A6436-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development
• Mar 16, 2011: referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

A6436-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         6436
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 March 16, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MOYA -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 

AN ACT to amend chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 allowing and  regulating
 boxing,  sparring  and  wrestling  matches,  and  establishing a state
 boxing commission, in relation to exempting white collar  boxers  from
 the provisions of such act
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1.

Section 31 of chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 allowing  and
 regulating  boxing,  sparring  and wrestling matches, and establishing a
 state boxing commission, as amended by chapter 437 of the laws of  2002,
 is amended to read as follows:

 

S  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 Asso
 ciation; NOR TO ANY SUCH CONTEST OR EXHIBITION WHERE THE CONTESTANTS ARE
 ALL WHITE COLLAR BOXERS SPONSORED BY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF  UNITED
 STATES  WHITE  COLLAR BOXING, INC.; nor except as to the extent provided
 in sections 5, 9, 19, 20, 28-a, 28-b and 33 of this act, to any  profes
 sional  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
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 shall  not  in value exceed thirty-five dollars or, in boxing, a maximum
 amount established by the U.S.  Amateur  Boxing  Federation.    FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF THIS ACT, THE TERM "WHITE COLLAR BOXER" SHALL MEAN A PERSON
 WHO  IS NOT A PROFESSIONAL BOXER NOR AN AMATEUR REGISTERED WITH THE U.S.
 AMATEUR BOXING  FEDERATION,  AND  WHO  ENGAGES  IN  BOXING  OR  SPARRING
 CONTESTS  OR  EXHIBITIONS  WHERE  NO  CASH PRIZES ARE AWARDED TO PARTIC
 IPANTS, AND WHERE THE PRIZE COMPETED FOR SHALL  NOT  EXCEED,  IN  VALUE,
 THIRTY-FIVE  DOLLARS  OR  A  MAXIMUM AMOUNT ESTABLISHED BY UNITED STATES
 WHITE COLLAR BOXING, INC. 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  OR  A WHITE COLLAR BOXING CONTEST
 pursuant to this section must register with THE APPROPRIATE  SANCTIONING
 BODY,   NAMELY  the  U.  S.  Amateur  Boxing  Federation  or  its  local
 affiliates, OR UNITED STATES WHITE COLLAR  BOXING,  INC.  and  abide  by
 [its] THE rules and regulations OF THE APPROPRIATE SANCTIONING BODY.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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