* § 31. Exceptions. The provisions of this act except as provided in
section 29 of this act shall not be construed to apply to any sparring
or boxing contest or exhibition conducted under the supervision or the
control of the New York state national guard or naval militia where all
of the contestants are members of the active militia; nor to any such
contest or exhibition where the contestants are all amateurs, sponsored
by or under the supervision of any university, college, school or other
institution of learning, recognized by the regents of the state of New
York; nor to any such contest or exhibitions where the contestants are
all amateurs sponsored by or under the supervision of the U. S. Amateur
Boxing Federation or its local affiliates or the American Olympic
Association; nor except as to the extent provided in sections 5, 9, 19,
20, 28-a, 28-b and 33 of this act, to any professional wrestling contest
or exhibition as defined in this act. For the purpose of this act, an
amateur is deemed to mean a person who engages in boxing, sparring or
wrestling contests and exhibitions where no cash prizes are awarded to
participants, and where the prize competed for shall not in value exceed
thirty-five dollars or, in boxing, a maximum amount established by the
U.S. Amateur Boxing Federation. Any individual, association, corporation
or club, except elementary or high schools or equivalent institutions of
learning recognized by the regents of the state of New York, who or
which conducts an amateur contest pursuant to this section must register
with the U. S. Amateur Boxing Federation or its local affiliates and
abide by its rules and regulations.

* NB Repealed September 1, 2016