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H. B. 2397


(By Delegate Modesitt)

[Introduced January 26, 1999; referred to the

Committee on Government Organization.]





A BILL to amend and reenact sections six and twenty, article five-a, chapter twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to raising fees to be paid to officials at athletic commission boxing events; and raising license fees for professional contestants, trainers, inspectors, referees and professional managers.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That sections six and twenty, article five-a, chapter twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5A. STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION.

§29-5A-6. Payment of official in charge.

The deputy, inspector or official other officials designated by the commission to be in charge of a boxing event shall be paid by the promoter at a rate of twenty-five dollars seventy-five dollars for each weigh-in ceremony and twenty-five dollars seventy-five dollars for each day of bouts. If a weigh- in occurs within three hours before the boxing bouts are scheduled to begin, he the deputy, inspector or other officials will be paid only twenty-five dollars seventy-five dollars once for that particular night or day's events. Judges, timekeepers and inspectors shall be paid by the promoter at a rate of fifty dollars per day. Referees shall be paid by the promoter at a rate of seventy-five dollars per day.
§29-5A-20. Licenses for contestants, referees and managers.

No professional contestant, trainer, inspector, referee or professional manager shall be is permitted to take part in any boxing contest or exhibition unless holding a license from the state, said license to be issued by the commission upon payment of five dollars ten dollars a year. for contestants and referees and three dollars a year for a manager. Such fees shall accompany the application and shall be in the form of a certified check or money order and shall be issued to the treasurer of the state of West Virginia to be deposited in the general fund. Should such license not be granted, the treasurer shall refund the full amount.




Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.


GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION TITLE AMENDMENT

H. B. 2397 -- "A Bill to amend and reenact sections six and twenty, article five-a, chapter twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to raising fees to be paid to officials at athletic commission boxing events; and raising license fees for professional contestants, trainers, inspectors, referees and professional managers."