ECL 71-2710 · Title 27. Enforcement of Article 27 and Article 71
Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the fifth degree
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§ 71-2710. Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the fifth degree.
A person is guilty of endangering public health, safety or the environment in the fifth degree when with criminal negligence he engages in conduct which causes the release of more than five gallons or fifty pounds, whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of a substance hazardous to public health, safety or the environment.
Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the fifth degree is a class B misdemeanor.
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