Bill Text: NY A01233 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-06-23 - enacting clause stricken [A01233 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A01233-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1233
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2009
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       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:
    1    Section  1.  Section  5 of chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 relating to
    2  allowing and regulating  boxing,  sparring  and  wrestling  matches,  as
    3  amended  by  chapter  437  of  the  laws  of 2002, is amended to read as
    4  follows:
    5    S 5. Boxing and  professional  wrestling  exhibitions  authorized.  No
    6  boxing,  sparring or professional wrestling matches or exhibitions shall
    7  be conducted, held or given within the state except in  accordance  with
    8  the  provisions of this act.  The commission shall direct a deputy to be
    9  present at each place where boxing or sparring  matches  or  exhibitions
   10  are to be held pursuant to the provisions of this act. Such deputy shall
   11  ascertain  the exact conditions surrounding such match or exhibition and
   12  make a written report of the same in the manner and form  prescribed  by
   13  the  commission.  Such  boxing or sparring matches or exhibitions may be
   14  held in any building for which the  commission  in  its  discretion  may
   15  issue a license. Where such match or exhibition is authorized to be held
   16  in  a  state  or city owned armory, the provision of the military law in
   17  respect thereto must be complied with, but no such match  or  exhibition
   18  shall  be  held  in  a  building  wholly  used  for  religious services.
   19  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, NO BOXING, SPARRING
   20  OR PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING MATCHES OR EXHIBITIONS SHALL BE  HELD  BETWEEN
   21  MALE AND FEMALE CONTESTANTS.
   22    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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