Legislation
SECTION 71-2709
Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the first degree
Environmental Conservation (ENV) CHAPTER 43-B, ARTICLE 71, TITLE 27
§ 71-2709. Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the first degree.
No person shall:
1. Knowingly possess acute hazardous wastes at a place other than the
site of generation; or
2. Knowingly possess more than fifteen hundred gallons or fifteen
thousand pounds, whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of
hazardous wastes at a place other than the site of generation; or
3. Recklessly possess more than twenty-five hundred gallons or
twenty-five 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 waste in the first degree is a class
D felony.
No person shall:
1. Knowingly possess acute hazardous wastes at a place other than the
site of generation; or
2. Knowingly possess more than fifteen hundred gallons or fifteen
thousand pounds, whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of
hazardous wastes at a place other than the site of generation; or
3. Recklessly possess more than twenty-five hundred gallons or
twenty-five 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 waste in the first degree is a class
D felony.