27 C.F.R. Subpart I—Unlawful Acts, Penalties, Seizures and Forfeitures
Title 27 - Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms
Any person engaging in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in explosive materials without a license issued under the Act, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. Any person who knowingly withholds information or makes any false or fictitious oral or written statement or furnishes or exhibits any false, fictitious, or misrepresented identification, intended or likely to deceive for the purpose of obtaining explosive materials, or a license, permit, exemption, or relief from disability under the Act, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. Any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or permittee who knowingly makes any false entry in any record required to be kept under subpart G of this part, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. [T.D. ATF–87, 46 FR 40384, Aug. 7, 1981, as amended by T.D. ATF–400, 63 FR 45003, Aug. 24, 1998] Any person who stores any explosive material in a manner not in conformity with this part, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (a) Any person who has knowledge of the theft or loss of any explosive materials from his stock and fails to report the theft or loss within 24 hours of discovery in accordance with §555.30, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (b) On and after January 24, 2003, any licensee or permittee who fails to report a theft of explosive materials in accordance with §555.30 will be fined under title 18 U.S.C., imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. [T.D. ATF–87, 46 FR 40384, Aug. 7, 1981, as amended by ATF No. 1, 68 FR 13793, Mar. 20, 2003] Any explosive materials involved or used or intended to be used in any violation of the Act or of this part or in any violation of any criminal law of the United States are subject to seizure and forfeiture, and all provisions of title 26, U.S.C. relating to the seizure, forfeiture, and disposition of firearms, as defined in 26 U.S.C. 5845(a), will, so far as applicable, extend to seizures and forfeitures under the Act. (See §72.27 of this title for regulations on summary destruction of explosive materials which are impracticable or unsafe to remove to a place of storage.) [T.D. ATF–87, 46 FR 40384, Aug. 7, 1981, as amended by T.D. ATF–363, 60 FR 17449, Apr. 6, 1995]
Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
PART 555—COMMERCE IN EXPLOSIVES
Subpart I—Unlawful Acts, Penalties, Seizures and Forfeitures
§ 555.161 Engaging in business without a license.
§ 555.162 False statement or representation.
§ 555.163 False entry in record.
§ 555.164 Unlawful storage.
§ 555.165 Failure to report theft or loss.
§ 555.166 Seizure or forfeiture.
