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49 CFR 392.4 : Transportation (§ 1.1 To Parts 1581-1699) — (Parts 300-302 To Appendix G To Subchapter B Of Chapter Iii) — Other Regulations Relating To Transportation (Continued) (Parts 300-302 To Appendix G To Subchapter B Of Chapter Iii) — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department Of Transportation (Parts 300-302 To Appendix G To Subchapter B Of Chapter Iii) — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (§ 350.101 To Appendix G To Subchapter B Of Chapter Iii) — Driving Of Commercial Motor Vehicles (§ 392.1 To § 392.82) — General (§ 392.1 To § 392.9B) — Drugs and other substances.

4 Aug 2016

(a) No driver shall be on duty and possess, be under the influence of, or use, any of the following drugs or other substances:

(1) Any 21 CFR 1308.11 Schedule I substance;

(2) An amphetamine or any formulation thereof (including, but not limited, to “pep pills,” and “bennies”);

(3) A narcotic drug or any derivative thereof; or

(4) Any other substance, to a degree which renders the driver incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle.

(b) No motor carrier shall require or permit a driver to violate paragraph (a) of this section.

(c) Paragraphs (a) (2), (3), and (4) do not apply to the possession or use of a substance administered to a driver by or under the instructions of a licensed medical practitioner, as defined in § 382.107 of this subchapter, who has advised the driver that the substance will not affect the driver's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.

(d) As used in this section, “possession” does not include possession of a substance which is manifested and transported as part of a shipment.

49 CFR 392.4
[61 FR 9567, Mar. 8, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 37153, July 11, 1997]