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 firearms rulings.
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.