N.Y. Boxing, Sparring and Wrestling Ch. 912/20 § 31: Exceptions

* § 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

Association; nor except as to the extent provided in sections 5, 9, 19,

20, 28-a, 28-b and 33 of this act, to any professional 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 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. 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 pursuant to this section must register

with the U. S. Amateur Boxing Federation or its local affiliates and

abide by its rules and regulations.

* NB Repealed September 1, 2016