New York Laws
Title 27 - Enforcement of Article 27 and Article 71
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.

Structure New York Laws

New York Laws

ENV - Environmental Conservation

Article 71 - Enforcement

Title 27 - Enforcement of Article 27 and Article 71

71-2701 - Applicability of Title.

71-2702 - Definitions.

71-2703 - Violations of Title 3 or 7 of Article 27 of This Chapter.

71-2705 - Violations of Titles 9, 11 and 13 of Article 27 of This Chapter.

71-2706 - Enforcement of Section 27-1311.

71-2707 - Unlawful Possession of Hazardous Wastes in the Second Degree.

71-2709 - Unlawful Possession of Hazardous Wastes in the First Degree.

71-2710 - Endangering Public Health, Safety or the Environment in the Fifth Degree.

71-2711 - Endangering Public Health, Safety or the Environment in the Fourth Degree.

71-2712 - Endangering Public Health, Safety or the Environment in the Third Degree.

71-2713 - Endangering Public Health, Safety or the Environment in the Second Degree.

71-2714 - Endangering Public Health, Safety or the Environment in the First Degree.

71-2715 - Unlawful Dealing in Hazardous Wastes in the Second Degree.

71-2717 - Unlawful Dealing in Hazardous Wastes in the First Degree.

71-2719 - Presumptions.

71-2720 - Exemption.

71-2721 - Enforcement of Article 27 and This Title.

71-2722 - Enforcement of Section 27-1701 of This Chapter.

71-2723 - Procedure for Determining the Amount of the Cost of Disposing of Wastes or of Restoring an Area to Its Original State Following a Defendant's Convicti

71-2724 - Enforcement of Title 21 of Article 27.

71-2725 - Disposition of Penalties and Fines.

71-2726 - Payment of Rewards for Aid in Apprehension and Conviction of Persons Guilty of Felony or Misdemeanor.

71-2727 - Enforcement of Articles 27 and 71 of This Chapter.

71-2728 - Enforcement of Title 27 of Article 27 of This Chapter.

71-2729 - Enforcement of Title 26 of Article 27 of This Chapter.

71-2730 - Enforcement of Title 30 of Article 27 of This Chapter.