New York Environmental Conservation Law Section 71-2707 - Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the second degree.

71-2707. Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the second degree.

No person shall:

1. Knowingly possess more than one hundred gallons or one thousand pounds, whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of hazardous wastes at a place other than the site of generation; or

2. Recklessly possess more than two hundred gallons or two thousand pounds, whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of hazardous wastes at a place other than the site of generation.

Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the second degree is a class E felony.


Last modified: February 3, 2019