---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 173.231"
title: "49"
number: "173.231"
heading: "Ammonium nitrate emulsion, suspension or gel."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/173.231"
---

# §173.231. Ammonium nitrate emulsion, suspension or gel.

- (a) Packagings for non-bulk shipments of Ammonium nitrate emulsions, suspensions and gels must conform to the general packaging requirements of [subpart B of part 173](/cfr/49/part173-subpartB.md), to the requirements of [part 178](/cfr/49/part178.md) of this subchapter at the Packing Group I or II performance level, and the requirements of the special provisions of column 7 of the [§ 172.101](/cfr/49/172.101.md) table.
  - (1) **The following combination packagings are authorized—**
  - (2) For combination packagings, the capacity of each inner packaging must not exceed 5 liters (1.3 gallons) and the maximum authorized net weight of each outer packaging must not exceed 125 kg (275 pounds).
  - (3) **The following single packagings are authorized—**
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Amendments

[80 FR 1160, Jan. 8, 2015]

### Source

Source: Amdt. 173-224, 55 FR 52643, Dec. 21, 1990, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5128, 44701; 49 CFR 1.81, 1.96 and 1.97.

### Amendments

[80 FR 1160, Jan. 8, 2015]