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49 U.S.C. § 13531 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 49. Transportation § 13531. General jurisdiction

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In general.--The Secretary and the Board have jurisdiction, as specified in this part, over service that a freight forwarder undertakes to provide, or is authorized or required under this part to provide, to the extent transportation is provided in the United States and is between--

(1) a place in a State and a place in another State, even if part of the transportation is outside the United States;

(2) a place in a State and another place in the same State through a place outside the State; or

(3) a place in the United States and a place outside the United States.

(b) Exemption of certain air carrier service.--Neither the Secretary nor the Board has jurisdiction under subsection (a) of this section over service undertaken by a freight forwarder using transportation of an air carrier subject to part A of subtitle VII of this title.

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