# Transport of livestock — Federal hours-of-service exemptions by commercial driver operation type

For Transport of livestock, cfr citation is 49 CFR 395.1(v); who qualifies is a driver engaged in the interstate transportation of livestock by commercial motor vehicle; what it exempts from is The provisions of § 395.3(a)(3)(ii) , requiring a 30-minute rest break, do not apply; radius or condition is while the livestock are on the vehicle; baseline limit (for context) is § 395.3(a)(3)(ii): driving is not permitted after 8 hours of driving time without a consecutive 30-minute interruption, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-08-30.

- **Exemption:** Transport of livestock _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **CFR citation:** 49 CFR 395.1(v) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Who qualifies:** a driver engaged in the interstate transportation of livestock by commercial motor vehicle _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What it exempts from:** The provisions of § 395.3(a)(3)(ii) , requiring a 30-minute rest break, do not apply _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Radius or condition:** while the livestock are on the vehicle _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Baseline limit (for context):** § 395.3(a)(3)(ii): driving is not permitted after 8 hours of driving time without a consecutive 30-minute interruption. _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (v) Transport of livestock. The provisions of § 395.3(a)(3)(ii) , requiring a 30-minute rest break, do not apply to a driver engaged in the interstate transportation of livestock by commercial motor vehicle while the livestock are on the vehicle.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-395/subpart-A/section-395.1

Last verified: 2026-08-30. Review by: 2027-08-28.
Part of [Federal hours-of-service exemptions by commercial driver operation type](https://referencesource.org/federal-hours-of-service-exemptions-by-operation-type/).