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- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.454
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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Title of bill
An act to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to resale of tickets to places of entertainment; to amend chapter 704 of the laws of 1991, amending the arts and cultural affairs law and chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 relating to the regulation of boxing and wrestling relating to tickets to places of entertainment, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would ensure proper and sufficient regulation of the resale of tickets.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 of the bill would amend §25.03 of the Arts and cultural Affairs Law to add the definition of ticket office to the current law.
Section 2 would amend §25.11 of the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law to add the definition of ticket office to the section~
Section 3 would add ticket office to the buffer zone surrounding places of entertainment.
Section 4 would replace the bond requirement with a requirement for an interest bearing trust account as a condition of license.
Section 5 would enact the previous sections and sunset them in two years on May 15, 2012, while making the amendments to section 25.11 permanent.
Section 6 would prohibit an operator or an operator's agent who offers a subscription package, season ticket package, or single event ticket from restricting the resale of any such ticket, from denying access to any resold ticket, or from prohibiting the sale of tickets that can not be gifted, sold, or transferred by any other means. It further states that no operator's agent shall sell or convey tickets to a secondary reseller owned or controlled by an operator's agent. This section would define obstructed view and clarify the determination of an obstructed view.
Section 7 would add a new section 2524 which would make using automated ticket purchasing software a crime and would impose penalties for such.
Section 8 would enact the bill, and makes the amendments to 25.15 and to 25.24 permanent
Effects of present law which this bill would alter
This legislation would continue and amend the regulation of ticket resale upon the recommendations included in the Depart of state report as commissioned in 2009.
Justification
In 2009 when the current regulation of ticket resale was set to sunset, the conversation once again turned to the effectiveness of regulation on the current market. It quickly became apparent that such a multifaceted industry warranted an in-depth review of practices and problems facing both industry and consumers alike. The Department of State was then commissioned to carry out such a review and report back to the legislature. This legislation places regulation on the ticket resale industry based on those findings.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS : Not applicable.
Effective date
Immediately.
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