N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 23.01

§ 23.01. Legislative findings and declaration of policy. The\nlegislature hereby finds and declares that:\n 1. The maintenance and well-being of the legitimate theatre in this\nstate is essential to the cultural, moral and artistic well-being of the\npeople of the state.\n 2. It is hereby determined and declared that the promotion and\nfinancing of theatrical productions, as defined in this article, are\nmatters affected with a public interest and subject to the supervision\nof the state for the purpose of safeguarding investors and other members\nof the public against fraud, fraudulent accountings, financial\nmisconduct, exorbitant rates and similar abuses.\n 3. It is further determined and declared that the integrity of box\noffice operations as they relate to the allocation, distribution and\nadvance sale of tickets to the public for theatrical productions,\nconcerts, sporting events or other events, as defined herein, is a\nmatter affected with a public interest and subject to the supervision of\nthe state for the purpose of safeguarding ticket purchasers against\npractices which lead to charges beyond the premium permitted by law for\ntickets to such events, to the inability of such purchasers to obtain an\nexchange of tickets or refund following the nonperformance of the event\nfor which tickets were purchased in advance, and to other similar\nabuses.\n