{"data":{"id":"us/27-cfr-555.51","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"27 CFR 555.51","heading":"Duration of license or permit.","body":"(a) [Reserved]\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 27—Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER C—EXPLOSIVES","PART 555—COMMERCE IN EXPLOSIVES","Subpart D—Licenses and Permits"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-27.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:11Z","sha256":"0d6c115eb2d132f94357b36442c996a8e920a4cfd87c1695c4e9bf691fafd15c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/27-cfr-555.50","next":"us/27-cfr-555.52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}