New York Laws
Title 44 - Enforcement of Title 15 of Article 27
71-4403 - Unlawful Possession of Regulated Medical Waste in the Second Degree.

degree.

No person shall:

1. Knowingly and intentionally possess more than twenty gallons or two
hundred pounds, whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of
regulated medical waste at a place other than the facility at which such
waste was generated; or

2. Recklessly possess more than forty gallons or four hundred pounds,
whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of regulated medical
waste at a place other than the facility at which such waste was
generated.

3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person for
acts undertaken in compliance with the provisions of titles 3 and 15 of
article 27 of this chapter or the rules, regulations, permits or orders
promulgated pursuant thereto.

Unlawful possession of regulated medical waste in the second degree is
a class A misdemeanor.