[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR555.1]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND FIREARMS
 
   CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, 
                          DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 555_COMMERCE IN EXPLOSIVES--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A_Introduction
 
Sec.  555.1  Scope of regulations.


    (a) In general. The regulations contained in this part relate to 
commerce in explosives and implement Title XI, Regulation of Explosives 
(18 U.S.C. Chapter 40; 84 Stat. 952), of the Organized Crime Control Act 
of 1970 (84 Stat. 922), Pub. L. 103-322 (108 Stat. 1796), Pub. L. 104-
132 (110 Stat. 1214), and Pub. L. 107-296 (116 Stat. 2135).
    (b) Procedural and substantive requirements. This part contains the 
procedural and substantive requirements relative to:
    (1) The interstate or foreign commerce in explosive materials;
    (2) The licensing of manufacturers and importers of, and dealers in, 
explosive materials;
    (3) The issuance of permits;
    (4) The conduct of business by licensees and operations by 
permittees;
    (5) The storage of explosive materials;
    (6) The records and reports required of licensees and permittees;
    (7) Relief from disabilities under this part;
    (8) Exemptions, unlawful acts, penalties, seizures, and forfeitures; 
and
    (9) The marking of plastic explosives.

[T.D. ATF-87, 46 FR 40384, Aug. 7, 1981, as amended by T.D. ATF-363, 60 
FR 17449, Apr. 6, 1995; T.D. ATF-387, 62 FR 8376, Feb. 25, 1997; ATF No. 
1, 68 FR 13780, Mar. 20, 2003]

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