[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR173.340]

[Page 597]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 173--SHIPPERS--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPMENTS AND PACKAGINGS--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart G--Gases; Preparation and Packaging
 
Sec. 173.340  Tear gas devices.

    (a) Packagings for tear gas devices must be approved prior to 
initial transportation by the Associate Administrator.
    (b) Tear gas devices may not be assembled with, or packed in the 
same packaging with, mechanically- or manually-operated firing, 
igniting, bursting, or other functioning elements unless of a type and 
design which has been approved by the Associate Administrator.
    (c) Tear gas grenades, tear gas candles, and similar devices must be 
packaged in one of the following packagings conforming to the 
requirements of part 178 of this subchapter at the Packing Group II 
performance level:
    (1) In UN 4C1, 4C2, 4D, or 4F metal-strapped wooden boxes. 
Functioning elements not assembled in grenades or devices must be in a 
separate compartment of these boxes, or in inner or separate outer 
boxes, UN 4C1, 4C2, 4D, or 4F, and must be so packed and cushioned that 
they may not come in contact with each other or with the walls of the 
box during transportation. Not more than 50 tear gas devices and 50 
functioning elements must be packed in one box, and the gross weight of 
the outer box may not exceed 35 kg (77 pounds).
    (2) In a UN 1A2 metal drum. Functioning elements must be packed in a 
separate inner packaging or compartment. Not more than 24 tear gas 
devices and 24 functioning elements must be packed in one outer drum, 
and the gross weight of the drum may not exceed 35 kg (77 pounds).
    (3) In a UN 4G fiberboard box with inside tear gas devices meeting 
Specifications 2P or 2Q. Each inside packaging must be placed in 
fiberboard tubes fitted with metal ends or a fiber box with suitable 
padding. Not more than 30 inner packagings must be packed in one outer 
box, and the gross weight of the outer box may not exceed 16 kg (35 
pounds).
    (4) In other packagings of a type or design which has been approved 
by the Associate Administrator.
    (d) Tear gas devices may be shipped completely assembled when 
offered by or consigned to the U.S. Department of Defense, provided the 
functioning elements are so packed that they cannot accidentally 
function. Outer packagings must be UN 4C1, 4C2, 4D, or 4F metal-strapped 
wooden boxes.

[Amdt. 173-224, 55 FR 52669, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended 66 FR 45379, Aug. 
28, 2001]

Subpart H [Reserved]