Section 71-4408. Unlawful release of regulated medical waste in the first degree

A person is guilty of unlawful release of regulated medical  waste  in
  the first degree when such person:
    1.  Knowingly  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 serious physical injury or death to any
  person who is not a participant in the crime; or
    2.  Knowingly  engages  in  conduct  constituting  a  single  criminal
  transaction which causes the release to the environment of more than one
  thousand  gallons  or  ten  thousand  pounds,  whichever  is less, of an
  aggregate weight or volume of regulated medical waste.
    Unlawful release of regulated medical waste in the first degree  is  a
  class D felony.