ECL 71-4407 · Title 44. Enforcement of Title 15
Unlawful release of regulated medical waste in the second degree
Text — Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 71-4407. Unlawful release of regulated medical waste in the second degree.
A person is guilty of unlawful release of regulated medical waste in the second degree when such person:
1. Knowingly or recklessly engages in conduct which causes the release to the environment of regulated medical waste which includes any quantity of regulated medical waste which is capable at the time of transport, or at any time thereafter, of causing disease, or physical injury; or
2. Knowingly or recklessly engages in conduct constituting a single criminal transaction which causes the release to the environment of more than five hundred gallons or five thousand pounds, whichever is less, of regulated medical waste.
Unlawful release of regulated medical waste in the second degree is a class E felony.
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