27 CFR § 555.51 - Duration of license or permit.

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title: "27 CFR § 555.51 - Duration of license or permit."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "555.51"
section_name: "Duration of license or permit."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "EXPLOSIVES"
part_number: "555"
part_name: "COMMERCE IN EXPLOSIVES"
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authority: "18 U.S.C. 847."
regulatory_source: "T.D. ATF-87, 46 FR 40384, Aug. 7, 1981, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated by T.D. ATF-487, 68 FR 3748, Jan. 24, 2003."
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# 555.51 Duration of license or permit.

(a) [Reserved]

(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, as amended by ATF 2017R-21, 84 FR 13799, Apr. 8, 2019]