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N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-2707: Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the second degree

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  1. Environmental Conservation Law
  2. Article 71. Enforcement
  3. Title 27. Enforcement of Article 27 and Article 71

§ 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.

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