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(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.