New York Laws
Title 44 - Enforcement of Title 15 of Article 27
71-4404 - Unlawful Possession of Regulated Medical Waste in the First Degree.

degree.

No person shall:

1. Knowingly and intentionally possess more than three hundred gallons
or three thousand 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 five hundred gallons or five thousand
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 first degree is
a class E felony.