Section 171.17  Exemptions

a)         No person may offer or accept a hazardous material for transportation in commerce if that hazardous material is subject to the provisions of an exemption issued by United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) (49 CFR 107) unless the material is offered and accepted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the exemption or this Part.

b)         No person may transport a hazardous material in commerce if that hazardous material is subject to the provisions of an exemption issued by U.S. DOT unless the material is transported in accordance with the terms and conditions of the exemption or this Part.

c)         Exemptions from the regulations governing packages or containers of hazardous materials are subject to the following conditions:

1)         The outside of each package must be plainly and durably marked "DOT-E" followed by the number assigned;

2)         Each shipping paper issued in connection with a shipment made under an exemption must, in association with the entries required by 49 CFR 172.203, bear the notation "DOT-E" followed by the number assigned; and

3)         When an exemption issued to a shipper contains special carrier requirements, the shipper shall furnish a copy of the exemption to the carrier before or at the time a shipment is tendered.

(Source:  Amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 8927, effective June 5, 2002)