27 CFR 478.92 How must licensed manufacturers...

§ 478.77

27 CFR Ch. II (4–1–16 Edition)

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives as provided in 31 CFR Part 8
(Practice Before the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms), if he has otherwise complied with the applicable requirements of 26 CFR 601.521 through
601.527 (conference and practice requirements for alcohol, tobacco, and
firearms activities) of this chapter.
The Director may be represented in
proceedings by an attorney in the office of Chief Counsel who is authorized
to execute and file motions, briefs and
other papers in the proceeding, on behalf of the Director, in his own name as
‘‘Attorney for the Government.’’

action. Such petition should be filed
with the U.S. district court for the district in which the applicant or licensee
resides or has his principal place of
business. In such case, when the Director finds that justice so requires, he
may postpone the effective date of suspension or revocation of a license or
authorize continued operations under
the expired license, as applicable, pending judicial review.

[33 FR 18555, Dec. 14, 1968. Redesignated at 40
FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975, and amended by T.D.
ATF–48, 44 FR 55842, Sept. 28, 1979; T.D. ATF–
92, 46 FR 46916, Sept. 23, 1981. Further redesignated by T.D. ATF–241, 51 FR 39619, Oct. 29,
1986; T.D. ATF–270, 53 FR 10496, Mar. 31, 1988;
ATF–27P, 74 FR 1878, Jan. 14, 2009; T.D. ATF
2013R–9F, 79 FR 46692, Aug. 11, 2014]

Subpart F—Conduct of Business

[T.D. ATF–415, 63 FR 58278, Oct. 29, 1998, as
amended by ATF–27P, 74 FR 1878, Jan. 14,
2009; T.D. ATF 2013R–9F, 79 FR 46692, Aug. 11,
2014]

§ 478.91 Posting of license.
Any license issued under this part
shall be kept posted and kept available
for inspection on the premises covered
by the license.
§ 478.92 How must licensed manufacturers and licensed importers identify firearms, armor piercing ammunition, and large capacity ammunition feeding devices?
(a)(1) Firearms. You, as a licensed
manufacturer or licensed importer of
firearms, must legibly identify each
firearm manufactured or imported as
follows:
(i) By engraving, casting, stamping
(impressing), or otherwise conspicuously placing or causing to be engraved, cast, stamped (impressed) or
placed on the frame or receiver thereof
an individual serial number. The serial
number must be placed in a manner
not susceptible of being readily obliterated, altered, or removed, and must not
duplicate any serial number placed by
you on any other firearm. For firearms
manufactured or imported on and after
January 30, 2002, the engraving, casting, or stamping (impressing) of the serial number must be to a minimum
depth of .003 inch and in a print size no
smaller than 1⁄16 inch; and
(ii) By engraving, casting, stamping
(impressing), or otherwise conspicuously placing or causing to be engraved, cast, stamped (impressed) or
placed on the frame, receiver, or barrel
thereof certain additional information.
This information must be placed in a
manner not susceptible of being readily

§ 478.77 Designated place of hearing.
The designated place of the hearing
shall be a location convenient to the
aggrieved party.

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[T.D. ATF–270, 53 FR 10496, Mar. 31, 1988]

§ 478.78 Operations by licensee after
notice.
In any case where denial, suspension,
or revocation proceedings are pending
before the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives, or notice of
denial, suspension, or revocation has
been served on the licensee and he has
filed timely request for a hearing, the
license in the possession of the licensee
shall remain in effect even though such
license has expired, or the suspension
or revocation date specified in the notice of revocation on Form 4500 served
on the licensee has passed: Provided,
That with respect to a license that has
expired, the licensee has timely filed
an application for the renewal of his license. If a licensee is dissatisfied with
a posthearing decision revoking or suspending the license or denying the application or imposing a civil fine, as
the case may be, he may, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. 923(f)(3), within 60 days after
receipt of the final notice denying the
application or revoking or suspending
the license or imposing a civil fine, file
a petition for judicial review of such

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§ 478.92

(ii) Destructive devices. In the case of
a destructive device, the Director may
authorize other means of identifying
that weapon upon receipt of a letter
application from you, submitted in duplicate, showing that engraving, casting, or stamping (impressing) such a
weapon would be dangerous or impracticable.
(iii) Machine guns, silencers, and parts.
Any part defined as a machine gun,
firearm muffler, or firearm silencer in
§ 478.11, that is not a component part of
a complete weapon at the time it is
sold, shipped, or otherwise disposed of
by you, must be identified as required
by this section. The Director may authorize other means of identification of
parts defined as machine guns other
than frames or receivers and parts defined as mufflers or silencers upon receipt of a letter application from you,
submitted in duplicate, showing that
such other identification is reasonable
and will not hinder the effective administration of this part.
(5) Measurement of height and depth of
markings. The depth of all markings required by this section will be measured
from the flat surface of the metal and
not the peaks or ridges. The height of
serial numbers required by paragraph
(a)(1)(i) of this section will be measured
as the distance between the latitudinal
ends of the character impression bottoms (bases).
(b) Armor piercing ammunition—(1)
Marking of ammunition. Each licensed
manufacturer or licensed importer of
armor piercing ammunition shall identify such ammunition by means of
painting, staining or dying the exterior
of the projectile with an opaque black
coloring. This coloring must completely cover the point of the projectile
and at least 50 percent of that portion
of the projectile which is visible when
the projectile is loaded into a cartridge
case.
(2) Labeling of packages. Each licensed
manufacturer or licensed importer of
armor piercing ammunition shall
clearly and conspicuously label each
package in which armor piercing ammunition is contained, e.g., each box,
carton, case, or other container. The
label shall include the words ‘‘ARMOR
PIERCING’’ in block letters at least 1⁄4
inch in height. The lettering shall be

obliterated, altered, or removed. For
firearms manufactured or imported on
and after January 30, 2002, the engraving, casting, or stamping (impressing)
of this information must be to a minimum depth of .003 inch. The additional
information includes:
(A) The model, if such designation
has been made;
(B) The caliber or gauge;
(C) Your name (or recognized abbreviation) and also, when applicable, the
name of the foreign manufacturer;
(D) In the case of a domestically
made firearm, the city and State (or
recognized abbreviation thereof) where
you as the manufacturer maintain
your place of business; and
(E) In the case of an imported firearm, the name of the country in which
it was manufactured and the city and
State (or recognized abbreviation
thereof) where you as the importer
maintain your place of business. For
additional requirements relating to imported firearms, see Customs regulations at 19 CFR part 134.
(2) Firearm frames or receivers. A firearm frame or receiver that is not a
component part of a complete weapon
at the time it is sold, shipped, or otherwise disposed of by you must be identified as required by this section.
(3) Special markings for semiautomatic
assault weapons, effective July 5, 1995. In
the case of any semiautomatic assault
weapon manufactured after September
13, 1994, you must mark the frame or
receiver ‘‘RESTRICTED LAW ENFORCEMENT/GOVERNMENT
USE
ONLY’’ or, in the case of weapons manufactured for export, ‘‘FOR EXPORT
ONLY,’’ in a manner not susceptible of
being readily obliterated, altered, or
removed. For weapons manufactured or
imported on and after January 30, 2002,
the engraving, casting, or stamping
(impressing) of the special markings
prescribed in this paragraph (a)(3) must
be to a minimum depth of .003 inch.
(4) Exceptions. (i) Alternate means of
identification. The Director may authorize other means of identification
upon receipt of a letter application
from you, submitted in duplicate,
showing that such other identification
is reasonable and will not hinder the
effective administration of this part.

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§ 478.93

27 CFR Ch. II (4–1–16 Edition)
(ii) Alternate means of identification.
The Director may authorize other
means of identifying large capacity
ammunition feeding devices upon receipt of a letter application, in duplicate, from the manufacturer or importer showing that such other identification is reasonable and will not
hinder the effective administration of
this part.

located on the exterior surface of the
package which contains information
concerning the caliber or gauge of the
ammunition. There shall also be placed
on the same surface of the package in
block lettering at least 1⁄8 inch in
height the words ‘‘FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES OR EXPORTATION ONLY.’’ The statements required by this subparagraph shall be on
a contrasting background.
(c) Large capacity ammunition feeding
devices manufactured after September 13,
1994. (1) Each person who manufactures
or imports any large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after
September 13, 1994, shall legibly identify each such device with a serial
number. Such person may use the same
serial number for all large capacity
ammunition feeding devices produced.
(i) Additionally, in the case of a domestically made large capacity ammunition feeding device, such device shall
be marked with the name, city and
State (or recognized abbreviation
thereof) of the manufacturer;
(ii) And in the case of an imported
large capacity ammunition feeding device, such device shall be marked:
(A) With the name of the manufacturer, country of origin, and,
(B) Effective July 5, 1995, the name,
city and State (or recognized abbreviation thereof) of the importer.
(iii) Further, large capacity ammunition feeding devices manufactured
after September 13, 1994, shall be
marked ‘‘RESTRICTED LAW ENFORCEMENT/GOVERNMENT
USE
ONLY’’ or, in the case of devices manufactured or imported for export, effective July 5, 1995, ‘‘FOR EXPORT
ONLY.’’
(2) All markings required by this
paragraph (c) shall be cast, stamped, or
engraved on the exterior of the device.
In the case of a magazine, the markings shall be placed on the magazine
body.
(3) Exceptions—(i) Metallic links. Persons who manufacture or import metallic links for use in the assembly of
belted ammunition are only required to
place the identification marks prescribed in paragraph (c)(1) of this section on the containers used for the
packaging of the links.

(Approved by the Office of Management and
Budget under control number 1140–0050)
[T.D. ATF–270, 53 FR 10496, Mar. 31, 1988, as
amended by T.D. ATF–363, 60 FR 17454, Apr.
6, 1995; T.D. ATF–383, 61 FR 39321, July 29,
1996; T.D. ATF–396, 63 FR 12646, Mar. 16, 1998;
T.D. ATF–461, 66 FR 40600, Aug. 3, 2001; T.D.
ATF–11F, 73 FR 57241, Oct. 2, 2008]

§ 478.93 Authorized operations by a licensed collector.
The license issued to a collector of
curios or relics under the provisions of
this part shall cover only transactions
by the licensed collector in curios and
relics. The collector’s license is of no
force or effect and a licensed collector
is of the same status under the Act and
this part as a nonlicensee with respect
to (a) any acquisition or disposition of
firearms other than curios or relics, or
any transportation, shipment, or receipt of firearms other than curios or
relics in interstate or foreign commerce, and (b) any transaction with a
nonlicensee involving any firearm
other than a curio or relic. (See also
§ 478.50.) A collectors license is not necessary to receive or dispose of ammunition, and a licensed collector is not
precluded by law from receiving or disposing of armor piercing ammunition.
However, a licensed collector may not
dispose of any ammunition to a person
prohibited from receiving or possessing
ammunition (see § 478.99(c)). Any licensed collector who disposes of armor
piercing ammunition must record the
disposition as required by § 478.125 (a)
and (b).
[T.D. ATF–270, 53 FR 10496, Mar. 31, 1988]

§ 478.94 Sales or deliveries between licensees.
A licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer selling or
otherwise disposing of firearms, and a
licensed collector selling or otherwise
disposing of curios or relics, to another

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