrestling,kickboxing,orfull-contactkarateevent;
4040 24 [(7)](8)"Director",thedirectorofthedivisionofprofessionalregistration;
4141 25 [(8)](9)"Division",thedivisionofprofessionalregistration;
4242 26 [(9)](10)"Exhibition",aboxing,bare-knucklefighting,wrestling,kickboxing,or
4343 27full-contactkarateengagementinwhichpersonsareparticipatingtoshowordisplaytheir
4444 28boxing,bare-knucklefighting,wrestling,kickboxing,orfull-contactkarateskillandin
4545 29whichnodecisionisrendered;
4646 30 [(10)] (11)"Full-contactkarate",anyformoffull-contactmartialartsincluding,but
4747 31notlimitedto,full-contactkungfu,full-contacttaekwondo,oranyformofmartialarts,
4848 32mixedmartialarts,combatorself-defenseconductedonafull-contactbasisinamatchwhere
4949 33contestantsareallowedtodeliverblowsorstrikes;
5050 34 [(11)](12)"Fund",theathleticfundestablishedpursuanttosections317.001to
5151 35317.021;
5252 36 [(12)] (13)"Kickboxing",anymatchinwhichcontestantsareallowedtouseanyform
5353 37ofboxingandarealsoallowedtouseanypartofthefist,foot,orleg,withorwithoutshin
5454 38guardsorprotectivegear,oranycombinationthereoftodeliverstrikesabovethewaistand
5555 39whichdoesnotconstitutemixedmartialartsasdefinedbythissection;
5656 40 [(13)] (14)"Mixedmartialarts",anymatchinwhichanyformofmartialartsorself-
5757 41defenseisconductedonafull-contactbasisandwhereothercombativetechniquesortactics
5858 42areallowedincompetitionincluding,butnotlimitedto,kicking,striking,chokeholds,
5959 43boxing,wrestling,kickboxing,grappling,orjointmanipulation.Professionalmixedmartial
6060 44artsisaformoffull-contactkarate;
6161 45 [(14)] (15)"Office",thedivisionofprofessionalregistration,officeofathletics;
6262 46 [(15)] (16)"Professional",awrestling,boxing,bare-knucklefighting,kickboxing,
6363 47orfull-contactkarateboutorcontestwheretheparticipantscompeteforanyvaluable
6464 48considerationorapersonwhocompetesinanywrestling,boxing,bare-knucklefighting,
6565 49kickboxing,orfull-contactkarateboutorcontestforanysuchconsideration;
6666 HCSHB48 2 50 [(16)] (17)"Sparring",anyboxing,bare-knucklefighting,wrestling,kickboxing,or
6767 51full-contactkarateconductedforpracticeandforwhichadmissionorothersimilar
6868 52consideration,inanyform,ischargedtoanymemberofthepublic;
6969 53 [(17)] (18)"Wrestling",anyperformanceofwrestlingskillsandtechniquesbytwoor
7070 54moreindividuals.Participatingwrestlersmayperformwithoutbeingrequiredtousetheir
7171 55besteffortsinordertowinandthewinnermayhavebeenselectedbeforetheperformance
7272 56commences.
7373 317.006.1.Thedivisionshallhavegeneralchargeandsupervisionofallprofessional
7474 2boxing,professionalbare-knucklefighting,sparring,professionalwrestling,professional
7575 3kickboxing,amateurkickboxing,professionalfull-contactkarate,professionalmixedmartial
7676 4arts,andamateurmixedmartialartscontestsheldinthestateofMissouri,anditshallhave
7777 5thepower,anditshallbeitsduty:
7878 6 (1)Tomakeandpublishrulesgoverningineveryparticularprofessionalboxing,
7979 7professionalbare-knucklefighting,sparring,professionalwrestling,professional
8080 8kickboxing,amateurkickboxing,professionalfull-contactkarate,professionalmixed
8181 9martialarts,andamateurmixedmartialartscontests;
8282 10 (2)Tomakeandpublishrulesgoverningtheapprovalofamateursanctioningbodies;
8383 11 (3)Toacceptapplicationsforandissuelicensestocontestantsinprofessionalboxing,
8484 12professionalbare-knucklefighting,sparring,professionalwrestling,professional
8585 13kickboxing,amateurkickboxing,professionalfull-contactkarate,professionalmixed
8686 14martialarts,andamateurmixedmartialartscontestsheldinthestateofMissouri,and
8787 15referees,judges,matchmakers,promoters,seconds,timekeepers,andphysiciansinvolvedin
8888 16professionalboxing,professionalbare-knucklefighting,sparring,professionalwrestling,
8989 17professionalkickboxing,amateurkickboxing,professionalfull-contactkarate,professional
9090 18mixedmartialarts,andamateurmixedmartialartscontestsheldinthestateofMissouri,as
9191 19authorizedherein.Suchlicensesshallbeissuedinaccordancewithrulesdulyadoptedbythe
9292 20division;
9393 21 (4)Tochargefeestobedeterminedbythedirectorandestablishedbyruleforevery
9494 22licenseissuedandtoassessataxoffivepercentofthegrossreceiptsofanyperson,
9595 23organization,corporation,partnership,limitedliabilitycompany,orassociationholdinga
9696 24promoter'slicenseandpermitundersections317.001to317.021,derivedfromadmission
9797 25chargesconnectedwithorasanincidenttotheholdingofanyprofessionalboxing,
9898 26professionalbare-knucklefighting,sparring,professionalwrestling,professional
9999 27kickboxing,amateurkickboxing,professionalfull-contactkarate,professionalmixed
100100 28martialarts,oramateurmixedmartialartscontestinthestateofMissouri.Suchfunds
101101 29shallbepaidtothedivisionofprofessionalregistrationwhichshallpaysaidfundsintothe
102102 HCSHB48 3 30Missouristatetreasurytobesetapartintoafundtobeknownasthe"AthleticFund"whichis
103103 31herebyestablished.
104104 32 2.Allfeesestablishedpursuanttosections317.001to317.021shallbedeterminedby
105105 33thedirectorbyruleinsuchamountastoproducesufficientrevenuetofundthenecessary
106106 34expensesandoperatingcostsincurredintheadministrationoftheprovisionsofsections
107107 35317.001to317.021.Allexpensesshallbepaidasotherwiseprovidedbylaw.
108108 317.011.1.Thedivisionshallhavethepower,anditshallbeitsduty,toaccept
109109 2applicationforandissuepermitstoholdprofessionalboxing,professionalbare-knuckle
110110 3fighting,sparring,professionalwrestling,professionalkickboxing,amateurkickboxing,
111111 4professionalfull-contactkarate,professionalmixedmartialarts,oramateurmixedmartialarts
112112 5contestsinthestateofMissouri,andtochargeafeefortheissuanceofsameinanamount
113113 6establishedbyrule;suchfundstobepaidtothedivisionwhichshallpaysuchfundsintothe
114114 7Missouristatetreasurytobesetapartintotheathleticfund.
115115 8 2.Theprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrarynotwithstanding,moneyinthis
116116 9fundshallnotbetransferredandplacedtothecreditofgeneralrevenueuntiltheamountin
117117 10thefundattheendofthebienniumexceedstwotimestheamountoftheappropriationfrom
118118 11thefundfortheprecedingfiscalyearor,ifthedivisionrequiresbyrulerenewalofthepermits
119119 12lessfrequentlythanyearlythenthreetimestheappropriationfromthefundforthepreceding
120120 13fiscalyear.Theamount,ifany,inthefundwhichshalllapseisthatamountinthefundwhich
121121 14exceedstheappropriatemultipleoftheappropriationsfromthefundfortheprecedingfiscal
122122 15year.
123123 16 3.Thedivisionshallnotgrantanypermittoholdprofessionalboxing,professional
124124 17bare-knucklefighting,sparring,professionalwrestling,professionalkickboxing,amateur
125125 18kickboxing,professionalfull-contactkarate,professionalmixedmartialarts,oramateur
126126 19mixedmartialartscontestsinthestateofMissouriexcept:
127127 20 (1)Wheresuchprofessionalboxing,professionalbare-knucklefighting,sparring,
128128 21professionalwrestling,professionalkickboxing,amateurkickboxing,professionalfull-
129129 22contactkarate,professionalmixedmartialarts,oramateurmixedmartialartscontestistobe
130130 23heldundertheauspicesofapromoterdulylicensedbythedivision;and
131131 24 (2)Whereafeehasbeenpaidforsuchpermit,inanamountestablishedbyrule.
132132 25 4.Insuchcontestsadecisionshallberenderedbythreejudgeslicensedbythe
133133 26division.
134134 27 5.Specificallyexemptedfromtheprovisionsofthischapterarecontestsor
135135 28exhibitionsforamateurboxing, amateurbare-knucklefighting,andamateurwrestling.
136136 29However,allamateurboxing, amateurbare-knucklefighting,andamateurwrestlingmust
137137 30besanctionedbyanationallyrecognizedamateursanctioningbodyapprovedbytheoffice.
138138 HCSHB48 4 317.013.1.Inordertoprotectthehealthandwelfareofthecontestants,thereshallbe
139139 2amandatorymedicalsuspensionofanycontestant,nottoexceedonehundredeightydays,
140140 3wholosesconsciousnessorwhohasbeeninjuredasaresultofblowsreceivedtotheheador
141141 4bodyduringaprofessionalboxing,professionalbare-knucklefighting,professional
142142 5wrestling,professionalkickboxing,amateurkickboxing,professionalfull-contactkarate,
143143 6professionalmixedmartialarts,oramateurmixedmartialartscontest.Thedeterminationof
144144 7consciousnessistobemadeonlybyaphysicianlicensedbytheboardofhealingartsandthe
145145 8division.Medicalsuspensionsissuedinaccordancewiththissectionshallnotbereviewable
146146 9byanytribunal.
147147 10 2.Nolicenseshallbeissuedtoanypersonwhohasbeeninjuredinsuchamannerthat
148148 11theymaynotcontinuetoparticipateinboxing,bare-knucklefighting,wrestling,
149149 12professionalkickboxing,amateurkickboxing,full-contactkarate,professionalmixed
150150 13martialarts,oramateurmixedmartialartscontestsinthefuture.Suchapersonshallbe
151151 14deemedmedicallyretired.Nopersonwithastatusofmedicallyretiredshallcompeteinany
152152 15eventsgovernedbythischapter.Medicalretirementsissuedinaccordancewiththissection
153153 16shallnotbereviewablebyanytribunal.
154154 317.014.1.Uponproperapplicationbythedirector,orthedirectoroftheoffice,a
155155 2courtofcompetentjurisdictionmaygrantaninjunction,restrainingorderoranyotherorder
156156 3asmaybeappropriatetoenjoinaperson,partnership,organization,corporation,limited
157157 4liabilitycompanyorassociationfrom:
158158 5 (1)Promotingorofferingtopromoteanyprofessionalboxing,professionalbare-
159159 6knucklefighting,sparring,professionalwrestling,professionalkickboxing,amateur
160160 7kickboxing,professionalfull-contactkarate,professionalmixedmartialarts,oramateur
161161 8mixedmartialartsconteststhatarenotapprovedbytheMissouriofficeofathletics;
162162 9 (2)Advertisingorofferingtoadvertiseanyprofessionalboxing,professionalbare-
163163 10knucklefighting,sparring,professionalwrestling,professionalkickboxing,amateur
164164 11kickboxing,professionalfull-contactkarate,professionalmixedmartialarts,oramateur
165165 12mixedmartialartsconteststhatarenotapprovedbytheMissouriofficeofathletics;
166166 13 (3)Conductingorofferingtoconductanyprofessionalboxing,professionalbare-
167167 14knucklefighting,sparring,professionalwrestling,professionalkickboxing,amateur
168168 15kickboxing,professionalfull-contactkarate,professionalmixedmartialarts,oramateur
169169 16mixedmartialartsconteststhatarenotapprovedbytheMissouriofficeofathletics;or
170170 17 (4)Competingorofferingtocompeteinanyprofessionalboxing,professionalbare-
171171 18knucklefighting,sparring,professionalwrestling,professionalkickboxing,amateur
172172 19kickboxing,professionalfull-contactkarate,professionalmixedmartialarts,oramateur
173173 20mixedmartialartsconteststhatarenotapprovedbytheMissouriofficeofathletics.
174174 HCSHB48 5 21 2.Anysuchactionsshallbecommencedeitherinthecountyinwhichsuchconduct
175175 22occurredorinthecountyinwhichthedefendantresides.
176176 23 3.Anyactionbroughtunderthissectionshallbeinadditionto,andnotinlieuof,any
177177 24penaltyprovidedbylawandmaybebroughtconcurrentlywithotheractionstoenforcethis
178178 25chapter.
179179 317.018.1.CombativefightingisprohibitedinthestateofMissouri.
180180 2 2.Anyonewhopromotesorparticipatesincombativefighting,oranyonewhoserves
181181 3asanagent,principalpartner,publicist,vendor,producer,referee,orcontractoroforfor
182182 4combativefightingisguiltyofaclassEfelony.
183183 5 3.Anymedicalpersonnelwhoadministersto,treatsorassistsanyparticipantsof
184184 6combativefightingshallnotbesubjecttotheprovisionsofthissection.
185185 7 4.Nothinginsection317.001orthissectionisintendedtoregulate,orinterferewith
186186 8ormakeillegal,traditional,sanctionedamateurorscholasticboxing,amateurorscholastic
187187 9bare-knucklefighting,amateurorscholasticwrestling,amateurorscholastickickboxing,or
188188 10amateurorscholasticfull-contactkarateoramateurorscholasticmixedmartialarts.
189189 317.019.1.Thepromoterofaprofessionalboxing,professionalbare-knuckle
190190 2fighting,professionalkickboxing,amateurkickboxing,professionalfull-contactkarate,
191191 3professionalmixedmartialarts,andamateurmixedmartialartscontestshallsignwrittenbout
192192 4contractswitheachprofessionaloramateurcontestant.Originalboutcontractsshallbefiled
193193 5withthedivisionpriortotheeventasrequiredbytherulesoftheoffice.Theboutcontract
194194 6shallbeonaformsuppliedbythedivisionandcontainatleastthefollowing:
195195 7 (1)Theweightrequiredofthecontestantatweigh-in;
196196 8 (2)Theamountofthepursetobepaidforthecontest,exceptamateurkickboxingand
197197 9amateurmixedmartialartscontests;
198198 10 (3)Thedateandlocationofthecontest;
199199 11 (4)Theglovesizeallottedforeachcontestant, exceptprofessionalbare-knuckle
200200 12fightingcontests;
201201 13 (5)Anyotherpaymentorconsiderationprovidedtothecontestant,exceptamateur
202202 14kickboxingandamateurmixedmartialartscontests;
203203 15 (6)Listofallfees,charges,andexpensesincludingtrainingexpensesthatwillbe
204204 16assessedtothecontestantordeductedfromthecontestant'spurse,exceptamateurkickboxing
205205 17andamateurmixedmartialartscontests;
206206 18 (7)Anyadvancespaidtothecontestantbeforethebout,exceptamateurkickboxing
207207 19andamateurmixedmartialartscontests;
208208 20 (8)Theamountofanycompensationorconsiderationthatapromoterhascontracted
209209 21toreceiveinconnectionwiththeboutorcontest,exceptamateurkickboxingandamateur
210210 22mixedmartialartscontests;
211211 HCSHB48 6 23 (9)Thesignatureofthepromoterandcontestant;
212212 24 (10)Thedatesignedbyboththepromoterandthecontestant;and
213213 25 (11)Anyadditionalinformationrequiredbytheoffice.
214214 26 2.Iftheboutcontractbetweenacontestantandpromoterischanged,thepromoter
215215 27shallprovidethedivisionwiththeamendedcontractcontainingallcontractchangesatleast
216216 28twohourspriortotheevent'sscheduledstarttime.Theamendedcontractshallcomplywith
217217 29allrequirementsfororiginalboutcontractsandshallcontainthesignatureofthepromoterand
218218 30contestant.
219219 31 3.Apromoterofaneventshallnotbeamanagerforacontestantwhoiscontracted
220220 32fortenroundsormoreattheevent.
221221 33 4.Thepromoterofaneventshallprovidepaymentsfortheeventofficial'sfeestothe
222222 34officepriortothestartoftheevent.Theformofpaymentshallbeatthediscretionofthe
223223 35officeprovidedthatpaymentsremittedbycheckormoneyordershallbemadepayable
224224 36directlytotheapplicableofficial.
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