N.Y. ENV Law § 71-4404
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Unlawful possession of regulated medical waste in the first degree
Official statutory text
§ 71-4404. Unlawful possession of regulated medical waste in the first\n degree.\n No person shall:\n 1. Knowingly and intentionally possess more than three hundred gallons\nor three thousand pounds, whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or\nvolume of regulated medical waste at a place other than the facility at\nwhich such waste was generated; or\n 2. Recklessly possess more than five hundred gallons or five thousand\npounds, whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of regulated\nmedical waste at a place other than the facility at which such waste was\ngenerated.\n 3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person for\nacts undertaken in compliance with the provisions of titles 3 and 15 of\narticle 27 of this chapter or the rules, regulations, permits or orders\npromulgated pursuant thereto.\n Unlawful possession of regulated medical waste in the first degree is\na class E felony.\n
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