New York Penal Code § 490.47

Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree
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§ 490.47 Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the\n           third degree.\n  A person is guilty of criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological\nweapon in the third degree when, under circumstances evincing a depraved\nindifference to human life, he or she uses, deploys, releases, or causes\nto be used, deployed, or released any select chemical agent or select\nbiological agent, and thereby creates a grave risk of death or serious\nphysical injury to another person not a participant in the crime.\n  Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third\ndegree is a class B felony.\n

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