27 Cfr 478.44

[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR478.44]

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TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS

CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

PART 478_COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION--Table of Contents

Subpart D_Licenses

Sec. 478.44 Original license.

(a)(1) Any person who intends to engage in business as a firearms or
ammunition importer or manufacturer, or firearms dealer, or who has not
previously been licensed under the provisions of this part to so engage
in business, or who has not timely submitted an application for renewal
of the previous license issued under this part, must file an application
for license, ATF Form 7 (Firearms), in duplicate, with ATF in accordance
with the instructions on the form. The application must:
(i) Be executed under the penalties of perjury and the penalties
imposed by 18 U.S.C. 924;
(ii) Include a photograph and fingerprints as required in the
instructions on the form;
(iii) If the applicant (including, in the case of a corporation,
partnership, or association, any individual possessing, directly or
indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of the corporation, partnership, or association) is a
nonimmigrant alien, applicable documentation demonstrating that the
nonimmigrant alien falls within an exception to or has obtained a waiver
from the nonimmigrant alien provision (e.g., a hunting license or permit
lawfully issued in the United States; waiver);
(iv) Be accompanied by a completed ATF Form 5300.37 (Certification
of Compliance with State and Local Law) and ATF Form 5300.36
(Notification of Intent to Apply for a Federal Firearms License); and
(v) Include the appropriate fee in the form of money order or check
made

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payable to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
(2) ATF Forms 7 (Firearms), ATF Forms 5300.37, and ATF Forms 5300.36
may be obtained by contacting any ATF office.
(b) Any person who desires to obtain a license as a collector under
the Act and this part, or who has not timely submitted an application
for renewal of the previous license issued under this part, shall file
an application, ATF Form 7CR (Curios and Relics), with ATF in accordance
with the instructions on the form. If the applicant (including, in the
case of a corporation, partnership, or association, any individual
possessing, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of the corporation,
partnership, or association) is a nonimmigrant alien, the application
must include applicable documentation demonstrating that the
nonimmigrant alien falls within an exception to or has obtained a waiver
from the nonimmigrant alien provision (e.g., a hunting license or permit
lawfully issued in the United States; waiver). The application must be
executed under the penalties of perjury and the penalties imposed by 18
U.S.C. 924. The application shall be accompanied by a completed ATF Form
5300.37 and ATF Form 5300.36 and shall include the appropriate fee in
the form of a money order or check made payable to the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. ATF Forms 7CR (Curios and Relics), ATF
Forms 5300.37, and ATF Forms 5300.36 may be obtained by contacting any
ATF office.

(Paragraphs (a) and (b) approved by the Office of Management and Budget
under control number 1512-0570)

[T.D. ATF-363, 60 FR 17453, Apr. 6, 1995, as amended by T.D. ATF-471, 67
FR 5425, Feb. 5, 2002]