[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 27CFR478.27]

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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 C--Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions
 
Sec. 478.27  Destructive device determination.

    The Director shall determine in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(4) 
whether a device is excluded from the definition of a destructive 
device. A person who desires to obtain a determination under that 
provision of law for any device which he believes is not likely to be 
used as a weapon shall submit a written request, in triplicate, for a 
ruling thereon to the Director. Each such request shall be executed 
under the penalties of perjury and contain a complete and accurate 
description of the device, the name and address of the manufacturer or 
importer thereof, the purpose of and use for which it is intended, and 
such photographs, diagrams, or drawings as may be necessary to enable 
the Director to make his determination. The Director may require the 
submission to him, of a sample of such device for examination and 
evaluation. If the submission of such device is impracticable, the 
person requesting the ruling shall so advise the Director and designate 
the place where the device will be available for examination and 
evaluation.