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NEW YORK CONSOLIDATED LAW SERVICE
UNCONSOLIDATED LAWS
ATHLETIC COMMISSION
CHAPTER 7. BOXING, SPARRING AND WRESTLING
Date:
08/31/2009
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ยง 8. License to corporations
1. a. The commission may, in its discretion, issue a license to conduct, hold or give boxing or sparring matches or exhibitions, subject to the provisions hereof, to any person or corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the state of New York.
b. A prospective licensee must submit to the commission proof that it can furnish suitable premises in which such match or exhibition is to be held.
c. Upon written application and the payment of a fee of fifty dollars which must accompany the application, the commission may grant to any person or corporation holding a license issued hereunder, the privilege of holding such a match or exhibition on a specified date in other premises, or in another location, than the premises or location previously approved by the commission, subject however to approval of the commission and the rules and regulations of the commission.
2. a. The commission may, in its discretion and in accordance with regulations adopted by the commission to protect the health and safety of professional boxers in training, issue a license to operate a training facility providing contact sparring maintained either exclusively or in part for the use of professional boxers. The regulations of the commission shall include, but not be limited to, the following subjects to protect the health and safety of professional boxers:
(i) Requirements for first aid materials to be stored in an accessible location on the premises and for the presence on the premises of a person trained and certified in the use of such materials and procedures for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation at all times during which the facility is open for training purposes;
(ii) Prominent posting adjacent to an accessible telephone of the telephone number for emergency medical services at the nearest hospital;
(iii) Clean and sanitary bathrooms, shower rooms, locker rooms and food serving and storage areas;
(iv) Adequate ventilation and lighting of accessible areas of the training facility;
(v) Establishment of a policy concerning the restriction of smoking in training areas, including provisions for its enforcement by the facility operator;
(vi) Compliance with state and local fire ordinances;
(vii) Inspection and approval of rings as required by section twenty-four of this chapter; and
(viii) Establishment of a policy for posting all commission license suspensions and license revocations received from the commission including provisions for enforcement of such suspensions and revocations by the facility operator.
b. A prospective licensee shall submit to the commission proof that it can furnish suitable facilities in which the training is to be conducted, including the making of such training facilities available for inspection by the commission at any time during which training is in progress.
c. On the first infraction of rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this subdivision, which infraction may include more than one individual violation, the commission may impose a civil fine of up to two hundred fifty dollars for each health and safety violation and may suspend the training facility's license until the violation or violations are corrected. On the second such infraction, the commission may impose a civil fine of up to five hundred dollars for each health and safety violation and may suspend the training facility's license until the violation or violations are corrected. On the third such infraction or for subsequent infractions, the commission may impose a civil fine of up to seven hundred fifty dollars for each health and safety violation and may revoke the training facility's license.
3. All penalties imposed and collected by the commission from any corporation, person or persons licensed under the provisions of this act, which fines and penalties are imposed and collected under authority hereby vested shall within thirty days after the receipt thereof by the commission be paid by them into the state treasury.
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