N.Y. General Business Law § 1003: State athletic commission

§ 1003. State athletic commission. 1. The state athletic commission,

as named by chapter nine hundred twelve of the laws of nineteen hundred

twenty, as amended by chapter six hundred three of the laws of nineteen

hundred eighty-one, is continued as a division of the department of

state. The commission shall act in the best interests of combative

sports. The commission is enacted to protect the health, safety and

general welfare of all participants in combative sports and spectators

thereof, to preserve the integrity of combative sports through the means

of licensing, oversight, enforcement and the authorization of

sanctioning entities, and to facilitate the development and responsible

conduct of combative sports throughout the entire state. The commission

shall consist of five members who shall be appointed by the governor by

and with the advice and consent of the senate. The governor shall

designate one of the members as chairperson of the commission. The

members of the commission shall be appointed for terms of three years.

Any vacancy in the membership of the commission caused otherwise than by

expiration of term shall be filled only for the balance of the term of

the member in whose position the vacancy occurs.

2. The commissioners shall be paid their actual and necessary

traveling and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of

their official duties. The members of the commission shall adopt a seal

for the commission, and make such rules for the administration of their

office, not inconsistent herewith, as they may deem expedient; and they

may amend or abrogate such rules. Three of the members of the commission

shall constitute a quorum to do business; and the concurrence of a

majority of the commissioners present shall be necessary to render a

determination by the commission. The commission is vested with the

authority to adopt such rules and regulations as necessary to effectuate

the provisions of this article.