Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73
§5906 Perishable agricultural commodities
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE III— - GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS › Chapter CHAPTER 59— - INTERMODAL SAFE CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION › § 5906
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Title 49, §5906
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section 5905 of this title does not apply to a container or trailer the contents of which are perishable agricultural commodities (as defined in the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499a et seq.)).
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 590649:508(g)(2)(C).
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The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, referred to in text, is act June 10, 1930, ch. 436, 46 Stat. 531, which is classified generally to chapter 20A (§ 499a et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 499a(a) of Title 7 and Tables.
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–291 substituted “section 5905 of this title does” for “section 5904(a)(2) and 5905 of this title do”.
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49 U.S.C. § 5906
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73