[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: 49CFR173.54]

[Page 446]
 
                        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 C--Definitions, Classification and Packaging for Class 1
 
Sec. 173.54  Forbidden explosives.

    Unless otherwise provided in this subchapter, the following 
explosives shall not be offered for transportation or transported:
    (a) An explosive that has not been approved in accordance with 
Sec. 173.56 of this subpart.
    (b) An explosive mixture or device containing a chlorate and also 
containing:
    (1) An ammonium salt, including a substituted ammonium or quaternary 
ammonium salt; or
    (2) An acidic substance, including a salt of a weak base and a 
strong acid.
    (c) A leaking or damaged package of explosives.
    (d) Propellants that are unstable, condemned or deteriorated.
    (e) Nitroglycerin, diethylene glycol dinitrate, or any other liquid 
explosives not specifically authorized by this subchapter.
    (f) A loaded firearm (except as provided in 49 CFR 1544.219).
    (g) Fireworks that combine an explosive and a detonator.
    (h) Fireworks containing yellow or white phosphorus.
    (i) A toy torpedo, the maximum outside dimension of which exceeds 23 
mm (0.906 inch), or a toy torpedo containing a mixture of potassium 
chlorate, black antimony (antimony sulfide), and sulfur, if the weight 
of the explosive material in the device exceeds 0.26 g (0.01 ounce).
    (j) Explosives specifically forbidden in the Sec. 172.101 table of 
this subchapter.
    (k) Explosives not meeting the acceptance criteria specified in 
Sec. 173.57 of this subchapter.
    (l) An explosive article with its means of initiation or ignition 
installed, unless approved in accordance with Sec. 173.56.

[Amdt. 173-224, 55 FR 52617 Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 66267, 
Dec. 20, 1991; Amdt. 173-236, 58 FR 50236, Sept. 24, 1993; 67 FR 61013, 
Sept. 27, 2002]