[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
                            Subpart D_Marking
 
Sec.  172.303  Prohibited marking.

    (a) No person may offer for transportation or transport a package 
which is marked with the proper shipping name or identification number 
of a hazardous material unless the package contains

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the identified hazardous material or its residue.
    (b) This section does not apply to--
    (1) Transportation of a package in a transport vehicle or freight 
container if the package is not visible during transportation and is 
loaded by the shipper and unloaded by the shipper or consignee.
    (2) Markings on a package which are securely covered in 
transportation.
    (3) The marking of a shipping name on a package when the name 
describes a material not regulated under this subchapter.

[Amdt. 172-123, 55 FR 52591, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 66254, 
Dec. 20, 1991]