DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
61K1-3.001Licenses, Permits; Requirement, Procedure and Period, Fee, Bout Card Approval
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 41 No. 44, March 5, 2015 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The change is in response to comments submitted by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee in a letter dated December 1, 2015. The change is as follows:
61K1-3.001 Licenses, Permits; Requirement, Procedure and Period, Fees, Fight Card Approval
(1) No change.
(2) Permit; Requirement, Procedure and Period, Fee.
(a) No change.
(b) Issuance of Permits
1. To obtain a permit for a live event, the promoter must submit;
a. No change.
b. Complete permit application on Form BPR-0009-454 “Application for Permit”, effective January 2015 October 2012, adopted and incorporated herein, which may be obtained on the “Boxing, Kickboxing, & Mixed Martial Arts” link at https://www.myfloridalicense.com/intentions2.asp; or at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/refernce.asp?No=Ref-.
(c)The promoter or matchmaker shall provide the proposed fight card and supporting fight records of participants not later than 10 7 calendar days prior to the proposed date of the program. Once a promoter has identified a licensed matchmaker for a specific program of matches, any proposed matches submitted by the promoter will be deemed to be received from the matchmaker. The promoter or matchmaker will be allowed to propose additional matches until 12 noon on the day prior to the scheduled program of matches. After such time, matches may only be proposed if records can be verified to the satisfaction of the executive director or his or her designee and prior to the conclusion of the weigh-in. At the conclusion of the weigh-in, no further matches may be proposed or approved. The executive director or his or her designee shall review the proposed fight card and, if he or she determines that all the proposed matches meet the requirements of Chapter 548, F.S., and the rules adopted by the commission, he or she shall approve the proposed fight card or match(s). If the executive director or his or her designee determines that the proposed fight card or match(s) is not in compliance with Chapter 548, F.S., or the rules adopted by the commission, the executive director or his or her designee shall not approve the proposed fight card and shall advise the promoter or matchmaker that the proposed fight card has been denied and the reasons for denial. Approvals and denials may be communicated for individual matches comprising the proposed fight card. If the commission office is not able to verify the participants’ ability to participate prior to the match, the participants shall not be permitted to participate in the match.
(d) through (f) No change.
(3) No change.
Form BPR-0009-454, “Application for Permit,” effective January 2015, reference to the request for a social security number has been removed from the form.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Paul Waters, Executive Director, Florida State Boxing Commission, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1016.
