N.Y. General Business Law Section 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, 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.

Source: Section 1014 — Regulation of authorized professional combative sports, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GBS/1014 (updated Sep. 9, 2016; accessed Apr. 27, 2024).

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Sep. 9, 2016

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