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                                 4918--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. TOWNS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DelMONTE,
  RAIA,  WALKER  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism,
  Arts and Sports Development --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 allowing and regulating
  boxing, sparring and  wrestling  matches,  and  establishing  a  state
  boxing  commission,  in relation to exempting white collar boxers from
  the provisions of such act

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

  Section  1. Section 31 of chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 allowing and
regulating boxing, sparring and wrestling matches,  and  establishing  a
state  boxing commission, as amended by chapter 437 of the laws of 2002,
is amended to read as follows:
  S 31. Exceptions. The provisions of this act  except  as  provided  in
section  29  of this act shall not be construed to apply to any sparring
or boxing contest or exhibition conducted under the supervision  or  the
control  of the New York state national guard or naval militia where all
of the contestants are members of the active militia; nor  to  any  such
contest  or exhibition where the contestants are all amateurs, sponsored
by or under the supervision of any university, college, school or  other
institution  of  learning, recognized by the regents of the state of New
York; nor to any such contest or exhibitions where the  contestants  are
all  amateurs sponsored by or under the supervision of the U. S. Amateur
Boxing Federation or its local affiliates or the American Olympic  Asso-
ciation; NOR TO ANY SUCH CONTEST OR EXHIBITION WHERE THE CONTESTANTS ARE
ALL  WHITE COLLAR BOXERS SPONSORED BY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF UNITED
STATES WHITE COLLAR BOXING, INC.; nor except as to the  extent  provided
in  sections 5, 9, 19, 20, 28-a, 28-b and 33 of this act, to any profes-
sional wrestling contest or exhibition as defined in this act.  For  the
purpose  of  this act, an amateur is deemed to mean a person who engages

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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in boxing, sparring or wrestling contests and exhibitions where no  cash
prizes  are  awarded  to  participants, and where the prize competed for
shall not in value exceed thirty-five dollars or, in boxing,  a  maximum
amount  established  by  the  U.S.  Amateur Boxing Federation.   FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS ACT, THE TERM "WHITE COLLAR BOXER" SHALL MEAN A  PERSON
WHO  IS NOT A PROFESSIONAL BOXER NOR AN AMATEUR REGISTERED WITH THE U.S.
AMATEUR BOXING  FEDERATION,  AND  WHO  ENGAGES  IN  BOXING  OR  SPARRING
CONTESTS  OR  EXHIBITIONS  WHERE  NO  CASH PRIZES ARE AWARDED TO PARTIC-
IPANTS, AND WHERE THE PRIZE COMPETED FOR SHALL  NOT  EXCEED,  IN  VALUE,
THIRTY-FIVE  DOLLARS  OR  A  MAXIMUM AMOUNT ESTABLISHED BY UNITED STATES
WHITE COLLAR BOXING, INC. Any individual,  association,  corporation  or
club,  except  elementary  or high schools or equivalent institutions of
learning recognized by the regents of the state  of  New  York,  who  or
which  conducts  an  amateur  contest  OR  A WHITE COLLAR BOXING CONTEST
pursuant to this section must register with THE APPROPRIATE  SANCTIONING
BODY,   NAMELY  the  U.  S.  Amateur  Boxing  Federation  or  its  local
affiliates, OR UNITED STATES WHITE COLLAR  BOXING,  INC.  and  abide  by
[its] THE rules and regulations OF THE APPROPRIATE SANCTIONING BODY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.