Current textIn force on Sept. 30, 2004Source: annual CFR editions 1998–2016

§ 371.9 Rebating and compensation.

Current wording, first on file in the 1998 annual edition.

govinfo, 2003 edition ↗

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49 CFR § 371.9 — Rebating and compensation.. Text in force on September 30, 2004. This wording effective October 1, 1998 to present. Source: govinfo, 2003 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2003-title49-vol4/CFR-2003-title49-vol4-sec371-9. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/371.9?asof=2004-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) A broker shall not charge or receive compensation from a motor carrier for brokerage service where:

(1) The broker owns or has a material beneficial interest in the shipment or

(2) The broker is able to exercise control over the shipment because the broker owns the shipper, the shipper owns the broker, or there is common ownership of the two.

(b) A broker shall not give or offer to give anything of value to any shipper, consignor or consignee (or their officers or employees) except inexpensive advertising items given for promotional purposes.

Amendment history

1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1998

Oct. 1, 1998 → presentannual editions 1998–2016viewing

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.