1. (1) A commercial motor vehicle, motor carrier, or hazardous materials shipper shall comply with and the department adopts by reference the following federal regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation concerning the transportation of hazardous materials: 49 CFR part 107, 49 CFR part 171, 49 CFR part 172, 49 CFR part 173, 49 CFR part 177, 49 CFR part 178, and 49 CFR part 180. The regulations adopted may be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, chapter I, subchapters B and C, as updated through March 10, 2026. Copies may be obtained from the U.S. Government Printing Office, 732 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 20401-0001, or at www.gpo.gov.

Authorizing statute(s): 61-10-155, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 61-10-154, MCA

History: NEW, 2010 MAR p. 1179, Eff. 5/14/10; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 1350, Eff. 7/13/12; AMD, 2013 MAR p. 1184, Eff. 7/12/13; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 502, Eff. 3/14/14; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 1456, Eff. 8/20/16; AMD, 2017 MAR p. 895, Eff. 6/24/17; AMD, 2018 MAR p. 1277, Eff. 7/7/18; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 543, Eff. 5/11/19; AMD, 2020 MAR p. 1020, Eff. 6/13/20; AMD, 2021 MAR p. 875, Eff. 7/10/21; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 1072, Eff. 6/25/22; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 566, Eff. 6/24/23; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 1455, Eff. 6/22/24; AMD, 2025 MAR, Notice No. 2025-87, Eff. 6/28/25; AMD, 2026 MAR, Notice No. 2026-23, Eff. 5/9/26.