N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-2719: Presumptions

§ 71-2719. Presumptions.

1. Possession of fifteen hundred gallons or fifteen thousand pounds,

whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of hazardous wastes

or substances hazardous to public health, safety or the environment,

shall be presumptive evidence of knowledge on the part of the person in

possession that the material is a hazardous waste or a substance

hazardous to public health, safety or the environment; and

2. Possession of five gallons or fifty pounds, whichever is less, of

an aggregate weight or volume of acute hazardous wastes or substances

acutely hazardous to public health, safety or the environment shall be

presumptive evidence of knowledge on the part of the person in

possession that the material is an acute hazardous waste or a substance

acutely hazardous to public health, safety or the environment.