[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR171.4]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 171_GENERAL INFORMATION, REGULATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS--Table 

of Contents

 

Sec. 171.4  Marine pollutants.



    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, no person 

may offer for transportation or transport a marine pollutant, as defined 

in Sec. 171.8, in intrastate or interstate commerce except in 

accordance with the requirements of this subchapter.

    (b) The requirements of this subchapter for the transportation of 

marine pollutants are based on the provisions of Annex III of the 1973 

International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships, as 

modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78).

    (c) Exceptions. Except when transported aboard vessel, the 

requirements of this subchapter specific to marine pollutants do not 

apply to non-bulk packagings transported by motor vehicles, rail cars or 

aircraft.



[Amdt. 171-116, 57 FR 52934, Nov. 5, 1993, as amended by Amdt. 107-39, 

61 FR 51337, Oct. 1, 1996]