PRINTER'S NO. 1011
No. 887 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY MELLOW, SCANLON, ROSS, MUSTO, PECORA, STAPLETON,
DAWIDA, O'PAKE, STOUT, REGOLI, PORTERFIELD AND BELAN,
MAY 2, 1989
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 2, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 31, 1955 (P.L.531, No.131), entitled
2 "An act permitting and regulating wrestling and boxing
3 contests and exhibitions; requiring licenses and permits;
4 conferring powers and imposing duties upon the State Athletic
5 Commission; providing for the granting, suspension, and
6 revocation of licenses and permits issued by the Commission;
7 preserving the rights of existing licensees and permittees;
8 prescribing penalties, fines, forfeitures and misdemeanors;
9 requiring bonds and insurance; creating a Medical Advisory
10 Board; providing for rules and regulations; and making
11 appropriations," establishing the Boxing and Wrestling
12 Commission and providing for its powers and duties; further
13 providing for the regulation of boxing and wrestling contests
14 and exhibitions; further providing for fees, safety
15 regulations and penalties; reestablishing the commission
16 under the Sunset Act; creating a task force on boxing; making
17 repeals; and making an appropriation.
18 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19 hereby enacts as follows:
20 Section 1. Section 101 of the act of August 31, 1955
21 (P.L.531, No.131), known as the Pennsylvania Athletic Code, is
22 amended to read:
23 Section 101. Short Title.--This act shall be known and may
24 be cited as the ["Pennsylvania Athletic Code."] "Boxing and
25 Wrestling Code."
1 Section 2. The definition of "commission" in section 102 of
2 the act, amended May 24, 1956 (1955 P.L.1693, No.574), is
3 amended to read:
4 Section 102. Definitions; Construction.--The following terms
5 shall be construed when used in this act to have the following
6 meanings, except in those instances where the context clearly
7 indicates otherwise:
8 * * *
9 "Commission" shall mean the [State Athletic Commission]
10 Boxing and Wrestling Commission.
11 * * *
12 Section 3. The heading of Article II of the act, amended May
13 24, 1956 (1955 P.L.1693, No.574), is amended to read:
14 ARTICLE II
15 BOXING AND WRESTLING
16 COMMISSION AND THE REGULATION OF
17 BOXING AND WRESTLING CONTESTS AND EXHIBITIONS
18 Section 4. Sections 201, 202, 204.1, 204.2, 204.3 and 204.4
19 of the act, amended or added November 3, 1983 (P.L.213, No.62),
20 are amended to read:
21 Section 201. [Power of Commission to Control Wrestling and
22 Boxing.--Except as provided in section 103, the Commission is
23 hereby granted sole direction, control and jurisdiction over all
24 amateur and professional boxing and wrestling contests and
25 exhibitions or any variations thereof held within the
26 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, except such contests and
27 exhibitions as are specifically exempted from the provisions of
28 this act.] Boxing and Wrestling Commission.--(a) The Boxing and
29 Wrestling Commission is hereby established as a departmental
30 administrative commission within the Department of State. The
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1 Commission shall have sole direction, control and jurisdiction
2 over all amateur and professional boxing and wrestling contests
3 and exhibitions or any variations thereof held within the
4 Commonwealth, except such contests and exhibitions as are
5 hereinafter specifically exempted from the provisions of this
6 act.
7 (b) The Commission shall consist of three (3) members who
8 shall be appointed by the Governor. The Secretary of the
9 Commonwealth shall also be a member, ex officio. Each
10 Commissioner, except the Secretary of the Commonwealth, shall
11 hold office for a term of two (2) years and until his successor
12 is appointed and qualified. The Commissioners shall set the
13 policies by which boxing and wrestling contests and exhibitions
14 will be conducted in this Commonwealth.
15 (c) A chairman shall be elected by the Commission who shall
16 serve for a term of two (2) years and until a successor shall be
17 elected. The chairman shall preside at meetings of the
18 Commission.
19 (d) Each Commissioner, except the Secretary of the
20 Commonwealth and the chairman, shall receive a salary of ten
21 thousand dollars ($10,000) per annum and the chairman shall
22 receive a salary of ten thousand five hundred dollars ($10,500)
23 per annum. Each Commissioner shall receive reasonable and
24 necessary travel expenses incurred by him in the performance of
25 his duties.
26 (e) Two (2) members of the commission shall constitute a
27 quorum, and the concurrence of at least two (2) members of the
28 Commission shall be necessary to render valid any action by the
29 Commission.
30 (f) The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall appoint and fix
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1 the compensation of an executive director, deputies and such
2 other employes as the Secretary of the Commonwealth may from
3 time to time find necessary for the proper performance of the
4 functions of the Commission.
5 (g) It shall be the duty of the executive director to devote
6 his full time to the general supervision of all the affairs of
7 the Commission and to serve as chief deputy of the Commission.
8 Section 202. [Boxing and Wrestling Regulated.--Amateur or
9 professional boxing or wrestling contests or exhibitions,
10 including kick boxing, shall be held within the Commonwealth of
11 Pennsylvania only in accordance with the provisions of this act
12 and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. Such
13 contests or exhibitions may be held on Sundays.] General Powers
14 of the Commission.--The Commission shall have the power to
15 supervise all boxing and wrestling contests and exhibitions, in
16 accordance with this act and the rules and regulations
17 promulgated hereunder. These contests or exhibitions may be held
18 on Sundays. The Commission may adopt the rules and regulations
19 necessary to carry out this act.
20 Section 204.1. Medical Training Seminars.--The Commission
21 shall conduct frequent mandatory medical training seminars at
22 least three (3) per year [for all ring personnel, Commission
23 personnel and for other persons employed by the Commission and
24 designated to attend]. All ring personnel, Commission deputies
25 and those licensees designated by the Commission shall attend at
26 least one (1) seminar per year.
27 Section 204.2. Register.--The Commission shall establish and
28 maintain a register for all professional boxers and wrestlers
29 licensed in Pennsylvania. The register shall include a
30 photograph of the boxer or wrestler. In the register, the
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1 Commission shall record the results of each boxing contest or
2 exhibition the boxer is involved in, including technical
3 knockouts, knockouts and other boxing related injuries, as well
4 as the dates of each contest or exhibition and the record of
5 wins and losses.
6 Section 204.3. Medical Equipment.--No professional or
7 amateur boxing event shall be started unless there is on the
8 premises:
9 (1) an ambulance, together with emergency equipment and
10 personnel; and
11 (2) a portable resuscitator with oxygen and appropriate
12 endotracheal tubes and a qualified operator.
13 Section 204.4. Suspension.--For sound medical reasons and to
14 protect the individual boxers, the Commission shall establish
15 mandatory license suspensions of those persons who sustain
16 certain injuries. The Commission may suspend a boxer's license
17 for up to sixty (60) days for a laceration of the face, up to
18 thirty (30) days for a technical knockout with minor injuries
19 and up to forty-five (45) days for head injuries. [Boxers
20 receiving a knockout may receive up to a ninety (90) day
21 suspension and shall receive an EEG within twenty-four (24)
22 hours of the knockout.] Boxers receiving a knockout may be
23 prohibited by the Commission from participating in a contest or
24 exhibition for up to ninety (90) days and shall undergo an
25 electroencephalogram within twenty-four (24) hours of the
26 knockout and shall immediately provide the results to the
27 Commission.
28 Section 5. Section 205 of the act, amended June 2, 1965
29 (P.L.84, No.47), is amended to read:
30 Section 205. Examinations.--(a) In addition to any other
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1 examination required by this act or the rules and regulations
2 promulgated hereunder, each boxer or wrestler must be examined
3 by the attending physician within two (2) hours before he enters
4 the ring. If, in the opinion of the physician, any boxer or
5 wrestler is physically or mentally unfit to proceed, the
6 physician shall forthwith notify any commissioner or the deputy
7 in charge, or the chief deputy, who shall immediately cancel the
8 contest or exhibition.
9 (b) This required examination shall conform to the rules and
10 regulations promulgated hereunder pursuant to the advice of the
11 Medical Advisory Board.
12 (c) In addition to the examination required herein, every
13 boxer shall be examined by a physician designated by the
14 Commission during the five (5) days following every contest or
15 exhibition in which he was a participant. Such examination shall
16 be performed at the expense of the promoter.
17 (d) The results of the examinations required by this section
18 shall be reduced to writing by the physician, signed by him and
19 filed with the Commission within forty-eight (48) hours after
20 they have been performed.
21 Section 6. Section 208 of the act, amended November 3, 1983
22 (P.L.213, No.62), is amended to read:
23 Section 208. Gloves.--When the boxers are one hundred
24 thirty-five (135) pounds or under, they shall wear thumbless
25 boxing gloves weighing not less than five (5) ounces each. When
26 the boxers are over one hundred thirty-five (135) pounds but do
27 not exceed one hundred sixty (160) pounds, they shall wear
28 thumbless boxing gloves weighing not less than six (6) ounces
29 each. When the boxers are over one hundred sixty (160) pounds,
30 they shall wear thumbless boxing gloves weighing not less than
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1 ten (10) ounces each.
2 Section 7. Sections 213 and 214 of the act are amended to
3 read:
4 Section 213. Advertising Wrestling Exhibitions--Every
5 wrestling exhibition shall be advertised as an exhibition and
6 not as a contest. [A licensed referee but no judge as such shall
7 officiate at each exhibition, at the expense of the promoter.]
8 Section 214. Duty of Disclosure.--Every licensee shall,
9 immediately after learning thereof, disclose to any member of
10 the Commission, or, if in attendance at any contest or
11 exhibition, to the executive director of the Commission or to
12 the deputy in charge or the attending physician or referee, all
13 knowledge or information in his possession concerning any mental
14 or physical disability, injury, illness or incapacity of any
15 boxer or wrestler.
16 Section 8. Sections 215 and 216 of the act, amended May 24,
17 1956 (1955 P.L.1693, No.574), are amended to read;
18 Section 215. Sham or Collusive Contest Prohibited.--(a) No
19 licensee or other person shall knowingly conduct, give,
20 participate in or be in anyway connected with any sham or
21 collusive boxing or wrestling [contest] event.
22 (b) Any licensee who knows or has reason to suspect that a
23 boxing or wrestling [contest] event is, was or is going to be a
24 sham or collusive [contest] event, shall have a duty to promptly
25 report this to the Commission or a representative thereof. Such
26 report shall be in writing or, if oral, shall be forthwith
27 reduced to writing and shall contain all of the reporter's
28 reasons for the conclusions set forth in his report.
29 (c) A sham or collusive [contest] event is one in which one
30 or both of the participants does not use his best efforts and
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1 skill or does not strive earnestly in good faith to win. It
2 includes, but is not limited to, any pseudo [contest] event, the
3 result of which has been prearranged or any pseudo [contest]
4 event in which either participant does not, is not going to, or
5 is unable to use or is prevented from using his best efforts and
6 skill as a result of coercion, bribery, duress, threats, reward
7 or promise thereof, physical incapacity or disability,
8 suggestion or agreement, or any other improper or unlawful
9 means[.], provided, that this provision shall not apply to
10 predetermined wrestling exhibitions.
11 (d) A violation of this section shall constitute a
12 misdemeanor.
13 Section 216. Minimum Purses for Boxers.--No purse less than
14 [twenty-five dollars ($25.00)] fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be
15 paid by the promoter to any professional boxer for any contest
16 or exhibition, other than a training exhibition.
17 Section 9. Sections 217, 218 and 221 of the act are amended
18 to read:
19 Section 217. Distribution of Purses to Boxers; Statements.--
20 (a) Unless otherwise directed by any Commissioner, the deputy
21 in charge or the referee, all boxing purses shall be distributed
22 by the promoter not later than twenty-four (24) hours after the
23 conclusion of the contest or exhibition for which the purse is
24 being paid. A written statement showing the distribution of the
25 purse including each item of receipt and each expenditure or
26 deduction shall be furnished to the boxer and his manager,
27 together with his share of the purse, and a copy thereof
28 certified by the promoter to be true and correct shall be filed
29 forthwith in the office of the Commission. Receipted vouchers
30 for every expenditure or deduction shall be attached to the copy
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1 filed with the Commission.
2 (b) Unless otherwise directed by any Commissioner, the
3 deputy in charge, the executive director, or the referee, every
4 manager shall furnish a statement of distribution to the boxer
5 he manages, together with the boxer's share of the purse, not
6 later than twenty-four (24) hours after he receives the purse
7 and statement from the promoter. A copy thereof, certified by
8 the manager to be true and correct, shall be filed forthwith in
9 the office of the Commission and it shall have attached to it
10 receipted vouchers for every expenditure or deduction made by
11 the manager.
12 Section 218. Withholding of Purses.--[Any member of the
13 Commission,] The executive director or the referee, or in the
14 absence of a member of the Commission, the deputy in charge
15 shall have the power to order the promoter to withhold any
16 purse, or any part thereof, or any receipts or other funds
17 belonging to or payable to any contestant or for which any
18 contestant is competing or the share thereof of any manager, if,
19 in his judgment, it should appear that such contestant is not
20 competing honestly, or is intentionally not competing to the
21 best of his ability and skill, or if it should appear that the
22 contestant, his manager or any of his seconds has violated any
23 provision of this act or the rules and regulations promulgated
24 hereunder.
25 Section 221. Payments Regulated.--(a) No promoter or
26 foreign co-promoter shall pay, lend or give any money to a
27 contestant before any boxing contest as an advance against his
28 purse or for a similar purpose, except that a promoter may, with
29 the prior written permission of [any member of the Commission]
30 the executive director, pay or advance to a contestant necessary
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1 expenses for transportation and maintenance in preparation for a
2 contest. The total payments shall not exceed [five hundred
3 dollars ($500.00)] one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for any one
4 contest.
5 (b) If a contestant's purse is forfeited, the Commission may
6 include such payments or advances as part of the forfeiture,
7 and, if he does not forthwith forward such amount to the
8 Commission, it may be recovered in the same manner as a debt due
9 the Commonwealth.
10 Section 10. The act is amended by adding sections to read:
11 Section 224. Crowd Control.--The promoter and the owner or
12 operator of the arena or facility shall be responsible for
13 ensuring that adequate security personnel are in attendance at
14 each boxing or wrestling contest or exhibition to control fans
15 in attendance. The size of the security force shall be
16 determined by the promoter and the owner or operators of the
17 arena or facility, as they shall agree.
18 Section 225. Self-Mutilation.--It shall be unlawful for any
19 wrestler to deliberately cut or otherwise mutilate himself while
20 participating in a wrestling exhibition.
21 Section 11. The heading of Article IIA, sections 256 and 303
22 of the act, amended or added May 24, 1956 (1955 P.L.1693,
23 No.574), are amended to read:
24 ARTICLE IIA
25 BOXING SAFETY REGULATIONS
26 Section 256. Six Consecutive Defeats.--A boxer who has
27 suffered six consecutive defeats shall be investigated by the
28 Commission, and examined by a physician to determine the boxer's
29 continued fitness for licensure.
30 Section 303. Representative Managers' Licenses.--Before
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1 acting as such, every representative manager shall procure a
2 manager's license. He shall file with the Commission the name of
3 each boxer or wrestler whom he represents, together with a
4 written consent from each such boxer or wrestler and his manager
5 authorizing him to transact business for such manager or boxer
6 or wrestler or to act as or for the manager of such boxer or
7 wrestler. A violation of this section shall constitute a
8 misdemeanor.
9 Every person, other than the manager of a professional boxer
10 or wrestler, who performs any of the acts usually performed by
11 the manager or who aids, assists, or substitutes for the manager
12 or who uses a licensed manager to conceal his own actions as a
13 manager, shall be considered a representative manager.
14 Section 12. Section 308 of the act is amended to read:
15 Section 308. Restrictions.--No officer, director,
16 stockholder or employe of a licensed promoter shall have any
17 other interest in any professional boxer or wrestler or
18 professional contest or exhibition except as a matchmaker.
19 Provided, that nothing in this section shall prohibit a licensed
20 referee, timekeeper, or announcer from being an employe of, or
21 under contract with, the sponsoring promoter of a wrestling
22 exhibition.
23 Section 13. Section 316 of the act, amended November 26,
24 1978 (P.L.1253, No.298), is amended to read:
25 Section 316. License Fees.--(a) The following annual
26 license fees shall accompany each application for a license or
27 the renewal of a license:
28 [Promoter's license-- one hundred dollars ($100.00)
29 Matchmaker's license-- fifty dollars ($50.00)
30 Booking Agent's license-- thirty-five dollars ($35.00)
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1 Physician's license-- forty dollars ($40.00)
2 Referee's license-- thirty-five dollars ($35.00)
3 Manager's license-- forty dollars ($40.00)
4 Judge's license-- thirty-five dollars ($35.00)
5 Timekeeper's license-- twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
6 Announcer's license-- twenty dollars ($20.00)
7 Professional boxer's
8 license-- twenty dollars ($20.00)
9 Professional wrestler's
10 license-- twenty dollars ($20.00)
11 Trainer's license-- twenty dollars ($20.00)
12 Second's license-- twenty dollars ($20.00)]
13 Promoter's license-- two hundred dollars ($200.00)
14 Matchmaker's license-- one hundred dollars ($100.00)
15 Booking Agent's license-- seventy dollars ($70.00)
16 Physician's license-- eighty dollars ($80.00)
17 Referee's license-- seventy dollars ($70.00)
18 Manager's license-- eighty dollars ($80.00)
19 Judge's license-- seventy dollars ($70.00)
20 Timekeeper's license-- fifty dollars ($50.00)
21 Announcer's license-- forty dollars ($40.00)
22 Professional boxer's
23 license-- forty dollars ($40.00)
24 Professional wrestler's
25 license-- forty dollars ($40.00)
26 Trainer's license-- fifty dollars ($50.00)
27 Second's license-- fifty dollars ($50.00)
28 (b) The commission may issue licenses without fees to
29 referees and physicians authorizing them to officiate only at
30 boxing or wrestling contests or exhibitions between amateurs.
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1 Section 14. Sections 317 and 502 of the act are amended to
2 read:
3 Section 317. Permit Fees.--(a) The following fees, based
4 upon the seating capacity of the premises where the program is
5 to be presented, shall accompany each application for a permit
6 to present a program of contests or exhibitions:
7 [Seating Capacity Fee
8 Cities of the first class:
9 2,000 or less, twenty dollars ($20.00)
10 2,000 to 5,000, twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
11 5,000 and over, fifty dollars ($50.00)
12 Cities of the second class:
13 2,000 or less, fifteen dollars ($15.00)
14 2,000 to 5,000, twenty dollars ($20.00)
15 5,000 and over, thirty dollars ($30.00)
16 Cities of the second class A and
17 all other political subdivisions:
18 2,000 or less, ten dollars ($10.00)
19 2,000 to 5,000, fifteen dollars ($15.00)
20 5,000 and over, twenty dollars ($20.00)]
21 Seating Capacity Fee
22 Cities of the first class:
23 2,000 or less, forty dollars ($40.00)
24 2,000 to 5,000, fifty dollars ($50.00)
25 5,000 and over, one hundred dollars ($100.00)
26 Cities of the second class:
27 2,000 or less, thirty dollars ($30.00)
28 2,000 to 5,000, forty dollars ($40.00)
29 5,000 and over, sixty dollars ($60.00)
30 Cities of the second class A and
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1 all other political subdivisions:
2 2,000 or less, twenty dollars ($20.00)
3 2,000 to 5,000, thirty dollars ($30.00)
4 5,000 and over, forty dollars ($40.00)
5 (b) The fee for the issuance of a foreign co-promoter's
6 permit for each program of contests or exhibitions shall be [one
7 hundred dollars ($100.00)] two hundred dollars ($200.00).
8 Section 502. Contracts Subject to Law.--Every contract
9 subject to the provisions of this article shall contain the
10 following clause:
11 "This agreement is subject to the provisions of the
12 [Pennsylvania Athletic Code] Boxing and Wrestling Code and to
13 the rules and regulations of the [Pennsylvania Athletic
14 Commission] Boxing and Wrestling Commission, and to any future
15 amendments of either of them."
16 Section 15. Section 601 of the act, amended May 24, 1956
17 (1955 P.L.1693, No.574), is amended to read:
18 Section 601. Promoters and Foreign Co-Promoters Required to
19 File Bonds.--(a) Before any license or renewal of a license
20 shall be issued to a promoter of a boxing or wrestling contest
21 or exhibition and before any permit shall be issued to a foreign
22 co-promoter, he shall be required to execute and file a surety
23 bond with the Commission in such reasonable amount, but not less
24 than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), as the Commission shall
25 determine.
26 (a.1) Before any license or renewal of a license shall be
27 issued to a promoter of a wrestling exhibition and before any
28 permit shall be issued to a foreign co-promoter, he shall be
29 required to execute and file a surety bond with the Commission
30 in such reasonable amount, but not less than ten thousand
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1 dollars ($10,000.00) as the Commission shall determine.
2 (b) All such bonds shall be upon forms supplied by the
3 Commission[, which shall have first adopted them with the
4 approval of the Department of Justice].
5 (c) The sufficiency of the sureties shall be subject to
6 approval of the Commission [and the Department of Justice].
7 (d) The surety bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful
8 performance by the promoter or foreign co-promoter of his
9 obligations under this act and the rules and regulations
10 promulgated pursuant hereto, including but not limited to the
11 fulfillment of his contractual obligations to contestants,
12 managers and other licensees, and the payment of all license and
13 permit fees provided for in this act: Provided, however, That
14 the aggregate annual liability of the surety for all obligations
15 and fees shall in no event exceed the amount of the bond.
16 Section 16. Sections 801, 901 and 902 of the act are amended
17 to read:
18 Section 801. Misdemeanors.--Any person, convicted of any
19 misdemeanor created by or set forth in this act, shall be
20 sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars
21 ($5,000.00), or undergo imprisonment[, either by separate or
22 solitary confinement at labor or to simple imprisonment,] for a
23 period not exceeding three (3) years, or both.
24 Section 901. Financial Interest in Boxer or Wrestler
25 Prohibited.--No licensed physician, referee, judge or promoter
26 shall have any direct or indirect financial or pecuniary
27 interest in any boxer or wrestler. A violation of this section
28 shall constitute a misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to
29 wrestling exhibitions.
30 Section 902. Financial Interest in Opponent Prohibited.--No
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1 manager, trainer or second of any boxer or wrestler shall have
2 any direct or indirect, financial or pecuniary interest in the
3 opponent in any contest in which his own boxer or wrestler
4 participates. Nor shall any boxer or wrestler have any direct or
5 indirect, financial or pecuniary interest in his opponent in any
6 contest. A violation of this section shall constitute a
7 misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to wrestling
8 exhibitions.
9 Section 17. (a) A Task Force is hereby established to
10 examine the sport of boxing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 and to recommend such changes in law as it finds advisable.
12 (b) The Task Force shall consist of six members. One member
13 shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate,
14 one by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one by the
15 Minority Leader of the Senate, one by the Minority Leader of the
16 House of Representatives, one by the Secretary of the
17 Commonwealth and one by the Secretary of Health.
18 (c) The Task Force shall:
19 (1) Examine the state of the sport of boxing in
20 Pennsylvania and determine the level of regulation required.
21 (2) Review Pennsylvania laws and regulations relating to
22 boxing.
23 (3) Review proposed legislation relating to boxing.
24 (4) Examine regulatory efforts in other states relating
25 to boxing.
26 (5) Make specific findings and recommendations for
27 proposed legislation.
28 (d) Staff support for the Task Force shall be provided by
29 the Joint State Government Commission.
30 (e) The Task Force shall communicate its findings and
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1 recommendations to the General Assembly and to the Governor on
2 or before March 1, 1990, and shall terminate on that date.
3 Section 18. The members of the State Athletic Commission, as
4 of the effective date of this act, shall continue to serve as
5 members until their present terms of office expire or until
6 their successors are appointed and qualified.
7 Section 19. Each rule, regulation and fee of the State
8 Athletic Commission in effect on the effective date of this act
9 shall remain in effect after such date until repealed or amended
10 by the Pennsylvania Boxing and Wrestling Commission in the
11 manner provided by law.
12 Section 20. This act, with respect to the State Athletic
13 Commission, shall constitute the legislation required to
14 reestablish the commission under the act of December 22, 1981
15 (P.L.508, No.142), known as the Sunset Act.
16 Section 21. The sum of $350,000, or as much thereof as may
17 be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to
18 the Department of State for the operation of the Boxing and
19 Wrestling Commission for the fiscal period July 1, 1989, to June
20 30, 1990.
21 Section 22. (a) Section 427 of the act of April 9, 1929
22 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
23 hereby repealed.
24 (b) All acts and parts of acts are repealed insofar as they
25 are inconsistent with this act.
26 Section 23. This act shall take effect immediately.
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