New York General Business Law Article 41 - COMBATIVE SPORTS

• 1000 - Definitions.
  As used in this article: 1. "Amateur" means any participant in a combative sport authorized pursuant to this article who is not receiving or competing...
• 1001 - Combative Sports Authorized.
  Combative sports conducted under the supervision of the commission, under the supervision of an authorized sanctioning entity, or as provided for in section one thousand...
• 1002 - Combative Sports Prohibited.
  1. The conduct of combative sports outside the supervision of the commission or an authorized sanctioning entity is prohibited. 2. A person advances a prohibited...
• 1003 - State Athletic Commission.
  1. The state athletic commission, as named by chapter nine hundred twelve of the laws of nineteen hundred twenty, as amended by chapter six hundred...
• 1004 - Jurisdiction of the Commission.
  The commission shall have and is hereby vested with the sole direction, management, control and jurisdiction over: 1. all authorized combative sports; 2. all licenses...
• 1005 - Officers and Employees of the Commission.
  The secretary of state may appoint, and at his or her pleasure remove, an executive director, deputies, officers, inspectors, physicians and any such other employees...
• 1006 - Sanctioning Entities.
  1. The commission shall promulgate regulations establishing a process by which entities may be recognized and approved by the commission as authorized sanctioning entities for...
• 1007 - Licenses; General Provisions.
  1. Except as otherwise provided in sections one thousand six, one thousand eleven, and one thousand seventeen of this article, with respect to all authorized...
• 1008 - Licenses; Judges.
  1. Except as otherwise provided in sections one thousand six and one thousand seventeen of this article, only a person licensed by the commission, as...
• 1009 - Licenses; Entities.
  1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections one thousand six and one thousand seventeen of this article, only entities licensed by the commission may...
• 1010 - Licenses; Professionals.
  1. Except as otherwise provided in sections one thousand six, one thousand eleven and one thousand seventeen of this article, only persons licensed by the...
• 1011 - Temporary Working Permits.
  The commission may issue temporary working permits to professionals, their managers, trainers and seconds. A temporary working permit shall authorize the employment of the holder...
• 1012 - Temporary Training Facilities.
  The commission in its judgment may exempt from licensing under this article any training facility providing contact sparring established and maintained on a temporary basis...
• 1013 - Medical Advisory Board.
  1. The medical advisory board created pursuant to chapter nine hundred twelve of the laws of nineteen hundred twenty, and subsequent amendments thereto is hereby...
• 1014 - Regulation of Authorized Professional Combative Sports.
  The commission shall promulgate regulations governing the conduct of authorized professional combative sports that: 1. establish parameters and limitations on weights and classes of professionals;...
• 1015 - Conduct of Authorized Professional Combative Sports.
  1. All buildings or structures used or intended to be used for conducting authorized professional combative sports shall be properly ventilated and provided with fire...
• 1016 - Required Filings.
  1. The organization that promotes, sanctions or otherwise participates in the proposition, selection, or arrangement of one or more professionals for a contest must file...
• 1017 - Professional Wrestling; Promoters.
  1. For the purposes of this article, "professional wrestling" shall mean an activity in which participants struggle hand-in-hand primarily for the purpose of providing entertainment...
• 1018 - Prohibited Conduct.
  1. No corporation or person shall have, either directly or indirectly, any financial interest in a professional boxer competing on premises owned or leased by...
• 1019 - Penalties.
  1. A person who knowingly advances or profits from a prohibited combative sport shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, and shall be guilty...
• 1020 - Subpoenas by Commission; Oaths.
  The commission shall have authority to issue, under the hand of its chairperson, and the seal of the commission, subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses...
• 1021 - Exceptions.
  The provisions of this article except as provided in subdivision twelve of section one thousand fifteen of this article shall not be construed to apply...
• 1022 - Disposition of Receipts.
  All receipts of the commission shall be paid into the state treasury, provided, however, that receipts from the tax imposed by article nineteen of the...

Last modified: February 3, 2019