N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law Section 71-2712
Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the third degree

A person is guilty of endangering public health, safety or the environment in the third degree when:

1.

He recklessly engages in conduct which causes the release of a substance acutely hazardous to public health, safety or the environment; or

2.

He recklessly engages in conduct which causes the release of more than two hundred gallons or two thousand pounds, whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of a substance hazardous to public health, safety or the environment; or

3.

He recklessly engages in conduct which causes the release of more than one hundred gallons or one thousand pounds, whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of a substance hazardous to public health, safety or the environment and such release creates a substantial risk of physical injury to any person who is not a participant in the crime; or

4.

He or she knowingly engages in conduct which causes the release of more than one hundred gallons or one thousand pounds, whichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of a substance hazardous to public health, safety or the environment; or

5.

With intent to dispose of construction and demolition debris, he or she intentionally engages in conduct that causes the unlawful disposal or release of either ten cubic yards or more, or twenty thousand pounds or more, of construction and demolition debris, as defined in § 71-2702 (Definitions)section 71-2702 of this title. Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the third degree is a class E felony.

Source: Section 71-2712 — Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the third degree, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/ENV/71-2712 (updated Feb. 19, 2021; accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

71‑2701
Applicability of title 71‑2702
Definitions 71‑2703
Violations of title 3 or 7 of article 27 of this chapter 71‑2705
Violations of titles 9, 11 and 13 of article 27 of this chapter 71‑2706
Enforcement of section 27-1311 71‑2707
Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the second degree 71‑2709
Unlawful possession of hazardous wastes in the first degree 71‑2710
Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the fifth degree 71‑2711
Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the fourth degree 71‑2712
Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the third degree 71‑2713
Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the second degree 71‑2714
Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the first degree 71‑2715
Unlawful dealing in hazardous wastes in the second degree 71‑2717
Unlawful dealing in hazardous wastes in the first degree 71‑2719
Presumptions 71‑2720
Exemption 71‑2721
Enforcement of Article 27 and this title 71‑2722
Enforcement of section 27-1701 of this chapter 71‑2723
Procedure for determining the amount of the cost of disposing of wastes or of restoring an area to its original state following a defenda... 71‑2724
Enforcement of title 21 of article 27 71‑2725
Disposition of penalties and fines 71‑2726
Payment of rewards for aid in apprehension and conviction of persons guilty of felony or misdemeanor 71‑2727
Enforcement of articles 27 and 71 of this chapter 71‑2728
Enforcement of title 27 of article 27 of this chapter 71‑2729
Enforcement of title 26 of article 27 of this chapter 71‑2730
Enforcement of title 30 of article 27 of this chapter
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Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

Last modified:
Feb. 19, 2021

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