15 U.S.C. § 715g : US Code - Section 715G: Refusal of carrier to accept shipment without certificate of clearance; certificate as justifying acceptance of shipment

Search 15 U.S.C. § 715g : US Code - Section 715G: Refusal of carrier to accept shipment without certificate of clearance; certificate as justifying acceptance of shipment

No common carrier who shall refuse to accept petroleum or
petroleum products from any area in which certificates of clearance
are required under authority of this chapter, by reason of the
failure of the shipper to deliver such a certificate to such
carrier, or who shall refuse to accept any petroleum or petroleum
products when having reasonable ground for believing that such
petroleum or petroleum products constitute contraband oil, shall be
liable on account of such refusal for any penalties or damages. No
common carrier shall be subject to any penalty under section 715e
of this title in any case where (1) such carrier has a certificate
of clearance which on its face appears to be valid and to have been
issued by a board created under authority of section 715d of this
title, certifying that the shipment in question is not contraband
oil, and such carrier had no reasonable ground for believing such
certificate to be invalid or to have been issued as a result of
fraud or misrepresentation of fact, or (2) such carrier, as
respects any shipment originating in any area where certificates of
clearance are not required under authority of this chapter, had no
reasonable ground for believing such petroleum or petroleum
products to constitute contraband oil.