(1) In addition to any other fees or taxes required under this chapter, a promoter shall pay to the Oregon State Athletic Commission a fee of $1 for each ticket sold for admission to a live professional boxing event held in this state.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a live professional boxing event held on land controlled by an Oregon Indian tribe. However, an Oregon Indian tribe may make a contribution to the commission for the purposes of subsection (3) of this section.
(3) All moneys collected from the fee imposed under subsection (1) of this section shall be deposited into the subaccount established in the State Police Account under ORS 181.175 (2). The moneys deposited in the subaccount are continuously appropriated to the Oregon State Athletic Commission in the Department of State Police to be used by the commission to award grants to amateur boxing organizations in this state.
(4) The commission shall adopt by rule the manner in which:
(a) The fees required under subsection (1) of this section must be paid; and
(b) Applications for grants may be submitted to the commission and the standards to be used to award the grants to amateur boxing organizations in this state.
(5) The commission shall monitor the amateur boxing organizations that receive grants under this section to determine the success of the grant program.
(6) As used in this section, “amateur boxing organization” means a locally operated boxing club that is registered with the Oregon Association of United States Amateur Boxing, Inc. [2001 c.446 §2; 2007 c.585 §25]
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