ECL 71-2707 · Title 27. Enforcement of Article 27 and Article 71
Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the second degree
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§ 71-2707. Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the second degree.
No person shall:
1. Knowingly possess more than one hundred gallons or one thousand pounds, whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of hazardous wastes at a place other than the site of generation; or
2. Recklessly possess more than two hundred gallons or two 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 wastes in the second degree is a class E felony.
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