[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: 49CFR172.303]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 172_HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLE, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, HAZARDOUS 

MATERIALS COMMUNICATIONS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION, AND TRAINING 

REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents

 

                            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 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]