The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB290, s. 1 1Section 1. 20.165 (1) (im) of the statutes is created to read:
SB290,2,42 20.165 (1) (im) Boxing and mixed martial arts fighting; enforcement. Fifty
3percent of all moneys received in forfeitures imposed under s. 444.14, for
4enforcement of ch. 444.
SB290, s. 2 5Section 2. Chapter 444 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290,3,2
1regulation of boxing and
2 mixed martial arts fighting
SB290, s. 3 3Section 3. 444.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290,3,64 444.01 (1) "Amateur boxing contest" means a boxing or mixed martial arts
5fighting
contest or exhibition in which none of the boxers or fighters are compensated
6for participating in the contest or exhibition.
SB290, s. 4 7Section 4. 444.01 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB290,3,98 444.01 (1m) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine and
9surgery under s. 448.04 (1) (a).
SB290, s. 5 10Section 5. 444.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290,3,1311 444.01 (2) "Professional boxing contest" means a boxing or mixed martial arts
12fighting
contest or exhibition in which one or more of the boxers or fighters is
13compensated for participating in the contest or exhibition.
SB290, s. 6 14Section 6. 444.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290,4,5 15444.02 Boxing licenses, Licenses and permits. The department shall have
16the sole direction, management, and control of, and jurisdiction over, all professional
17boxing contests and all amateur mixed martial arts fighting contests conducted
18within the state by any promoter or club. No club or promoter may conduct
19professional boxing contests may be conducted or amateur mixed martial arts
20fighting contests
within the state except under authority granted by the department
21and in accordance with this chapter and the rules of the department. The
22department may issue, and for cause limit, suspend, or revoke, a license to conduct
23professional boxing contests or amateur mixed martial arts fighting contests to any
24promoter or incorporated club formed as provided in this chapter. The department
25may limit the number of professional boxing contests given by any promoter or club

1in any city, village, or town. No professional boxing contest or amateur mixed martial
2arts fighting contest
may be conducted by any promoter or licensed club without a
3permit from the department. Every license shall be subject to such rules and
4regulations as the department prescribes. The department may reprimand
5promoters or clubs for violating this chapter or any rules of the department.
SB290, s. 7 6Section 7. 444.03 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290,4,19 7444.03 Application for license; fee. No professional boxing contest or
8amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest
may be conducted by any promoter or
9club except by license granted to it by the department, and no club may be licensed
10unless it is incorporated under the laws of Wisconsin and its membership is limited
11to persons who have been continuous residents in the state for at least one year
. An
12application for a license shall be in writing, addressed to the department, and
13verified by the promoter or by an officer of the club. An application shall be
14accompanied by an annual fee of $25 $200 in cities, villages, and towns of not more
15than 50,000 inhabitants, $50 in cities of over 50,000 and not more than 150,000
16inhabitants, and $300 $500 in cities of over 150,000 inhabitants when the admission
17is over $1 and $50 when the admission charge is $1 or less
. The application must
18show that the promoter or club has entered into a valid agreement for the use of the
19building, amphitheater, or stadium in which contests are to be held.
SB290, s. 8 20Section 8. 444.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290,5,2 21444.04 Club Promoter and club reports. Within 24 hours after a promoter
22or
club holds a professional boxing contest or amateur mixed martial arts fighting
23contest
, the club shall furnish to the department a written report, verified by the
24promoter or by
one of its the club's officers, showing the number of tickets sold for the

1contest, the amount of gross proceeds, and all other information the department
2requires by rule to be included in the report.
SB290, s. 9 3Section 9. 444.06 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290,5,14 4444.06 Inspectors. The department shall appoint official "inspectors," each
5of whom shall receive a card authorizing the inspector to act wherever the
6department designates. The department may be, and at least one inspector shall be
7present at all professional boxing contests and all amateur mixed martial arts
8fighting contests
and see that the rules are strictly observed. An inspector shall also
9be present at the counting up of the gross receipts and shall immediately mail to the
10department the official box-office statement received from the promoter or club.
11Inspectors shall be paid a per diem to be set by the department, not to exceed $25 for
12each day on which they are actually and necessarily engaged in the performance of
13their duties, and shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses
14incurred in the performance of their duties.
SB290, s. 10 15Section 10. 444.09 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290,5,16 16444.09 (title) Conduct of boxing contests regulated.
SB290, s. 11 17Section 11. 444.095 of the statutes is created to read:
SB290,5,21 18444.095 Conduct of mixed martial arts fighting contests regulated. (1)
19No individual may be a contestant in an amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest
20unless the individual can provide evidence that he or she is covered by adequate
21health insurance.
SB290,5,23 22(2) No promoter or club may conduct a mixed martial arts fighting contest
23unless all of the following apply:
SB290,5,2524 (a) There is present at least one referee who is licensed by the department and
25at least 4 judges who are licensed by the department.
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1(b) A physician examines each contestant immediately before and after each
2match in which the contestant participates.
SB290,6,43 (c) A physician is present during each match to provide emergency care in the
4event of an injury.
SB290,6,65 (d) An ambulance and emergency medical services personnel with oxygen are
6present on the premises and equipped to transport an injured contestant.
SB290,6,8 7(3) The department shall promulgate rules that establish all of the following
8with respect to mixed martial arts fighting contests:
SB290,6,109 (a) Qualifications and fees for licensure of referees and judges for mixed martial
10arts fighting contests.
SB290,6,1211 (b) Requirements for regular health examinations of mixed martial arts
12fighting contestants, including all of the following:
SB290,6,1413 1. Annual physical examinations by physicians and annual eye examinations
14by physicians who are board-certified ophthalmologists.
SB290,6,1515 2. Annual screening for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
SB290,6,1616 3. For female contestants, pregnancy tests before contests.
SB290,6,1817 (c) Policies prohibiting contestants from using drugs, including anabolic
18steroids, and mandating drug testing of contestants.
SB290, s. 12 19Section 12. 444.10 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290,6,20 20444.10 Physician to examine professional boxing contestants.
SB290, s. 13 21Section 13. 444.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290,7,7 22444.11 Licenses to matchmakers, referees, boxers contestants, etc. The
23department may grant licenses upon application and the payment of the prescribed
24fees to matchmakers, managers, referees, examining physicians, boxers, mixed
25martial art fighters,
seconds, and trainers in professional boxing contests and

1amateur mixed martial arts fighting contests
. The fees to be paid per year shall be:
2Matchmakers in cities with a population of over 150,000, $25; matchmakers in other
3cities and in villages and towns, $10;
and managers, $10; referees, $15; examining
4physicians, $10; boxers and mixed martial arts fighters, $5; seconds and trainers
5timekeepers, $5. The department may limit, suspend, or revoke any such license
6granted under this section or reprimand the holder thereof licensee upon such cause
7as it deems sufficient.
SB290, s. 14 8Section 14. 444.12 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290,7,13 9444.12 Referee to stop contest. The referee must stop a professional boxing
10contest or amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest when either of the
11contestants shows a marked superiority or is apparently outclassed. The referee
12shall be the sole arbiter of the contest and may consult the physician identified in s.
13444.095 (2) (c) during the contest.
SB290, s. 15 14Section 15. 444.13 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290,7,20 15444.13 Sham contests, license revoked. Any promoter or club that
16conducts, holds, gives, or participates in any sham or fake professional boxing
17contest or amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest shall forfeit its license. That
18license shall be revoked by the department, and the promoter or club shall not be
19entitled to another license, nor shall any license be issued to any club that has a
20member who belonged to a club that had its license revoked
.
SB290, s. 16 21Section 16. 444.14 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290,8,23 22444.14 Sham contests; contestants penalized; forfeitures; hearing. Any
23The department shall ban a contestant who participates in any sham or fake
24professional boxing contest or amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest or
25violates any rule or regulation of promulgated by the department shall be penalized

1as follows: For the first offense the contestant shall be restrained by order of the
2department for not less than 2 months nor more than one year, the period to begin
3immediately after the occurrence of the offense, from participation in the contest to
4be held or given by any licensed club; for a 2nd offense, the contestant shall be
5permanently disqualified from further admission or participation in any such
6contest held or given by any licensed club and in addition, for each such offense, shall
7forfeit such amount, out of the share or purse agreed to be paid the contestant for the
8contest as the department determines, the forfeit to be paid into the general fund of
9the state. The department, upon determining the amount of the forfeit, may pay the
10same out of any guarantee deposited with it for delivery to the contestant or may
11order it paid to the department by the club employing the contestant out of the purse
12or share agreed by it to be paid to the contestant. The department shall not
13determine the forfeit until after due hearing held upon reasonable notice duly served
14upon
, and may require the contestant or , the contestant's manager and upon the club
15by whom the contestant is employed. Any member of the department or the secretary
16or any inspector of the department may order the club to hold the share or purse of
17the contestant in its possession pending the hearing and determination of the
18department. For failure to obey any order of the department or the secretary of the
19department or any inspector of the department given under this section, the license
20of the club may be limited, suspended, canceled, or revoked, and the club may be
21reprimanded
, or the promoter of the contest to forfeit an amount determined by the
22department, but not more than $500. Fifty percent of all forfeitures collected under
23this section shall be deposited in the appropriation account under s. 20.165 (1) (im)
.
SB290, s. 17 24Section 17. 444.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
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1444.15 Reports; examination of books and officers. Whenever any
2promoter or club fails to make a report of any professional boxing contest or amateur
3mixed martial arts fighting contest
at the time prescribed or whenever a report is
4unsatisfactory to the department, the secretary of the department may examine the
5books and records of the promoter or club and may subpoena and examine, under
6oath, the promoter or the club's officers and other witnesses to determine the total
7amount of its gross receipts for any contest. The secretary may require the promoter
8or
club to pay the expenses of conducting the examination. If a promoter or club fails
9to pay the amount of expenses determined by the secretary to be due within 20 days
10after receiving notice of the amount, the promoter or club shall forfeit its license, be
11disqualified from receiving any license under this chapter, and forfeit to the state the
12sum of $1,000, which may be recovered by the department of justice in the name of
13the state.
SB290, s. 18 14Section 18. 444.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB290,9,23 15444.18 Insurance on boxers certain contestants. Any licensee authorized
16to conduct professional boxing contests or amateur mixed martial arts fighting
17contests
shall insure each contestant participating for hospital, nursing, and
18medication expenses and physician's and surgeon's services according to an
19equitable fee schedule, not to exceed in the aggregate $500, to be paid to, or for the
20use of, any contestant to compensate for injuries sustained in any such contest; and
21shall insure each contestant for not less than $2,500 to be paid to the contestant's
22estate in the event of the contestant's death as the result of participation in such
23professional boxing contest or amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest.
SB290,9,2424 (End)
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