N.Y. General Business Law § 1021: Exceptions

§ 1021. Exceptions. The provisions of this article except as provided

in subdivision twelve of section one thousand fifteen of this article

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 and 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

business entity incorporated for the purposes of providing instruction

and evaluation in a combative sport to customers for the purposes of

health and fitness, personal development, self-defense or participation

in amateur events conducted by an authorized sanctioning entity; nor to

any such contest or exhibitions where the contestants are all amateurs

sponsored by and under the supervision of the American Olympic

Association or, in the case of boxing, the U.S. Amateur Boxing

Federation or its local affiliates or the American Olympic Association;

nor except as to the extent provided otherwise in this article, to any

professional wrestling contest or exhibition as defined in this article.

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.