N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 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.