15 USC § 6302 - Purposes

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title: "15 USC § 6302 - Purposes"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "6302"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 89
chapter_name: "PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 104–272, § 3, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3310.)"
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# § 6302. Purposes

The purposes of this chapter are—

**(1)** to improve and expand the system of safety precautions that protects the welfare of professional boxers; and

**(2)** to assist State boxing commissions to provide proper oversight for the professional boxing industry in the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 104–272, § 3, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3310.)

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