N.Y. Boxing, Sparring and Wrestling § 17 — Revocation or suspension of licenses

* § 17. Revocation or suspension of licenses. (a) Any license issued under the provisions of this act may be revoked or suspended by the commission for the reason therein stated, that the licensee has, in the judgment of the commission, been guilty of an act detrimental to the interests of boxing or wrestling generally or to the public interest, convenience or necessity.

(b) Without otherwise limiting the discretion of the commission as provided in this act, the commission may suspend or revoke a license or refuse to renew or issue a license, if it shall find that the applicant, or any person who is a partner, agent, employee, stockholder or associate of the applicant, has been convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction, or is associating or consorting with any person who has or persons who have been convicted of a crime or crimes in any jurisdiction or jurisdictions, or is consorting or associating with or has consorted or associated with bookmakers, gamblers or persons of similar pursuits, or has himself engaged in similar pursuits, or is financially irresponsible, or has been guilty of or attempted any fraud or misrepresentation in connection with boxing, or has violated or attempted to violate any law with respect to boxing in any jurisdiction or any rule, regulation or order of the commission, or shall have violated any rule of boxing which shall have been approved or adopted by the commission, or has been guilty of or engaged in similar, related or like practices.

(c) No such contestant may, under any circumstances, compete or appear in such a match, exhibition or noncompetitive boxing within ninety days of having suffered a knockout in any such match or exhibition, or within forty-five days of having suffered a technical knockout where there is evidence of head trauma as determined by the attending commission physician and shall undergo such examinations as required under section twenty-five of this chapter. The contestant shall be considered suspended from boxing by the commission and shall forfeit his license to the commission during such period and such license shall not be returned to the contestant until the boxer has met all requirements, medical and otherwise, for reinstatement of such license. All such suspensions shall be recorded in the boxer's license by a commission official. For purposes of this section noncompetitive boxing shall include any contact training or sparring.

(d) The commission may at any time suspend, revoke or deny a boxer's license or temporary working permit for medical reasons.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission may revoke any license issued under the provisions of this chapter if it shall find that the licensee has knowingly and intentionally engaged in any prohibited practices, as prescribed by the commission in rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to subdivision 5 of section 23 of this chapter, during a boxing or sparring match or exhibition.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any other state shall revoke a licensee's license to box in that state based on a knowing and intentional engagement in any prohibited practices of such state, the commission may act to revoke any license to box issued to such licensee pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

* NB Repealed September 1, 2016