§ 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 for, and who has never received or competed for, any purse, money, prize, pecuniary gain, or other thing of value exceeding seventy-five dollars or the allowable amount […]
§ 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 twenty-one of this article, are hereby authorized. Authorized combative sports include, amateur and professional boxing, wrestling, sparring, kick boxing, single discipline martial arts and mixed […]
§ 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 combative sport when, acting other than as a spectator, he or she engages in conduct which materially aids any unauthorized combative sport. Such conduct includes […]
§ 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 three of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-one, is continued as a division of the department of state. The commission shall act in the best […]
§ 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 or permits granted by the commission to any and all persons or entities who participate in authorized combative sports; 3. all determinations regarding the […]
§ 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 as may be necessary to administer the provisions of this article and fix their salaries within the amount appropriated therefor.
§ 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 a period of time to be established by the commission, during which the entity will be allowed to oversee and conduct combative sports within the state […]
§ 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 professional combative sports in this state, all corporations, entities, persons, referees, judges, match-makers, timekeepers, professionals, and their managers, trainers, and seconds shall be licensed by […]
§ 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 a combative sports judge, may judge an authorized professional combative sport within the state. Judges for any authorized professional combative sport under the jurisdiction of the […]
§ 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 conduct an authorized professional combative sport within the state. The commission may, in its discretion, issue a license to conduct or hold authorized professional combative sports, […]
§ 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 commission shall compete in authorized professional combative sports. 2. Any professional applying for a license or renewal of a license to participate in combative sports under […]
§ 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 of such permit to engage in a single authorized professional combative sport at a specified time and place. The commission may require that professionals applying […]
§ 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 for the purpose of preparing professionals for a specific authorized combative sport to be conducted, held or given within the state of New York.
§ 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 continued without interruption. It shall remain a division of the state athletic commission, and shall consist of nine members to be appointed by the governor. […]
§ 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; 2. establish parameters and limitations on the number and duration of rounds; 3. establish the requirements for the presence of medical equipment, […]
§ 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 exits and fire escapes, and in all manner conform to the laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to buildings in the city, town […]
§ 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 with the commission a written statement executed under penalty of perjury stating (a) all charges, expenses, fees, and costs that will be assessed against any professional […]
§ 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 to spectators and which does not comprise a bona fide athletic contest or competition. 2. Every person, partnership or corporation promoting one or more professional […]
§ 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 the corporation or person, or in which such corporation or person is otherwise interested except pursuant to the specific written authorization of the commission. 2. No […]
§ 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 of a class E felony if he or she has been convicted in the previous five years of violating this subdivision. 2. Any person who knowingly advances […]
