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Permit requirements vary from state-to-state. Consult the chart for state-specific details and refer to the appropriate contact information listings for any specific questions you may have.

Summary

State	Hazmat Permit	Hazardous Waste Permit	Other/Special Permits
Alabama	Businesses transporting, storing, distributing, and/or selling LPG in Alabama are required to obtain a permit from the Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.	Transporters of hazardous waste and/or used oil are required to obtain a permit.	None.
Alaska	No state permit is required.	No state permit is required.	None
Arizona	No state permit is required.	Transporters who pick up and deliver hazardous waste are required to register annually with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.	None
Arkansas	No state permit is required.	Permits are required for transporters hauling hazardous waste in or through the state of Arkansas.	None
California	Every motor carrier transporting a hazardous material requiring the display of placards and every motor carrier who transports for a fee, in excess of 500 pounds of hazardous material of a type requiring placards, unless specifically exempted, must have a hazardous materials transportation license.	Transporters of hazardous waste are required to register with the Department of Toxic Substances Control.	None
Colorado	No transportation of hazardous materials by motor vehicles which require placarding shall take place in, to, from, or through the state until the Public Utilities Commission issues a permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move upon the public roads of the state.	Transporters of hazardous waste are required to have an EPA identification number.	None
Connecticut	No state permit is required	Persons transporting hazardous waste in or through Connecticut are required to obtain a permit.	Persons transporting radioactive materials in or through Connecticut must obtain a permit.
Delaware	No state permit is required.	See Special Permits section.	The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control requires permits for the transportation of all RCRA hazardous wastes, used oil, non-hazardous solid wastes, and medical wastes in or through the state.
Dist. Of Columbia	A permit is required to transport explosives in excess of 50 pounds. A permit may be obtained from the Metropolitan Police Department and must be approved by the Chief of Police or a designated agent.	Transporters of hazardous waste should contact the Department of Health.	None
Florida	No state permit is required	Hazardous waste transporters must have an EPA identification number, register with the Department of Environmental Protection.	A radioactive waste permit is required by the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services for anyone transporting low-level radioactive waste into the state.
Georgia	No state permit is required.	See Special Permits section.	Permits are required for each bulk shipment of LNG and each shipment of PCBs and radioactive materials that are transported on an exclusive use vehicle, or are spent fuels, or have a Transportation Index in excess of 50, or which are "Highway Route Controlled Quantities" as defined in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or more than 5,000 curies of any "Special Form" material, or are any other material that requires notification to a Governor or designee pursuant to Title 10 CFR.
Hawaii	No state permit is required.	See Special Permits section.	Used oil transporters and processors are required by the Department of Health to obtain a permit.
Idaho	Idaho law requires that every motor vehicle that transports hazardous materials in such a quantity as to require placarding must have an annual registration endorsement to operate in Idaho.	See Special Permits section.	All transporters of manifested hazardous waste and PCB waste (whether or not they require manifesting), must purchase a hazardous waste annual or trip permit from the Idaho Transportation Department.
Illinois	No state permit is required.	Transporters of hazardous waste and nonhazardous special waste must obtain a permit.	None
Indiana	No state permit is required.	No state permit is required.	None required.
Iowa	No state permit is required.	See Special Permits section.	Call the EPA Region VII offices at (913) 551-7058 or the Iowa DNR for more information.
Kansas	No state permit is required.	Kansas requires that transporters transporting hazardous waste within Kansas must register with the Department of Health and Environment.	None
Kentucky	No state permit is required.	Transporters are not required to have a permit to transport hazardous waste in Kentucky, but they must register with the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet.	None
Louisiana	Persons transporting LPG in Louisiana must obtain a permit from the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission.	All transporters of hazardous waste are required to have a valid EPA identification number.	None
Maine	GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more, or transporting placardable hazardous materials need legal company name and US DOT number.	Any person who transports hazardous waste in Maine in any quantity must have a transporter license.	Any person who transports or handles over 1000 gallons of waste oil per calendar month for the purpose of resale is a waste oil dealer and must obtain a waste oil transporter license. Any person who transports by rail or highway more than 25 barrels of oil (petroleum products) into Maine at any one time must register annually with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection.
Maryland	No state permit is required.	Transporters of hazardous waste must obtain a permit from the Maryland Department of the Environment.	The state requires all companies engaged in the loading and unloading of bulk petroleum products in Maryland to have an oil operations permit. A company or individual may not transfer oil in Maryland without a license from the Maryland Department of the Environment Oil Control Program. A person may not transport a Controlled Hazardous Substance (hazardous waste or special medical waste) to a facility within Maryland or from a source within Maryland unless the person obtains a certificate.
Massachusetts	No state permit is required.	Transporters of hazardous waste need a license, and must also have a valid U.S. EPA identification number.	None
Michigan	Michigan is one of four states participating in the Uniform State Hazardous Materials Registration and Permitting Program. Carriers need to contact their base state to register and apply for the permit. If the base state does not participate in the program, the carrier must register in the participating state where the carrier records the largest percentage of total miles traveled.	Michigan requires a permit for transportation of hazardous waste and nonhazardous liquid industrial waste.	None
Minnesota	No state permit is required	No state permit is required	None
Mississippi	No state permit is required.	No state permit is required.	None
Missouri	No state permit is required.	Transporters of hazardous waste must be licensed with the Missouri Department of Transportation.
Montana	No state permit is required.	Transporters of hazardous waste are required to register each site location of offices, terminals, depots and transfer facilities that they maintain in Montana by contacting the Department of Environmental Quality. The registration requirement does not apply to out-of-state transporters who only pass through or pick up or deliver hazardous wastes in Montana.	None
Nebraska	Anyone transporting motor vehicle fuels or special fuels in Nebraska must obtain a liquid fuel carrier's license.	Nebraska does not have any requirements for transportation of hazardous waste over and above those required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).	None
Nevada	Nevada is one of four states participating in the Uniform State Hazardous Materials Registration and Permitting Program. Carriers need to contact their base state to register and apply for the permit. If the base state does not participate in the program, the carrier must register in the participating state where the carrier records the largest percentage of total miles traveled.		None
New Hampshire	No state permit is required.	Anyone transporting hazardous waste into or within New Hampshire must register with the Department of Environmental Services.	None
New Jersey	No state permit is required.	License is required from Dept of Environmental Protection.	The New Jersey Turnpike Authority requires prior written approval be obtained to transport shipments of any quantity of Divisions 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 explosives or for radioactive materials and devices upon the Turnpike.
New Mexico	No state permit is required.	No state permit is required.	None required.
New York	No state permit is required.	Transporters of hazardous waste and non-hazardous industrial/commercial waste must obtain a waste transport permit from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and comply with additional requirements. For hazardous waste inquiries call (518) 402-8633	None
North Carolina	No state permit is required.	Registration or permits are not required. However, hazardous waste transporters are required to pay an annual fee.	None required.
North Dakota	No state permit is required.	Transporters of solid and hazardous waste must obtain a permit from the North Dakota Department of Health.	None
Ohio	No state permit is required.	Anyone transporting hazardous waste into or within Ohio must obtain an EPA identification number and register with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.	None
Oklahoma	Oklahoma is one of four states participating in the Uniform State Hazardous Materials Registration and Permitting Program. Carriers need to contact their base state to register and apply for the permit. If the base state does not participate in the program, the carrier must register in the participating state where the carrier records the largest percentage of total miles traveled.	Persons who transport hazardous wastes requiring a manifest in Oklahoma must register with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and must have an EPA hazardous waste ID number obtained from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality or other state or federal entity authorized to issue an ID number.	None
Oregon	No state permit is required.	See Special Permits section.	A fee is charged and a permit is required to transport radioactive material that requires a placard prior to transportation in the state of Oregon. All spent fuel and Highway Route Controlled Quantity Shipments must be inspected; previous CVSA Level VI inspections may satisfy the inspection requirement. Contact the Oregon Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier Transportation Branch for more information.
Pennsylvania	No state permit is required.	Transporters of hazardous waste must be licensed; contact the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for further information.	None
Rhode Island	No state permit is required.	Hazardous waste may not be transported in or on the land or waters of Rhode Island without obtaining a permit from the Department of Environmental Management.	A permit is required for some types of radioactive shipments; contact the Public Utilities Commission
South Carolina	No state permit is required.	A permit is required by the Department of Health and Environmental Control to transport hazardous waste; transporters must also register with the Transportation Department of the Public Service Commission.	None
South Dakota	No state permit is required.	No state permit is required.	None required.
Tennessee	No state permit is required.	Any person who transports a hazardous waste that originates or terminates in Tennessee must obtain a transporter permit from the Department of Environment and Conservation.	None
Texas	Each vehicle equipped with an LP-gas cargo tank and each truck used principally for transporting LP-gas in portable containers must be registered with the Railroad Commission of Texas.	Transporters of hazardous waste must obtain an EPA identification number and register with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality by receiving a solid waste registration number.	None
Utah	No state permit is required.	Transporters of hazardous waste must have an EPA identification number.	Used oil transporters must obtain a permit through the Utah Department of Environmental Quality.
Vermont	No state permit is required.	Transporters must be certified with the Agency of Natural Resources to transport hazardous waste in Vermont.	None
Virginia	No state permit is required.	Transporters who transport hazardous waste shipments which originate and/or terminate in Virginia must have a transporter permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality.	Shippers transporting hazardous radioactive materials are required to register with the Department of Emergency Management (DEM).
Washington	No state permit is required.	Hazardous waste transporters need to obtain an ID number from the Department of Ecology.	None
West Virginia	West Virginia is one of four states participating in the Uniform State Hazardous Materials Registration and Permitting Program. Carriers need to contact their base state to register and apply for the permit. If the base state does not participate in the program, the carrier must register in the participating state where the carrier records the largest percentage of total miles traveled.	Anyone transporting hazardous waste in West Virginia must register with the West Virginia Public Service Commission.	None
Wisconsin	The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin requires motor carriers on tribal lands, transporting hazardous materials in quantities that require placards or hazardous waste to register with the Environmental Services Department.	Transporters of hazardous waste in Wisconsin are required to be licensed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).	None
Wyoming	No state permit is required.	No state permit or license is currently necessary for hazardous waste transportation in Wyoming. Transporters need to obtain an EPA identification number from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.	A permit for transporting radioactive materials can be obtained by calling the Wyoming Highway Patrol.

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