[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR175.26]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 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) Each person who engages in the acceptance or transport of cargo 
for transportation by aircraft shall display notices 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, at each facility where cargo is accepted.

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Each notice must be legible, and be prominently displayed so 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 through 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.
    (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.