§ 1009 — Licenses; entities

§ 1009. Licenses; entities. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in\nsections one thousand six and one thousand seventeen of this article,\nonly entities licensed by the commission may conduct an authorized\nprofessional combative sport within the state. The commission may, in\nits discretion, issue a license to conduct or hold authorized\nprofessional combative sports, subject to the provisions hereof, to any\nperson or corporation duly incorporated, or limited liability company\nauthorized, under the laws of the state of New York.\n (b) A prospective licensee must submit to the commission proof that it\ncan furnish suitable premises, as determined by the commission, in which\nsuch combative sport is to be held.\n (c) Upon written application the commission may grant to any entity\nholding a license issued hereunder, the privilege of holding such a\nmatch or exhibition on a specified date in other premises, or in another\nlocation, than the premises or location previously approved by the\ncommission, subject however to approval of the commission and the rules\nand 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 professionals in training, issue a license to operate a training\nfacility providing contact sparring maintained either exclusively or in\npart for the use of professional combative sports participants. At a\nminimum, any such regulation shall require:\n (i) first aid materials to be stored in an accessible location on the\npremises and for the presence on the premises of a person trained and\ncertified in the use of such materials and procedures for\ncardio-pulmonary resuscitation at all times during which the facility is\nopen for training purposes;\n (ii) clean and sanitary bathrooms, shower rooms, and locker rooms;\n (iii) adequate ventilation and lighting of accessible areas of the\ntraining facility;\n (iv) establishment of a policy concerning the restriction of smoking\nin training areas, including provisions for its enforcement by the\nfacility operator;\n (v) compliance with state and local fire ordinances;\n (vi) inspection and approval of surfaces on which training for\ncombative sports will be held; and\n (vii) 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 entity licensee shall submit to the commission proof\nthat it can 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