NY LAW PASSED, FEWER RESTRICTIONS ON WRESTLING
- 07/23/2005 (11:00:57 pm)
- Press Release
Bill signed on July 19th ….
NY Governor George Pataki signed into law on July 19 bill A07496(details online: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A07496 ), which greatly reduces some of the outdated restrictions on professional wrestling today.
The new bill removes the outdated licensing requirements for referees, judges, match-maker, timekeeper, treasurer, box office employee, manager, trainer, second or announcer (The NY State Atheletic Commission stopped issuing wrestler's licenses around 2002).
However, the bill was also a small step backward, as the same bill
closed an existing loophole. While the original law did state that a
promoter's license was required, the law now includes that promoting without a license can result in a misdemeanor charge. We will still work to have this requirement removed as well, but we understand the need to close legal loopholes.
Professional Wrestling laws in New York have been barely updated since 1920. This is the biggest step in a campaign to reform professional wrestling laws, and point out the flaws in the inconsistent actions by the New York State Athletic Commission.
A website has been maintained detailing the various bills and letters written about this issue. It's available at
http://www.worldofhurtwrestling.com/makewrestlingfree
Thank you very much,
Scott Weinbloom
Webmaster, World Of Hurt Wrestling
www.worldofhurtwrestling.com
[email protected]
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