49 USC § 5908 - Relationship to other laws

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s5908"
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title: "49 USC § 5908 - Relationship to other laws"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "5908"
section_name: "Relationship to other laws"
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: "(Added Pub. L. 104–291, title II, § 209(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3458.)"
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# § 5908. Relationship to other laws

Nothing in this chapter affects—

**(1)** chapter 51 (relating to transportation of hazardous material) or the regulations promulgated under that chapter; or

**(2)** any State highway weight or size law or regulation applicable to tractor-trailer combinations.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–291, title II, § 209(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3458.)