27 CFR § 478.49 - Duration of license.

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title: "27 CFR § 478.49 - Duration of license."
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title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
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section_name: "Duration of license."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
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# 478.49 Duration of license.

The license entitles the person to whom issued to engage in the business or activity specified on the license, within the limitations of the Act and the regulations contained in this part, for a three year period, unless terminated sooner.

[T.D. ATF-270, 53 FR 10495, Mar. 31, 1988]