49 USC § 5906 - Perishable agricultural commodities

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title: "49 USC § 5906 - Perishable agricultural commodities"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "5906"
section_name: "Perishable agricultural commodities"
chapter_number: 59
chapter_name: "INTERMODAL SAFE CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 861; Pub. L. 104–291, title II, § 207, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3457.)"
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# § 5906. Perishable agricultural commodities

Section 5905 of this title7 U.S.C. 499a

 does not apply to a container or trailer the contents of which are perishable agricultural commodities (as defined in the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 ( et seq.)).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 861; Pub. L. 104–291, title II, § 207, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3457.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5906 | 49:508(g)(2)(C). |  |

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, referred to in text, is , , which is classified generally to chapter 20A (§ 499a et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.

### Amendments

1996— substituted “ does” for “Sections 5904(a)(2) and 5905 of this title do”.