Bill Text: NY A10671 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Exempts white collar boxing from regulation by the state boxing commission; provides that a "white collar boxer" is a person who is not a professional boxer or an amateur registered with the U.S. Amateur Boxing Federation, and who engages in boxing or sparring contests and exhibitions where no cash prizes having a value of more than $35 are given or prizes in excess of an amount established by the United States White Collar Boxing, Inc.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-13 - referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development [A10671 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A10671-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10671 I N A S S E M B L Y June 13, 2012 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Espinal) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development 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: 1 Section 1. Section 31 of chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 allowing and 2 regulating boxing, sparring and wrestling matches, and establishing a 3 state boxing commission, as amended by chapter 437 of the laws of 2002, 4 is amended to read as follows: 5 S 31. Exceptions. The provisions of this act except as provided in 6 section 29 of this act shall not be construed to apply to any sparring 7 or boxing contest or exhibition conducted under the supervision or the 8 control of the New York state national guard or naval militia where all 9 of the contestants are members of the active militia; nor to any such 10 contest or exhibition where the contestants are all amateurs, sponsored 11 by or under the supervision of any university, college, school or other 12 institution of learning, recognized by the regents of the state of New 13 York; nor to any such contest or exhibitions where the contestants are 14 all amateurs sponsored by or under the supervision of the U. S. Amateur 15 Boxing Federation or its local affiliates or the American Olympic Asso- 16 ciation; NOR TO ANY SUCH CONTEST OR EXHIBITION WHERE THE CONTESTANTS ARE 17 ALL WHITE COLLAR BOXERS SPONSORED BY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF UNITED 18 STATES WHITE COLLAR BOXING, INC.; nor except as to the extent provided 19 in sections 5, 9, 19, 20, 28-a, 28-b and 33 of this act, to any profes- 20 sional wrestling contest or exhibition as defined in this act. For the 21 purpose of this act, an amateur is deemed to mean a person who engages 22 in boxing, sparring or wrestling contests and exhibitions where no cash 23 prizes are awarded to participants, and where the prize competed for 24 shall not in value exceed thirty-five dollars or, in boxing, a maximum 25 amount established by the U.S. Amateur Boxing Federation. FOR THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06105-01-1 A. 10671 2 1 PURPOSES OF THIS ACT, "WHITE COLLAR BOXER" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS 2 NOT A PROFESSIONAL BOXER NOR AN AMATEUR REGISTERED WITH THE U.S. 3 AMATEUR BOXING FEDERATION, AND WHO ENGAGES IN BOXING OR SPARRING 4 CONTESTS AND EXHIBITIONS WHERE NO CASH PRIZES ARE AWARDED TO PARTIC- 5 IPANTS, AND WHERE THE PRIZE COMPETED FOR SHALL NOT EXCEED, IN VALUE, 6 THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS OR A MAXIMUM AMOUNT ESTABLISHED BY UNITED STATES 7 WHITE COLLAR BOXING, INC. Any individual, association, corporation or 8 club, except elementary or high schools or equivalent institutions of 9 learning recognized by the regents of the state of New York, who or 10 which conducts an amateur contest OR A WHITE COLLAR BOXING CONTEST 11 pursuant to this section must register with THE APPROPRIATE SANCTIONING 12 BODY, NAMELY the U. S. Amateur Boxing Federation or its local affiliates 13 OR UNITED STATES WHITE COLLAR BOXING, INC. and abide by [its] THE rules 14 and regulations OF THE APPROPRIATE SANCTIONING BODY. 15 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.