Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§80102 Application
Title 49 › SUBTITLE X — MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 801 — BILLS OF LADING › § 80102
Summary
Applies to bills of lading issued by common carriers for shipping goods in five cases: within D.C.; within a U.S. territory or possession; between states; inside a state when the route goes through another state or a foreign country; and from a state to a foreign country.
Full Legal Text
Title 49, §80102
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This chapter applies to a bill of lading when the bill is issued by a common carrier for the transportation of goods—
(1)between a place in the District of Columbia and another place in the District of Columbia;
(2)between a place in a territory or possession of the United States and another place in the same territory or possession;
(3)between a place in a State and a place in another State;
(4)between a place in a State and a place in the same State through another State or a foreign country; or
(5)from a place in a State to a place in a foreign country.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 8010249 App.:81.Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 415, § 1, 39 Stat. 538. In this chapter, the words “common carrier” are substituted for “carrier” because the source provisions restated in this section provide that this chapter applies to bills of lading issued by common carriers. In clause (2), the words “territory or possession” are substituted for “Territory” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
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Citation
49 U.S.C. § 80102
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102