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N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 71-2711 — Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the fourth degree

N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 71-2711

Type: Statute
Source: New York Environmental Conservation Law
Jurisdiction: New York
Current through: Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)

§ 71-2711. Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the

Citator

N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 71-2711 — Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the fourth degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

§ 71-2711. Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the

fourth degree.

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

1. With criminal negligence, he engages in conduct which causes the release of a substance acutely hazardous to public health, safety or the environment; or

2. With criminal negligence, he 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

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

Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.