§  899-l.  Prohibited conduct. 1. An athlete agent, with the intent to  induce a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract, shall not: (a) give any materially false or  misleading  information  or  make  a  materially false promise or representation; (b)  furnish  anything  of  value  to  a  student-athlete  before  the  student-athlete enters into the agency contract; (c) furnish anything of value  to  any  other  individual  or  another  registered  athlete  agent  before  the  student-athlete enters into the  agency contract; or (d) fail to notify the student-athlete  before  he  or  she  signs  or  otherwise  authenticates  an agency contract for a particular sport that  the signing or authentication may make the student-athlete ineligible to  participate in that sport. The prohibitions contained within this subdivision shall not  prohibit  an  athlete  agent from sponsoring or furnishing equipment to an amateur  athletic team through a government or not-for-profit  entity  registered  with  the secretary of state pursuant to section one hundred seventy-two  of the executive law or entities exempt  from  article  seven-A  of  the  executive  law  pursuant  to  section  one  hundred seventy-two-a of the  executive law, provided that sponsorship or equipment will not result in  a  student-athlete  being  rendered ineligible to participate in  intercollegiate athletics. 2. An athlete agent shall not willfully: (a) initiate contact with a student-athlete unless registered pursuant  to this article; (b)  refuse  or  fail  to  retain  or permit inspection of the records  required to be retained by section eight hundred ninety-nine-k  of  this  article; (c) fail to  register  when  required  by  section  eight  hundred  ninety-nine-c of this article; (d)  provide  materially  false  or  misleading  information in an  application for registration or renewal of registration; or (e) predate or postdate an agency contract.