444.03 Application for license; fee. - Wisconsin Statutes

444.03

444.03 Application for license; fee. No professional contest or amateur mixed martial arts fighting contest may be conducted by any promoter or club except by license granted to it by the department. An application for a license shall be in writing, addressed to the department, and verified by the promoter or by an officer of the club. An application shall be accompanied by an annual fee of $500. The application must show that the promoter or club has entered into a valid agreement for the use of the building, amphitheater, or stadium in which contests are to be held.

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NOTE: This section is shown as amended eff. 9-1-10 by 2009 Wis. Act 111. Prior to 9-1-10 it reads:

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444.03 Application for license; fee. No professional boxing contest may be conducted by any club except by license granted to it by the department, and no club may be licensed unless it is incorporated under the laws of Wisconsin and its membership is limited to persons who have been continuous residents in the state for at least one year. An application for a license shall be in writing, addressed to the department, and verified by an officer of the club. An application shall be accompanied by an annual fee of $25 in cities, villages, and towns of not more than 50,000 inhabitants, $50 in cities of over 50,000 and not more than 150,000 inhabitants, and $300 in cities of over 150,000 inhabitants when the admission is over $1 and $50 when the admission charge is $1 or less. The application must show that the club has entered into a valid agreement for the use of the building, amphitheater, or stadium in which contests are to be held.

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History: 1979 c. 221 s. 2200 (45); 1981 c. 20; 1987 a. 399; 1991 a. 189; 1993 a. 246; 2003 a. 285; 2009 a. 111.

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Cross Reference: See also chs. RL 100 and 110, Wis. adm. code.