* § 17. Revocation or suspension of licenses. (a) Any license issued
under the provisions of this act may be revoked or suspended by the
commission for the reason therein stated, that the licensee has, in the
judgment of the commission, been guilty of an act detrimental to the
interests of boxing or wrestling generally or to the public interest,
convenience or necessity.

(b) Without otherwise limiting the discretion of the commission as
provided in this act, the commission may suspend or revoke a license or
refuse to renew or issue a license, if it shall find that the applicant,
or any person who is a partner, agent, employee, stockholder or
associate of the applicant, has been convicted of a crime in any
jurisdiction, or is associating or consorting with any person who has or
persons who have been convicted of a crime or crimes in any jurisdiction
or jurisdictions, or is consorting or associating with or has consorted
or associated with bookmakers, gamblers or persons of similar pursuits,
or has himself engaged in similar pursuits, or is financially
irresponsible, or has been guilty of or attempted any fraud or
misrepresentation in connection with boxing, or has violated or
attempted to violate any law with respect to boxing in any jurisdiction
or any rule, regulation or order of the commission, or shall have
violated any rule of boxing which shall have been approved or adopted by
the commission, or has been guilty of or engaged in similar, related or
like practices.

(c) No such contestant may, under any circumstances, compete or appear
in such a match, exhibition or noncompetitive boxing within ninety days
of having suffered a knockout in any such match or exhibition, or within
forty-five days of having suffered a technical knockout where there is
evidence of head trauma as determined by the attending commission
physician and shall undergo such examinations as required under section
twenty-five of this chapter. The contestant shall be considered
suspended from boxing by the commission and shall forfeit his license to
the commission during such period and such license shall not be returned
to the contestant until the boxer has met all requirements, medical and
otherwise, for reinstatement of such license. All such suspensions shall
be recorded in the boxer's license by a commission official. For
purposes of this section noncompetitive boxing shall include any contact
training or sparring.

(d) The commission may at any time suspend, revoke or deny a boxer's
license or temporary working permit for medical reasons.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission may
revoke any license issued under the provisions of this chapter if it
shall find that the licensee has knowingly and intentionally engaged in
any prohibited practices, as prescribed by the commission in rules and
regulations promulgated pursuant to subdivision 5 of section 23 of this
chapter, during a boxing or sparring match or exhibition.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any other state
shall revoke a licensee's license to box in that state based on a
knowing and intentional engagement in any prohibited practices of such
state, the commission may act to revoke any license to box issued to
such licensee pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

* NB Repealed September 1, 2016