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27 CFR §478.42

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Each applicant shall pay a fee for obtaining a firearms license or ammunition license, a separate fee being required for each business or collecting activity at each place of such business or activity, as follows:
  1. (a)For a manufacturer:
    1. (1)Of destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices or armor piercing ammunition—$1,000 per year.
    2. (2)Of firearms other than destructive devices—$50 per year.
    3. (3)Of ammunition for firearms other than ammunition for destructive devices or armor piercing ammunition—$10 per year.
  2. (b)For an importer:
    1. (1)Of destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices or armor piercing ammunition—$1,000 per year.
    2. (2)Of firearms other than destructive devices or ammunition for firearms other than destructive devices or ammunition other than armor piercing ammunition—$50 per year.
  3. (c)For a dealer:
    1. (1)In destructive devices—$1,000 per year.
    2. (2)Who is not a dealer in destructive devices—$200 for 3 years, except that the fee for renewal of a valid license shall be $90 for 3 years.
  4. (d)For a collector of curios and relics—$10 per year.