Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Upon
application therefor, the commission may license an entity as a promoter of
professional wrestling. Such application shall be made on a form prescribed by
the commission and affirmed by the applicant as true under penalties of
perjury. Such application may include for review, upon request by the
commission, among other things required by the commission:
(1) the entity's policies, protocols and
requirements with respect to the termination of any professional wrestling
match or activity when any participant has endured severe punishment of is in
danger of suffering serious physical injury;
(2) the entity's policies, protocols and
requirements to effectuate the appropriate and timely medical treatment of
injured persons;
(3) the entity's
policies, protocols and requirements with respect to the presence and
responsibilities of a licensed physician at each exhibition;
(4) the entity's policies, protocols and
requirements with respect to the use of performance enhancing drugs and illegal
substances by participants;
(5) the
entity's policies, protocols and requirements with respect to pre-exhibition
physical examination by a licensed physician, including but not limited to
cardiac and neurological evaluation;
(6) the entity's policies, protocols and
requirements with respect to pre-competition medical testing for blood and
bodily fluid borne communicative diseases such as HIV and hepatitis;
(7) the entity's policies, protocols and
requirements with respect to the availability of appropriate emergency medical
personnel, equipment, and ambulance transportation;
(8) the entity's prior experience and
expertise in the oversight, supervision and conduct of professional
wrestling;
(9) the entity's
trustworthiness and competence to promote, organize and conduct professional
wrestling;
(10) documentation,
data, policies, rules, and other exhibits as may be requested by the
Commission.
(b) The
commission may deny an application for improper past performance, lack of
trustworthiness, lack of general fitness, failure to provide information and
representations sufficient to assure the establishment, exhibition and
maintenance of appropriate financial, medical, organizational and operational
capacity and controls at exhibitions, a failure to timely render any
application or license fee due to the commission, the failure to file approved
bonds with the Office of the State Comptroller, or the failure to pay taxes
required pursuant to the laws of the State of New York.
