Bill Text: NY A09181 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to resale of tickets to places of entertainment; provides for the regulation of boxing and wrestling relating to tickets to places of entertainment.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-02 - referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development [A09181 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A09181-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9181
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 2, 2016
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        Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
        AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to resale
          of  tickets  to  places  of entertainment; and to repeal article 25 of
          such law relating thereto
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Article 25 of the arts and cultural affairs law is REPEALED
     2  and a new article 25 is added to read as follows:
     3                                 ARTICLE 25
     4                     TICKETS TO PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT
     5  Section 25.01. Legislative findings.
     6          25.03. Definitions.
     7          25.05. Ticket speculators.
     8          25.07. Ticket prices.
     9          25.09. Additional printing on tickets.
    10          25.11. Resales of tickets within buffer zone.
    11          25.13. Licensing of ticket resellers.
    12          25.15. Bond.
    13          25.17. Supervision and regulation.
    14          25.19. Posting of license or certificate.
    15          25.21. Change of office location.
    16          25.23. Posting of price lists; information to purchaser.
    17          25.24. Automated ticket purchasing software.
    18          25.25. Records of purchases and sales.
    19          25.27. Commissions to employees of places of entertainment.
    20          25.29. Unlawful charges in connection with tickets.
    21          25.30. Operator prohibitions.
    22          25.31. Suspension or revocation of licenses.
    23          25.33. Enforcement.
    24          25.35. Criminal penalties.
    25    § 25.01. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that
    26  transactions  involving tickets for admission to places of entertainment
    27  are a matter of public interest and subject to the  supervision  of  New
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00843-03-6