N.Y. Boxing, Sparring and Wrestling Ch. 912/20 § 17: Revocation or suspension of licenses

* § 17. Revocation or suspension of licenses. (a) Any license issued

under the provisions of this act may be revoked or suspended by the

commission for the reason therein stated, that the licensee has, in the

judgment of the commission, been guilty of an act detrimental to the

interests of boxing or wrestling generally or to the public interest,

convenience or necessity.

(b) Without otherwise limiting the discretion of the commission as

provided in this act, the commission may suspend or revoke a license or

refuse to renew or issue a license, if it shall find that the applicant,

or any person who is a partner, agent, employee, stockholder or

associate of the applicant, has been convicted of a crime in any

jurisdiction, or is associating or consorting with any person who has or

persons who have been convicted of a crime or crimes in any jurisdiction

or jurisdictions, or is consorting or associating with or has consorted

or associated with bookmakers, gamblers or persons of similar pursuits,

or has himself engaged in similar pursuits, or is financially

irresponsible, or has been guilty of or attempted any fraud or

misrepresentation in connection with boxing, or has violated or

attempted to violate any law with respect to boxing in any jurisdiction

or any rule, regulation or order of the commission, or shall have

violated any rule of boxing which shall have been approved or adopted by

the commission, or has been guilty of or engaged in similar, related or

like practices.

(c) No such contestant may, under any circumstances, compete or appear

in such a match, exhibition or noncompetitive boxing within ninety days

of having suffered a knockout in any such match or exhibition, or within

forty-five days of having suffered a technical knockout where there is

evidence of head trauma as determined by the attending commission

physician and shall undergo such examinations as required under section

twenty-five of this chapter. The contestant shall be considered

suspended from boxing by the commission and shall forfeit his license to

the commission during such period and such license shall not be returned

to the contestant until the boxer has met all requirements, medical and

otherwise, for reinstatement of such license. All such suspensions shall

be recorded in the boxer's license by a commission official. For

purposes of this section noncompetitive boxing shall include any contact

training or sparring.

(d) The commission may at any time suspend, revoke or deny a boxer's

license or temporary working permit for medical reasons.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission may

revoke any license issued under the provisions of this chapter if it

shall find that the licensee has knowingly and intentionally engaged in

any prohibited practices, as prescribed by the commission in rules and

regulations promulgated pursuant to subdivision 5 of section 23 of this

chapter, during a boxing or sparring match or exhibition.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any other state

shall revoke a licensee's license to box in that state based on a

knowing and intentional engagement in any prohibited practices of such

state, the commission may act to revoke any license to box issued to

such licensee pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

* NB Repealed September 1, 2016