N.Y. General Business Law § 7: Public sports and exercises on Sunday

§ 7. Public sports and exercises on Sunday. All public sports,

exercises or shows, except professional golf tournaments and games of

the World University Games conducted in Erie, Genesee and Niagara

counties in nineteen hundred ninety-three, upon the first day of the

week, and all noise unreasonably disturbing the peace of the day are

prohibited, except as hereinafter provided.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, it shall be lawful to

conduct, witness, participate or engage in any form of public sports,

exercises or shows which are conducted or engaged in primarily for the

entertainment of spectators, not specifically prohibited by any

provision of the law, on the first day of the week after five minutes

past one o'clock in the afternoon, to witness which the public is

invited or an admission fee is charged, either directly or indirectly,

in a city, town or village as shall be permitted by local law or

ordinance heretofore or hereafter adopted by the common council or other

legislative body of the city, town or village permitting such public

sports, exercises or shows on such day and after such hour provided,

however, the failure of a city, town or village in which a municipally

owned stadium, arena or facility is located, to adopt such a local law

or ordinance shall not prohibit such public sports, exercises or shows

beginning after five minutes past one o'clock in the afternoon on the

first day of the week in any such stadium, arena or facility.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit private sports,

games or recreational activities which are engaged in primarily for the

personal enjoyment, recreation and health of the participants, on the

first day of the week, conducted in a manner which does not constitute a

serious interruption of the repose or religious liberty of the

community.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, it shall be

lawful for pari-mutuel facilities licensed in accordance with article

two of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to conduct or

engage in activities authorized under their licensure on the first day

of the week after twelve o'clock post meridian.