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N.Y. General Business Law § 1014: Regulation of authorized professional combative sports

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  1. General Business Law
  2. Article 41. Combative Sports

§ 1014. Regulation of authorized professional combative sports. The

commission shall promulgate regulations governing the conduct of

authorized professional combative sports that:

1. establish parameters and limitations on weights and classes of

professionals;

2. establish parameters and limitations on the number and duration of

rounds;

3. establish the requirements for the presence of medical equipment,

medical personnel, an ambulance, other emergency apparatus and an

emergency medical plan;

4. establish responsibilities of all licensees before, during and

after an event;

5. define unsportsmanlike practices;

6. establish conditions for the forfeiture of any prize, remuneration

or purse, or any part thereof based on the conduct of professionals,

their managers and seconds;

7. establish parameters and standards for required and allowed

equipment items utilized by professionals;

8. establish parameters and standards for rings, combat surfaces and

appurtenances thereto; and

9. establish such other rules and conditions as are necessary to

effectuate the commission's purpose.

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