{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-176.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 176.3","heading":"Unacceptable hazardous materials shipments.","body":"(a) A carrier may not transport by vessel any shipment of a hazardous material that is not prepared for transportation in accordance with parts 172 and 173 of this subchapter, or as authorized by subpart C of part 171 of this subchapter.\n(b) A carrier may not transport by vessel any explosive or explosive composition described in § 173.54 of this subchapter.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER I—PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER C—HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS","PART 176—CARRIAGE BY VESSEL","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"40e409afa3b0a35909a026ca5aa769c78cd60e50745eceaad73e7fde362a685a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-176.2","next":"us/49-cfr-176.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}