[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: 49CFR175.26]

[Page 667-668]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 175_CARRIAGE BY AIRCRAFT--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart A_General Information and Regulations
 
Sec.  175.26  Notification at cargo facilities of hazardous materials 
requirements.

    (a) After September 30, 1994, each person who engages in the 
acceptance or transport of cargo for transportation by aircraft shall 
display notices, at

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each facility where cargo is accepted, to persons offering such cargo of 
the requirements applicable to the carriage of hazardous materials 
aboard aircraft, and the penalties for failure to comply with those 
requirements. Each notice must be legible, and be prominently displayed 
so that it can be seen. At a minimum, each notice must communicate the 
following information:
    (1) Cargo containing hazardous materials (dangerous goods) for 
transportation by aircraft must be offered in accordance with the 
Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR parts 171-180).
    (2) A violation can result in five years' imprisonment and penalties 
of $250,000 or more (49 U.S.C. 5124).
    (3) Hazardous materials (dangerous goods) include explosives, 
compressed gases, flammable liquids and solids, oxidizers, poisons, 
corrosives and radioactive materials.
    (4) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a)(2) of this 
section, a notice with the wording ``A violation can result in penalties 
of up to $25,000 and five years' imprisonment (49 U.S.C. 1809)'' may be 
used through December 31, 2001.
    (b) The information contained in paragraph (a) of this section must 
be printed:
    (1) Legibly in English, and, where cargo is accepted outside of the 
United States, in the language of the host country; and
    (2) On a background of contrasting color.
    (c) Size and color of the notice are optional. Additional 
information, examples, or illustrations, if not inconsistent with 
required information, may be included.
    (d) Exceptions: Display of a notice required by paragraph (a) of 
this section is not required at:
    (1) An unattended location (e.g., a drop box) provided a general 
notice advising customers of a prohibition on shipments of hazardous 
materials through that location is prominently displayed; or
    (2) A customer's facility where hazardous materials packages are 
accepted by a carrier.

[Amdt. 175-50, 58 FR 50505, Sept. 27, 1993, as amended at 63 FR 37462, 
July 10, 1998]