[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: 27CFR555.51]

[Page 135]
 
            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 D_Licenses and Permits
 
Sec.  555.51  Duration of license or permit.

    (a) Prior to May 24, 2003. An original license or permit is issued 
for a period of three years. A renewal license or permit is issued for a 
period of three years. However, a user-limited permit is valid only for 
a single purchase transaction.
    (b) On and after May 24, 2003. (1) An original license or user 
permit is issued for a period of three years. A renewal license or user 
permit is also issued for a period of three years. However, a user-
limited permit is valid only for a single purchase transaction.
    (2) A limited permit is issued for a period of one year. A renewal 
limited permit is also issued for a period of one year.

[ATF No. 1, 68 FR 13786, Mar. 20, 2003]