49 U.S.C. § 13531
Section 13531 · General jurisdiction
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case 572 F. Supp. 2d 379 - Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance PLC v. Ocean World Lines, Inc. (2008)
Most recently applied in 572 F. Supp. 2d 379 - Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance PLC v. Ocean World Lines, Inc. (August 2008)
(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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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 10561 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, §102(a).