[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR178.44]

[Page 1153-1154]
 
            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 178--COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart D--Licenses
 
Sec. 178.44  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 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

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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]