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49 U.S.C. § 13502

Exempt transportation between Alaska and other States

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To the extent that transportation by a motor carrier between a place in Alaska and a place in another State under section 13501 is provided in a foreign country—(1) neither the Secretary nor the Board has jurisdiction to impose a requirement over conduct of the motor carrier in the foreign country conflicting with a requirement of that country; but(2) the motor carrier, as a condition of providing transportation in the United States, shall comply, with respect to all transportation provided between Alaska and the other State, with the requirements of this part related to rates and practices applicable to the transportation.(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 859.)Editorial NotesPrior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 10522 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2021 · leading case: Musarra v. Digit. Dish, Inc., 454 F. Supp. 2d 692 (S.D. Ohio 2006).
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Musarra v. Digit. Dish, Inc., 454 F. Supp. 2d 692 (S.D. Ohio 2006). · cites it 2× “49 U.S.C. § 13502 relates to transportation that occurs between Alaska and other states, and, therefore, is irrelevant to this Court’s analysis of whether the MCA exemption applies to both motor carriers and motor private carriers.”
Walters v. Am. Coach Lines of Miami, Inc., 575 F.3d 1221 (11th Cir. 2009). “This reading is supported by the fact that § 31502(a) also cites 49 U.S.C. § 13502 , which contains a specific carve-out from the Secretary’s jurisdiction for transportation between Alaska and other states that occurs in a foreign country, but does not reference any other…”
Herman v. Héctor I. Nieves Transp., Inc., 244 F.3d 32 (1st Cir. 2001). “49 U.S.C. § 13502 provides for an exemption "to the extent that transportation [is] between a place in Alaska and a place in another state.”
Overton v. Uber Techs., Inc., 333 F. Supp. 3d 927 (N.D. Cal. 2018). “The statute exempts several specific forms of transportation that would otherwise fall with the FMCA's reach, 49 U.S.C. §§ 13502 - 13506, but the main exemption relevant here is that related to-transportation of passengers by motor vehicle incidental to transportation by…”
Serna v. Pettey Leach Trucking, Inc., 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6866 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003). “§ 13101 (a)(2)), and the Board has jurisdiction over the transportation of property by motor carrier between a place in one state and a place in another state.”
King v. Asset Appraisal Servs., Inc., 470 F. Supp. 2d 1025 (D. Neb. 2006). “49 U.S.C. § 13502 pertains to transportation between Alaska and other states.”
Minor v. Cent. Forest Prods. Inc (N.D. Ala. 2021). “Circuit courts also have not interpreted the statute to limit the Secretary’s 76 The statute cited in text addresses motor carrier and private motor carrier requirements, and provides that: “The Secretary of Transportation may prescribe requirements for . . . (1) qualifications…”
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