§715g Refusal of carrier to accept shipment without certificate of clearance; certificate as justifying acceptance of shipment

Summary

A carrier (like a shipping company) is not liable for penalties or damages if it refuses to take oil or oil products because the shipper did not give a required certificate of clearance from an area where those certificates are needed, or because the carrier had a reasonable belief the oil was illegal. A carrier also will not be punished under section 715e if either it has a clearance certificate that looks valid and was issued by a board under section 715d and the carrier had no reason to doubt it, or the shipment came from an area where certificates are not required and the carrier had no reason to think the oil was illegal.