(a) The registration and fee requirements of this subpart apply to any person who offers for transportation, or transports, in foreign, interstate or intrastate commerce--
(1) A highway route-controlled quantity of a Class 7 (radioactive) material, as defined in Sec. 173.403 of this chapter;
(2) More than 25 kg (55 pounds) of a Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 (explosive) material (see Sec. 173.50 of this chapter) in a motor vehicle, rail car or freight container;
(3) More than one L (1.06 quarts) per package of a material extremely toxic by inhalation (i.e., ``material poisonous by inhalation,'' as defined in Sec. 171.8 of this chapter, that meets the criteria for ``hazard zone A,'' as specified in Sec. 173.116(a) or Sec. 173.133(a) of this chapter);
(4) A shipment of a quantity of hazardous materials in a bulk packaging (see Sec. 171.8 of this chapter) having a capacity equal to or greater than 13,248 L (3,500 gallons) for liquids or gases or more than 13.24 cubic meters (468 cubic feet) for solids;
(5) A shipment in other than a bulk packaging of 2,268 kg (5,000 pounds) gross weight or more of one class of hazardous materials for which placarding of a vehicle, rail car, or freight container is required for that class, under the provisions of subpart F of part 172 of this chapter; or
(6) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a quantity of hazardous material that requires placarding, under provisions of subpart F of part 172 of this chapter.
(b) Paragraph (a)(6) of this section does not apply to those activities of a farmer, as defined in Sec. 171.8 of this chapter, that are in direct support of the farmer's farming operations.
(c) In this subpart, the term ``shipment'' means the offering or loading of hazardous material at one loading facility using one transport vehicle, or the transport of that transport vehicle. [65 FR 7309, Feb. 14, 2000, as amended at 67 FR 61011, Sept. 27, 2002]