49 CFR §172.303
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- (a)No person may offer for transportation or transport a package which is marked with the proper shipping name, the identification number of a hazardous material or any other markings indicating that the material is hazardous (e.g., RQ, INHALATION HAZARD) 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.
- (4)Identification number markings on a cargo tank motor vehicle containing a petroleum distillate fuel in accordance with § 172.336(c).