548.017 Participants, managers, and other persons required to have licenses.

548.017 Participants, managers, and other persons required to have licenses.

   (1) A participant, manager, trainer, second, timekeeper, referee, judge, announcer, physician, matchmaker, concessionaire, or booking agent or representative of a booking agent shall be licensed before directly or indirectly acting in such capacity in connection with any match involving a participant. A physician must be licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459, must maintain an unencumbered license in good standing, and must demonstrate satisfactory medical training or experience in boxing, or a combination of both, to the executive director prior to working as the ringside physician.

   (2) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History. ss. 2, 4, ch. 84-246; s. 5, ch. 88-365; s. 138, ch. 91-224; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 6, ch. 2002-172.