[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR173.54]

[Page 478]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 173_SHIPPERS_GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPMENTS AND PACKAGINGS--
 
     Subpart C_Definitions, Classification and Packaging for Class 1
 
Sec.  173.54  Forbidden explosives.

    Unless otherwise provided in this subchapter, the following 
explosives shall not be offered for transportation or transported:
    (a) An explosive that has not been approved in accordance with Sec.  
173.56 of this subpart.
    (b) An explosive mixture or device containing a chlorate and also 
containing:
    (1) An ammonium salt, including a substituted ammonium or quaternary 
ammonium salt; or
    (2) An acidic substance, including a salt of a weak base and a 
strong acid.
    (c) A leaking or damaged package or article containing an explosive.
    (d) Propellants that are unstable, condemned or deteriorated.
    (e) Nitroglycerin, diethylene glycol dinitrate, or any other liquid 
explosives not specifically authorized by this subchapter.
    (f) A loaded firearm (except as provided in 49 CFR 1544.219).
    (g) Fireworks that combine an explosive and a detonator.
    (h) Fireworks containing yellow or white phosphorus.
    (i) A toy torpedo, the maximum outside dimension of which exceeds 23 
mm (0.906 inch), or a toy torpedo containing a mixture of potassium 
chlorate, black antimony (antimony sulfide), and sulfur, if the weight 
of the explosive material in the device exceeds 0.26 g (0.01 ounce).
    (j) Explosives specifically forbidden in the Sec.  172.101 table of 
this subchapter.
    (k) Explosives not meeting the acceptance criteria specified in 
Sec.  173.57 of this subchapter.
    (l) An explosive article with its means of initiation or ignition 
installed, unless approved in accordance with Sec.  173.56.

[Amdt. 173-224, 55 FR 52617 Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 66267, 
Dec. 20, 1991; Amdt. 173-236, 58 FR 50236, Sept. 24, 1993; 67 FR 61013, 
Sept. 27, 2002; 68 FR 48569, Aug. 14, 2003]