§ 23.23. Prohibited activities of ticket distributors. 1. The term\n"ticket distributor" shall mean all owners, operators or operating\nlessees whether an individual, firm, company, partnership, corporation,\ntrust or association who control the operation of a place of\nentertainment, as that term is defined in this article, including the\nallocation or distribution of tickets to any event, as that term is\ndefined in this article, and all controlling partners, and controlling\nstockholders and controlling officers of the aforesaid; and all agents,\nrepresentatives, employees and licensees of any of the aforementioned,\nincluding without limitation box office treasurers and assistant\ntreasurers of places of entertainment, who for any period of time have\ncontrol of the allocation or distribution by designation or authority of\nthe aforementioned, of tickets in connection with the showing of events,\nbut shall not include subordinate personnel performing non-discretionary\nor ministerial functions in connection with the allocation or\ndistribution of tickets for events.\n 2. A "theatrical production" as used in this section shall mean those\nlive-staged dramatic productions, dramatic-musical productions and\nconcerts as defined in section 23.03 of this chapter which hereafter are\nshown to the public in a place of entertainment.\n 3. A "sporting event" as used in this section shall mean those\ncontests, games, or other events involving athletic or physical skills\nwhich are shown to the public in a place of entertainment and whose\nparticipants are paid for the exhibition of their athletic or physical\nskills, but not exhibitions under the jurisdiction of the state racing\nor state harness racing commissions.\n 4. It shall be illegal and prohibited for any owner, lessee or\noperator or manager or treasurer or assistant treasurer or any other\nticket distributor of a place of entertainment, as defined in this\narticle, to sell tickets to any event to be held in this state directly\nor indirectly, through agents, employees or otherwise, unless and until\nthere is filed with the department of law of the state of New York by\nthe ticket distributor, directly or indirectly, controlling the\ndistribution of tickets a registration known as a "ticket distributor\nregistration" on which shall be contained the names, addresses and\nconnection with the distribution of tickets of all ticket distributors,\nas defined herein, on forms issued by the attorney general of the state\nof New York, as applicable to such registration and amendments thereto.\nIt shall be illegal for any ticket distributor to sell tickets, or\ncontrol the sale thereof, unless named on such registration. The\nattorney general may issue an order cancelling or suspending the name of\na particular individual or individuals from such registration or issue\nan order barring such person from selling any tickets to any event to be\nheld in this state as aforesaid whether or not the person's name appears\non any particular registration after a hearing, conducted by him or a\ndesignated officer, when, based upon substantial evidence on the entire\nrecord, it is determined that: such ticket distributor or any person who\nresells tickets to any event to be held in this state subsequent to\nOctober first, nineteen hundred sixty-five, directly or indirectly, has\nwillfully aided, abetted or participated in exacting, demanding,\naccepting or receiving, directly or indirectly, any premium or price in\nexcess of the regular or established price or charge, plus lawful taxes,\nas printed upon the face of each ticket or other evidence of the right\nof entry thereto, for tickets to any event to be held in this state from\nmembers of the public or ticket brokers or agents, whether designated as\nprice, gratuity or otherwise; or whenever such ticket distributor has\nbeen convicted of any crime relating to the sale of tickets to any\nevent, or violations of this article; or whenever such
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