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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2006-06-06</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000916802</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>BOSS HOLDINGS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BSHI</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001102156</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>LANG WILLIAM R</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>2355 CRENSHAW BLVD., SUITE 148</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LOS ANGELES</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90016-1809</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Mr. Lang owns no shares of common stock of the Company directly. Mr. Lang is a trustee of the Graziadio Family Trust u/d/t
 10/13/75 (the &quot;Trust&quot;), which owns 410,519 shares of common stock of the Company. As such, Mr. Lang shares with the other
 trustees the power to vote or dispose of the Trust's shares, but has no pecuniary interest in such shares. The Trust also is
 the majority member of Ginarra Partners, LLC (&quot;Ginarra&quot;) which owns 576,388 shares of the Company's common stock. The power
 to vote or dispose of the shares held by Ginarra is held by Second Southern Corp., the sole manager of Ginarra, and is
 controlled by G. Louis Graziadio III, Ginarra's chief executive officer. Mr. Lang disclaims beneficial ownership of all
 shares held by the Trust and Ginarra.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ William R. Lang</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-07-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
