New York Environmental Conservation Law Section 71-2709 - Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the first degree.

71-2709. Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the first degree.

No person shall:

1. Knowingly possess acute hazardous wastes at a place other than the site of generation; or

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

3. Recklessly possess more than twenty-five hundred gallons or twenty-five 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 waste in the first degree is a class D felony.


Last modified: February 3, 2019