Section 71-4407. Unlawful release of regulated medical waste in the second degree

A person is guilty of unlawful release of regulated medical  waste  in
  the second degree when such person:
    1. Knowingly or recklessly engages in conduct which causes the release
  to  the  environment  of  regulated  medical  waste  which  includes any
  quantity of regulated medical waste which is  capable  at  the  time  of
  transport,  or  at  any time thereafter, of causing disease, or physical
  injury; or
    2. Knowingly or recklessly engages in conduct  constituting  a  single
  criminal transaction which causes the release to the environment of more
  than five hundred gallons or five thousand pounds, whichever is less, of
  regulated medical waste.
    Unlawful  release of regulated medical waste in the second degree is a
  class E felony.