NY Gen Bus L § 1019 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 41 - Combative Sports 1019 - Penalties.

§  1019. Penalties. 1. A person who knowingly advances or profits from   a prohibited combative sport shall be guilty of a class  A  misdemeanor,   and  shall be guilty of a class E felony if he or she has been convicted   in the previous five years of violating this subdivision.2. Any person who knowingly advances  or  profits  from  a  prohibited   combative  sport  shall also be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed   for the first violation ten thousand dollars or twice the amount of gain   derived therefrom whichever is greater, or for  a  subsequent  violation   twenty-five  thousand  dollars  or  twice  the  amount  of  gain derived   therefrom whichever is greater. The attorney general is hereby empowered   to commence judicial proceedings to recover such penalties and to obtain   injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of this section.3. Any person or corporation who directly or indirectly  conducts  any   combative sport without first having procured an appropriate license, or   having been designated an authorized sanctioning entity as prescribed in   this   article  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor.  Any  person  who   participates in a combative sport  as  a  referee,  judge,  match-maker,   timekeeper,  professional,  manager,  trainer,  or  second without first   having procured an appropriate license as prescribed in this article, or   where such combative sport is prohibited under  this  article  shall  be   guilty  of  a  misdemeanor.  Any  person, partnership or corporation who   promotes a professional wrestling  match  or  exhibition  in  the  state   without  first having procured an appropriate license in accordance with   section one thousand seventeen of this article, shall  be  guilty  of  a   misdemeanor.4.  Any corporation, entity, person or persons, licensed, permitted or   otherwise authorized under the provisions of this  article,  that  shall   knowingly  violate  any rule or order of the commission or any provision   of this article, in addition to any other  penalty  by  law  prescribed,   shall  be  liable  to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars   for the first offense and not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars for   the second and each subsequent offense, to be imposed by the commission,   to be sued for by the attorney-general in the name of the people of  the   state  of  New  York  if directed by the commission. The commission, for   cause shown, may extend the time for the payment of such penalty and, by   compromise, may accept less than the amount of such penalty  as  imposed   in   settlement   thereof.  For  the  purposes  of  this  section,  each   transaction or statutory violation shall constitute a separate  offense,   except  that a second or subsequent offense shall not be deemed to exist   unless a decision has been rendered in a prior, separate and independent   proceeding.5. On  the  first  infraction  of  rules  or  regulations  promulgated   pursuant  to  subdivision  two  of  section  one  thousand  nine of this   article,  which  infraction  may  include  more  than   one   individual   violation,  the  commission may impose a civil fine of up to two hundred   fifty dollars for each health and safety violation and may  suspend  the   training  facility's  license  until  the  violation  or  violations are   corrected. On the second such infraction, the commission  may  impose  a   civil  fine  of  up  to  five hundred dollars for each health and safety   violation and may suspend the  training  facility's  license  until  the   violation  or  violations are corrected. On the third such infraction or   for subsequent infractions, the commission may impose a civil fine of up   to seven hundred fifty dollars for each health and safety violation  and   may revoke the training facility's license.6.  Any  individual, corporation, association or club failing to fully   comply with paragraph (a) of subdivision twelve of section one  thousand   fifteen  of  this  article shall be subject to a penalty of five hundred   dollars to be collected by and paid to  the  department  of  state.  Any    individual,   corporation,   association  or  club  is  prohibited  from   operating any shows or exhibitions until all penalties due  pursuant  to   this  section  and taxes, interest and penalties due pursuant to article   nineteen of the tax law have been paid.7.  All  penalties  imposed  and  collected by the commission from any   corporation, entity, person or persons licensed under the provisions  of   this  article, which fines and penalties are imposed and collected under   authority hereby vested shall  within  thirty  days  after  the  receipt   thereof by the commission be paid by them into the state treasury.