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§ 398.2 Applicability.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 2003 annual edition.

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49 CFR § 398.2 — Applicability.. Text in force on October 1, 1997. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 2003. Source: govinfo, 1996 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1996-title49-vol4/CFR-1996-title49-vol4-sec398-2. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/398.2?asof=1997-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

The regulations prescribed in this part shall be applicable to motor carriers of migrant workers, as defined in § 398.1(b), only in the case of transportation of any migrant worker for a total distance of more than seventy-five miles, and then only if such transportation is across the boundary line of any State, the District of Columbia, or Territory of the United States, or a foreign country.

[33 FR 19765, Dec. 25, 1968, as amended at 40 FR 44557, Sept. 29, 1975]

Amendment history

2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Oct. 1, 2003 → presentannual editions 2003–2016diff vs. previous
    [68 FR 47875, Aug. 12, 2003]
  2. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2003annual editions 1996–2002viewing
    [33 FR 19765, Dec. 25, 1968, as amended at 40 FR 44557, Sept. 29, 1975]

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.