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Assembly Bill A1233

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits boxing, sparring or professional wrestling matches or exhibitions between male and female contestants

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2009-A1233 (ACTIVE) - Details

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Boxing

2009-A1233 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1233

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEMINERIO  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Tourism, Arts and Sports Development

AN ACT to amend chapter 912 of the laws of 1920,  relating  to  allowing
  and  regulating boxing, sparring and wrestling matches, in relation to
  the contestants therein

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  5 of chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 relating to
allowing and regulating  boxing,  sparring  and  wrestling  matches,  as
amended  by  chapter  437  of  the  laws  of 2002, is amended to read as
follows:
  S 5. Boxing and  professional  wrestling  exhibitions  authorized.  No
boxing,  sparring or professional wrestling matches or exhibitions shall
be conducted, held or given within the state except in  accordance  with
the  provisions of this act.  The commission shall direct a deputy to be
present at each place where boxing or sparring  matches  or  exhibitions
are to be held pursuant to the provisions of this act. Such deputy shall
ascertain  the exact conditions surrounding such match or exhibition and
make a written report of the same in the manner and form  prescribed  by
the  commission.  Such  boxing or sparring matches or exhibitions may be
held in any building for which the  commission  in  its  discretion  may
issue a license. Where such match or exhibition is authorized to be held
in  a  state  or city owned armory, the provision of the military law in
respect thereto must be complied with, but no such match  or  exhibition
shall  be  held  in  a  building  wholly  used  for  religious services.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, NO BOXING, SPARRING
OR PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING MATCHES OR EXHIBITIONS SHALL BE  HELD  BETWEEN
MALE AND FEMALE CONTESTANTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01878-01-9

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