New York Statutes
§ 71-2711 — Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the fourth degree
New York § 71-2711
JurisdictionNew York
Law ENVEnvironmental Conservation
Title 27Enforcement of Article 27 and Article 71
Art. 71Enforcement
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Bluebook
N.Y. Environmental Conservation § 71-2711 (2026).
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§ 71-2711. Endangering public health, safety or the environment in the\n fourth degree.\n A person is guilty of endangering public health, safety or the\nenvironment in the fourth degree when:\n 1. With criminal negligence, he engages in conduct which causes the\nrelease of a substance acutely hazardous to public health, safety or the\nenvironment; or\n 2. With criminal negligence, he engages in conduct which causes the\nrelease of more than one hundred gallons or one thousand pounds,\nwhichever is less, of an aggregate weight or volume of a substance\nhazardous to public health, safety or the environment; or\n 3. He knowingly or recklessly engages in conduct which causes the\nrelease of a substance hazardous to public health, safety or the\nenvironment.\n Endanger
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§ 71-0201
General law enforcement authority§ 71-0207
Pleas by mail§ 71-0211
Disposition of fees and penalties§ 71-0213
Mandatory surcharge§ 71-0301
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