# Midwest Veterinary Supply, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation - **operation:** document - **citation:** 14-0115 - **title:** Midwest Veterinary Supply, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation - **source type:** guidance - **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - **status:** guidance - **official:** true - **published on:** 2015-03-19 - **effective on:** Not available - **summary:** 14-0115 response to Midwest Veterinary Supply, Inc. concerning 173.6. - **machine formats:** - **json:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0115.json - **markdown:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0115.md - **app url:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0115 - **source url:** https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2015/140115.pdf **body:** <<>> U.S. Department of Transportation Washington. DC 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE 20590 Pipeline and Hazardous Administration Materials Safety MAR 1 9 2015 Ms. Joanne Kittridge Midwest Veterinary Supply, Inc. 21467 Holyoke Avenue Lakeview, MN 55044 Ref. No. 14-0115 Dear Ms. Kittridge: This is a response to your May 22, 2014 email requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) with regard to the materials of trade (MOTs) exception under § 173.6. We apologize for the delay in responding and any inconvenience this may have caused. In your email, you describe delivering hazardous materials (hazmat) products, such as ORM-D products both between your company's warehouse facilities and to veterinary clinics using your company's vehicles and drivers. Specifically, you request clarification on whether the products, which are not for company use, are eligible to be transported under the MOTs exception. The answer is yes. Under the HMR, one of the defining conditions for a MOT is that it is a hazardous material, other than a hazardous waste, transported by a private motor carrier in direct support of a principal business that is other than transportation by motor vehicle. If a wholesale business uses its own vehicles and drivers) to transport goods to and from customer locations or their warehouses, then the MOTs exception in § 173.6 may be utilized it the quantity limitations in § 173.6(a) are not exceeded and the aggregate gross weight of all MOTs on a motor vehicle is not more than 200 kg (440 pounds). Note, however, that if the wholesale company hires a motor carrier to transport goods to and from customer locations, the MOTs exception does not apply. I hope this information is helpful. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office. Sincerely, Acting Chief, Standards Development Standards and Rulemaking Division <<>> Suchak Goodall, Shante CTR (PHMSA) 173.6 Sent: From: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) 14-0115 To: Monday, June 16, 2014 11:08 AM Hazmat Interps Subject: FW: Request for Interpretation Letter It looks like this letter is missing from the Interps database. -Victoria From: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) To: Drakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA) Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 5:05 PM Cc: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) Subject: FW: Request for Interpretation Letter Hi Carolyn, We received the following request for a letter of interpretation. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks. -Adam From: Joanne Kittridge [mailto:Joanne.Kittridge@midwestvet.net] Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 11:42 AM To: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) Subject: Request for Interpretation Letter Good Afternoon, Midwest Veterinary Supply, Inc. is a Wholesale Distributor of Veterinary Supplies and devices as well as OTC Drugs and Texas. We have company vehicles and drivers employed by Midwest Veterinary Supply that deliver smaller quantities Controlled Substances. We have warehouse facilities in Minnesota, lowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and of Hazardous Materials between our warehouse facilities as well as deliver to Veterinary clinics. The main product we deliver is Isopropyl Alcohol. We also deliver several ORM-D products. All of the products we deliver would appear to fall under Title 49 CFR, Materials of Trade. The confusion we are facing is conflicting information as to whether or not Title 49 CFR, Materials of Trade would apply to our business model. We have been told that it would not apply as the product we are delivering are not for our own company use. Others have said that it does apply based on what Hazardous Materials Qualify as MOT's. Could you please issue Midwest Veterinary Supply a letter of Interpretation on this matter? Thank you, Joanne Kittridge Compliance Specialist Midwest Veterinary Supply, Inc. . 21467 Holyoke Avenue Lakeville, MN 55044 Joanne.kittridge@midwestvet.net 1 <<>> Phone: 952-567-6248 Fax: 952-567-6282 - **truncated:** false - **body characters:** 3929