---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 261.171"
title: "40"
number: "261.171"
heading: "Condition of containers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/261.171"
---

# §261.171. Condition of containers.


If a container holding hazardous secondary material is not in good condition (e.g., severe rusting, apparent structural defects) or if it begins to leak, the hazardous secondary material must be transferred from this container to a container that is in good condition or managed in some other way that complies with the requirements of this part.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 80 FR 1777, Jan. 13, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921, 6922, 6924(y) and 6938.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 33119, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted.