Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

341.27 COMMISSIONER DUTIES. The commissioner shall: (1) issue, deny, renew, suspend, or revoke licenses; (2) make and maintain records of its acts and proceedings including the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, or revocation of licenses; (3) keep public records of the counci…

341.271 GIFT AUTHORITY. The commissioner may apply for, receive, and expend grants and gifts of money consistent with the powers and duties specified in section 341.27. The commissioner may accept gifts, bequests, grants, payments for services, and other public and private money …

341.28 REGULATION OF COMBATIVE SPORT CONTESTS. § Subdivision 1.Regulatory authority; combative sports. All combative sport contests within this state must be conducted according to the requirements of this chapter. § Subd. 1a.Regulatory authority; professional boxing contests. Al…

341.29 JURISDICTION OF COMMISSIONER. The commissioner shall: (1) have sole direction, supervision, regulation, control, and jurisdiction over all combative sport contests that are held within this state unless a contest is exempt from the application of this chapter under federal…

341.30 LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Licensure; individuals. All referees, judges, promoters, trainers, timekeepers, ringside physicians, combatants, and seconds are required to be licensed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall not permit any of these persons to p…

341.32 LICENSE FEES; EXPIRATION; RENEWAL. § Subdivision 1.Annual licensure. The commissioner may establish and issue annual licenses subject to the collection of advance fees by the commissioner for promoters, judges, referees, ringside physicians, timekeepers, combatants, traine…

341.321 FEE SCHEDULE. (a) The fee schedule for professional and amateur licenses issued by the commissioner is as follows: (1) referees, $25; (2) promoters, $700; (3) judges and knockdown judges, $25; (4) trainers and seconds, $40; (5) timekeepers, $25; (6) professional combatant…

341.322 PAYMENT SCHEDULE. The commissioner may establish a schedule of payments to be paid by a promoter to referees, judges and knockdown judges, timekeepers, and ringside physicians. History: 2023 c 53 art 4 s 18

341.323 EVENT APPROVAL. § Subdivision 1.Preapproval documentation. Before the commissioner approves a combative sports contest, the promoter shall provide the commissioner, at least six weeks before the combative sport contest is scheduled to occur, information about the time, da…

341.324 AMBULANCE. A promoter must ensure, at the cost of the promoter, that a licensed ambulance service with two emergency medical technicians is on the premises during a combative sports contest. History: 2023 c 53 art 4 s 20

341.33 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED; FEES. § Subdivision 1.Examination by physician. All combatants must be examined by a physician licensed by this state within 36 hours before entering the ring, and the examining physician shall immediately file with the commissioner a written…

341.331 PROHIBITED PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCES AND TESTING. § Subdivision 1.Performance enhancing substances and masking agents prohibited. All combatants are prohibited from using the substances listed in the following classes contained in the World Anti-Doping Code publish…

341.34 INSURANCE. § Subdivision 1.Required insurance. The commissioner shall: (1) require insurance coverage for a combatant to provide for medical, surgical, and hospital care for injuries sustained in the ring in an amount of at least $10,000 and payable to the combatant as ben…

341.345 CHALLENGING THE OUTCOME OF A COMBATIVE SPORT CONTEST. § Subdivision 1.Challenge. (a) If a combatant disagrees with the outcome of a combative sport contest regulated by the Department of Labor and Industry in which the combatant participated, the combatant may challenge t…

341.35 UNLICENSED EVENTS; MISDEMEANOR. Any person or persons who send or cause to be sent, published, or otherwise made known, any challenge to fight what is commonly known as a prize fight, or engage in any public combative sport match or contest, with or without gloves, for any…

341.352 DATA PRIVACY. All health records collected, created, or maintained under this chapter are private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12. History: 2024 c 127 art 5 s 8

341.355 CIVIL PENALTIES. When the commissioner finds that a person has violated one or more provisions of any statute, rule, or order that the commissioner is empowered to regulate, enforce, or issue, the commissioner may impose, for each violation, a civil penalty of up to $10,0…

341.37 APPROPRIATION. A combative sports account is created in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of conducting its statutory responsibilities and obligations under this chapter. History: 2006 c 282 art 11 …