Code of Federal Regulations
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Portions of Regulations in Part 478 that are no longer effective after 9/13/04
ATF regulations are published as Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (27 CFR) by the Government Printing Office.
Consult the official legal version of 27 CFR (updated April 1 of each year) and any more recent Treasury Decisions to learn the requirements that apply to you.
The e-CFR is an unofficial demonstration project by the Government Printing Office. It is updated frequently, and GPO encourages people to try it and comment on it, but to continue relying on the official legal version linked above.
Final Rules/Interim Rules published after January
23, 2003
Treasury Decisions published between April 1, 1997 to
January 23, 2003
Treasury decisions published
after January 23, 2003
Notices of proposed rulemaking (Alcohol)
Notices of proposed rulemaking (Tobacco)
Notices of proposed rulemaking
(Firearms, Explosives and Others)
General Notices (Firearms, Explosives and Others)
How does ATF inform people of proposed and final changes
to the regulations?
Click
here for notices
of proposed rulemaking (Firearms)
Additional supplementary publications are issued covering individual parts
of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Regulations, the Tobacco Tax Guide, and Regulations
Under Tax Conventions.
Cross References:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: See 19
cfr Chapter I.
Federal Trade Commission: See 16
cfr Chapter I.
Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health
and Human Services: See 21
cfr Chapter I.
Foreign Trade Statistics, Bureau of the Census, Department
of Commerce: See 15
cfr Part 30.
Postal Service: See section 124 of the Domestic
Mail Manual.
Other regulations issued by the Department of the Treasury
appear in title
26; 31
cfr chapter I.
Abbreviations: The following abbreviations are used in this chapter: ATF=Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. T.D.=Treasury Decision.