§ 8 — License to corporations

* § 8. License to corporations. 1. a. The commission may, in its\ndiscretion, issue a license to conduct, hold or give boxing or sparring\nmatches or exhibitions, subject to the provisions hereof, to any person\nor corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the state of New\nYork.\n b. A prospective licensee must submit to the commission proof that it\ncan furnish suitable premises in which such match or exhibition is to be\nheld.\n c. Upon written application and the payment of a fee of fifty dollars\nwhich must accompany the application, the commission may grant to any\nperson or corporation holding a license issued hereunder, the privilege\nof holding such a match or exhibition on a specified date in other\npremises, or in another location, than the premises or location\npreviously approved by the commission, subject however to approval of\nthe commission and the rules and regulations of the commission.\n 2. a. The commission may, in its discretion and in accordance with\nregulations adopted by the commission to protect the health and safety\nof professional boxers in training, issue a license to operate a\ntraining facility providing contact sparring maintained either\nexclusively or in part for the use of professional boxers. The\nregulations of the commission shall include, but not be limited to, the\nfollowing subjects to protect the health and safety of professional\nboxers:\n (i) Requirements for first aid materials to be stored in an accessible\nlocation on the premises and for the presence on the premises of a\nperson trained and certified in the use of such materials and procedures\nfor cardio-pulmonary resuscitation at all times during which the\nfacility is open for training purposes;\n (ii) Prominent posting adjacent to an accessible telephone of the\ntelephone number for emergency medical services at the nearest hospital;\n (iii) Clean and sanitary bathrooms, shower rooms, locker rooms and\nfood serving and storage areas;\n (iv) Adequate ventilation and lighting of accessible areas of the\ntraining facility;\n (v) Establishment of a policy concerning the restriction of smoking in\ntraining areas, including provisions for its enforcement by the facility\noperator;\n (vi) Compliance with state and local fire ordinances;\n (vii) Inspection and approval of rings as required by section\ntwenty-four of this chapter; and\n (viii) Establishment of a policy for posting all commission license\nsuspensions and license revocations received from the commission\nincluding provisions for enforcement of such suspensions and revocations\nby the facility operator.\n b. A prospective licensee shall submit to the commission proof that it\ncan furnish suitable facilities in which the training is to be\nconducted, including the making of such training facilities available\nfor inspection by the commission at any time during which training is in\nprogress.\n c. On the first infraction of rules or regulations promulgated\npursuant to this subdivision, which infraction may include more than one\nindividual violation, the commission may impose a civil fine of up to\ntwo hundred fifty dollars for each health and safety violation and may\nsuspend the training facility's license until the violation or\nviolations are corrected. On the second such infraction, the commission\nmay impose a civil fine of up to five hundred dollars for each health\nand safety violation and may suspend the training facility's license\nuntil the violation or violations are corrected. On the third such\ninfraction or for subsequent infractions, the commission may impose a\ncivil fine of up to seven hundred fifty dollars for each health and\nsafety violation and may revoke the training facility's license.\n 3. All penalties imposed and collected by the commission from any\ncorporation, person or persons licensed under the provisions of this\nact, which fines and penalties are imposed and collected under authority\nhereby vested shall within thirty days after the receipt thereof by the\ncommission be paid by them into the state treasury.\n * NB Repealed September 1, 2016\n