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Assembly Bill A3439

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the regulation of mixed martial arts

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2009-A3439 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Boxing
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5-a, Chap 912 of 1920
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3623
2013-2014: A3405
2015-2016: A1481

2009-A3439 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the regulation of mixed martial arts.

2009-A3439 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3439

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- 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 the regu-
  lation of boxing,  sparring,  and  wrestling,  in  relation  to  mixed
  martial arts events

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of  section  5-a  of
chapter  912  of  the laws of 1920 relating to the regulation of boxing,
sparring, and wrestling, as added by chapter 14 of the laws of 1997,  is
amended to read as follows:
  A  "combative  sport"  shall mean any professional match or exhibition
other than boxing, sparring,  wrestling  or  martial  arts  wherein  the
contestants deliver, or are not forbidden by the applicable rules there-
of from delivering kicks, punches or blows of any kind to the body of an
opponent  or  opponents.    HOWEVER,  "MIXED  MARTIAL ARTS" SHALL NOT BE
INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITION OF  COMBATIVE  SPORT.  "MIXED  MARTIAL  ARTS"
SHALL MEAN THE UTILIZATION OF PERMITTED MARTIAL ARTS TECHNIQUES, INCLUD-
ING  STRIKING  AND GRAPPLING. For the purposes of this section, the term
"martial arts" shall include any professional match or exhibition  sanc-
tioned  by  any  of  the following organizations: U.S. Judo Association,
U.S. Judo, Inc., U.S. Judo Federation, U.S. Tae  Kwon  Do  Union,  North
American  Sport  Karate  Association,  U.S.A.  Karate  Foundation,  U.S.
Karate, Inc., World Karate Association, Professional Karate Association,
Karate International, International Kenpo  Association,  or  World  Wide
Kenpo  Association.  The  commission  is  authorized to promulgate regu-
lations which would establish a process to allow for  the  inclusion  or
removal  of martial arts organizations from the above list. Such process
shall include but not be  limited  to  consideration  of  the  following
factors:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06785-01-9

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