{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1423","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-1423","heading":"Prohibition on shipments of hazardous materials.","body":"Except in cases of emergency, it shall be illegal in the Capitol Exclusion Zone, without a permit, to:\n\n(1)\nTransport any of the following:\n(A)\nExplosives of Class 1, Division 1.1, or Class 1, Division 1.2, as designated in 49 C.F.R. § 173.2, in a quantity greater than 500 kilograms;\n(B)\nFlammable gasses of Class 2, Division 2.1, as designated in 49 C.F.R. § 173.2, in a quantity greater than 10,000 liters;\n(C)\nPoisonous gasses of Class 2, Division 2.3, as designated in 49 C.F.R. § 173.2, in a quantity greater than 500 liters, and belonging to Hazard Zones A or B, as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 173.116; and\n(D)\nPoisonous materials, other than gasses, of Class 6, Division 6.1, in a quantity greater than 1,000 kilograms, and belonging to Hazard Zones A or B, as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 173.133; or\n\n(2)\nOperate a vehicle or move a rail car which:\n(A)\nIs capable of containing explosives of Class 1, Division 1.1, or Class 1, Division 1.2, as designated in 49 C.F.R. § 173.2, in a quantity greater than 500 kilograms, and has exterior placarding or other markings indicating that it contains such materials;\n(B)\nIs capable of containing flammable gasses of Class 2, Division 2.1, as designated in 49 C.F.R. § 173.2, in a quantity greater than 10,000 liters, and has exterior placarding or other markings indicating that it contains such materials;\n(C)\nIs capable of containing poisonous gasses of Class 2, Division 2.3, as designated in 49 C.F.R. § 173.2, in a quantity greater than 500 liters, and belonging to Hazard Zones A or B, as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 173.116, and has exterior placarding or other markings indicating that it contains such materials; or\n(D)\nIs capable of containing poisonous materials, other than gasses, of Class 6, Division 6.1, in a quantity greater than 1,000 kilograms, and belonging to Hazard Zones A or B, as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 173.133, and has exterior placarding or other markings indicating that it contains such materials.","path":["Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.","Chapter 14. Hazardous Materials Transportation.","Subchapter II. Terrorism Prevention in Hazardous Materials Transportation."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-1423","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"45c019375df73dc1a48f7cbcca6227c8a8dcfc9197c26dd5c9c9b7bca91b58b9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1422","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1424"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}