---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 262.31"
title: "40"
number: "262.31"
heading: "Labeling."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/262.31"
---

# §262.31. Labeling.


Before transporting or offering hazardous waste for transportation off-site, a generator must label each package in accordance with the applicable Department of Transportation regulations on hazardous materials under [49 CFR part 172](/cfr/49/part172.md).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6906, 6912, 6922-6925, 6937, 6938 and 6939g.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 33142, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted.