317.011. Athletic fund, created, source of funds--director only to license certain contests, exceptions--law not applicable to amateur matches.
Athletic fund, created, source of funds--director only to licensecertain contests, exceptions--law not applicable to amateurmatches.
317.011. 1. The division shall have the power, and it shall be itsduty, to accept application for and issue permits to hold professionalboxing, sparring, professional wrestling, professional kickboxing orprofessional full-contact karate contests in the state of Missouri, and tocharge a fee for the issuance of same in an amount established by rule;such funds to be paid to the division which shall pay such funds into theMissouri state treasury to be set apart into the athletic fund.
2. The provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, to the contrarynotwithstanding, money in this fund shall not be transferred and placed tothe credit of general revenue until the amount in the fund at the end ofthe biennium exceeds two times the amount of the appropriation from thefund for the preceding fiscal year or, if the division requires by rulerenewal less frequently than yearly then three times the appropriation fromthe fund for the preceding fiscal year. The amount, if any, in the fundwhich shall lapse is that amount in the fund which exceeds the appropriatemultiple of the appropriations from the fund for the preceding fiscal year.
3. The division shall not grant any permit to hold professionalboxing, sparring, professional wrestling, professional kickboxing orprofessional full-contact karate contests in the state of Missouri except:
(1) Where such professional boxing, sparring, professional wrestling,professional kickboxing or professional full-contact karate contest is tobe held under the auspices of a promoter duly licensed by the division; and
(2) Where a fee has been paid for such permit, in an amountestablished by rule.
4. In such contests a decision shall be rendered by three judgeslicensed by the division.
5. Specifically exempted from the provisions of this chapter arecontests or exhibitions for amateur boxing, amateur kickboxing, amateurwrestling and amateur full-contact karate. However, all amateur boxing,amateur kickboxing, amateur wrestling and amateur full-contact karate mustbe sanctioned by a nationally recognized amateur sanctioning body approvedby the office.
(L. 1983 H.B. 635 § 3, A.L. 1985 S.B. 99, A.L. 1996 S.B. 524, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1122, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)Effective 7-01-08