§ 1015. Conduct of authorized professional combative sports. 1. All\nbuildings or structures used or intended to be used for conducting\nauthorized professional combative sports shall be properly ventilated\nand provided with fire exits and fire escapes, and in all manner conform\nto the laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to buildings in the\ncity, town or village where situated.\n 2. No person under the age of eighteen years shall participate in any\nauthorized professional combative sports, and no person under sixteen\nyears of age shall be permitted to attend thereat as a spectator,\nprovided, however, that a person under the age of sixteen may be\npermitted to attend as a spectator if accompanied by a parent or\nguardian.\n 3. Except as otherwise provided in sections one thousand six and one\nthousand seventeen of this article, at each authorized professional\ncombative sport, except where conducted solely for training purposes,\nthere shall be in attendance a duly licensed referee who shall direct\nand control the same. There shall also be in attendance, except where\nconducted solely for training purposes, three duly licensed judges who\nshall at the termination of each such authorized professional combative\nsport render their decision. The winner shall be determined in\naccordance with a scoring system prescribed by the commission.\n 4. Except as otherwise provided in sections one thousand six and one\nthousand seventeen of this article, the commission shall direct an\nemployee of the commission to be present at each place where authorized\nprofessional combative sports are to be conducted. Such employee of the\ncommission shall ascertain the exact conditions surrounding such\nauthorized professional combative sport and make a written report of the\nsame in the manner and form prescribed by the commission. Where\nauthorized professional combative sports are approved to be held in a\nstate or city owned armory, the provision of the military law in respect\nthereto must be complied with.\n 5. Except as otherwise provided in sections one thousand six and one\nthousand seventeen of this article, any ring or combat surface must be\ninspected and approved by the commission prior to the commencement of\nany authorized professional combative sport.\n 6. Except as otherwise provided in sections one thousand six and one\nthousand seventeen of this article, all professionals must be examined\nby a physician designated by the commission before entering the ring or\ncombat surface and each such physician shall immediately file with the\ncommission a written report of such examination. The cost of any such\nexamination, as prescribed by a schedule of fees established by the\ncommission, shall be paid by the corporation conducting the authorized\nprofessional combative sport to the commission. It shall be the duty of\nevery person or corporation licensed to conduct an authorized\nprofessional combative sport, to have in attendance at every authorized\nprofessional combative sport, at least one physician designated by the\ncommission as the rules shall provide. The commission may establish a\nschedule of fees to be paid by the licensee to cover the cost of such\nattendance.\n 7. The physician shall terminate any authorized professional combative\nsport if in the opinion of such physician any professional has received\nsevere punishment or is in danger of serious physical injury. In the\nevent of any serious physical injury, such physician shall immediately\nrender any emergency treatment necessary, recommend further treatment or\nhospitalization if required, and fully report the entire matter to the\ncommission within twenty-four hours and if necessary, subsequently\nthereafter. Such physician may also require that the injured\nprofessional and his or her manager remain in the ring or on the\npremises or report to a hospital after the contest for such period of\ntime as such physician deems advisable. Any professional l
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