N.Y. GBS Law § 1014
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Regulation of authorized professional combative sports
Official statutory text
§ 1014. Regulation of authorized professional combative sports. The\ncommission shall promulgate regulations governing the conduct of\nauthorized professional combative sports that:\n 1. establish parameters and limitations on weights and classes of\nprofessionals;\n 2. establish parameters and limitations on the number and duration of\nrounds;\n 3. establish the requirements for the presence of medical equipment,\nmedical personnel, an ambulance, other emergency apparatus and an\nemergency medical plan;\n 4. establish responsibilities of all licensees before, during and\nafter an event;\n 5. define unsportsmanlike practices;\n 6. establish conditions for the forfeiture of any prize, remuneration\nor purse, or any part thereof based on the conduct of professionals,\ntheir managers and seconds;\n 7. establish parameters and standards for required and allowed\nequipment items utilized by professionals;\n 8. establish parameters and standards for rings, combat surfaces and\nappurtenances thereto; and\n 9. establish such other rules and conditions as are necessary to\neffectuate the commission's purpose.\n
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