49 CFR 177.839
§ 177.839 Class 8 (corrosive) materials.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 177.839, § 177.839 Class 8 (corrosive) materials, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/256386
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(See also § 177.834(a) through (j).)
(a) Nitric acid. No packaging of nitric acid of 50 percent or greater concentration may be loaded above any packaging containing any other kind of material.
(b) Storage batteries. All storage batteries containing any electrolyte must be so loaded, if loaded with other lading, that all such batteries will be protected against other lading falling onto or against them, and adequate means must be provided in all cases for the protection and insulation of battery terminals against short circuits.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.