N.Y. General Business Law 1014 – Regulation of authorized professional combative sports
§ 1014. Regulation of authorized professional combative sports. The commission shall promulgate regulations governing the conduct of authorized professional combative sports that:
Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 1014
- Commission: means the state athletic commission as provided for in section one thousand three of this article, or an agent or employee of the state athletic commission acting on its behalf. See N.Y. General Business Law 1000
- Professional: means any participant in a combative sport authorized pursuant to this article, other than an amateur, who is receiving or competing for, or who has ever received or competed for, any purse, money, prize, pecuniary gain, or other thing exceeding seventy-five dollars in value. See N.Y. General Business Law 1000
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, medical personnel, an ambulance, other emergency apparatus and an emergency medical plan;
4. establish responsibilities of all licensees before, during and after an event;
5. define unsportsmanlike practices;
6. establish conditions for the forfeiture of any prize, remuneration or purse, or any part thereof based on the conduct of professionals, their managers and seconds;
7. establish parameters and standards for required and allowed equipment items utilized by professionals;
8. establish parameters and standards for rings, combat surfaces and appurtenances thereto; and
9. establish such other rules and conditions as are necessary to effectuate the commission's purpose.