# 27 CFR § 478.52: Change of address

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.52

## Section

- **Citation:** 27 CFR § 478.52
- **Heading:** Change of address
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 27—Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms > CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER B—FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION > PART 478—COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION > Subpart D—Licenses

## Text

(a) Licensees may during the term of their current license remove their business or activity to a new location at which they intend regularly to carry on such business or activity by filing an Application for an Amended Federal Firearms License, ATF Form 5300.38, in duplicate, not less than 30 days prior to such removal with the Chief, Federal Firearms Licensing Center. The ATF Form 5300.38 shall be completed in accordance with the instructions on the form. The application must be executed under the penalties of perjury and penalties imposed by 18 U.S.C. 924. The application shall be accompanied by the licensee's original license. The Chief, Federal Firearms Licensing Center, may, in writing, require the applicant for an amended license to also file completed ATF Form 7 or ATF Form 7CR, or portions thereof, in the manner required by § 478.44.
(b) Upon receipt of a properly executed application for an amended license, the Chief, Federal Firearms Licensing Center, shall, upon finding through further inquiry or investigation, or otherwise, that the applicant is qualified at the new location, issue the amended license, and return it to the applicant. The license shall be valid for the remainder of the term of the original license. The Chief, Federal Firearms Licensing Center, shall, if the applicant is not qualified, refer the application for amended license to the Director of Industry Operations for denial in accordance with § 478.71.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1140-0040)
[T.D. ATF-363, 60 FR 17453, Apr. 6, 1995, as amended by ATF-11F, 73 FR 57241, Oct. 2, 2008]

## Nearby sections

- [27 CFR § 478.1 § 478.1 Scope of regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.1.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.2 § 478.2 Relation to other provisions of law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.2.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.11 § 478.11 Meaning of terms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.11.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.12 § 478.12 Definition of Frame or Receiver.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.12.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.13 §478.13 Definition of “engaged in the business as a dealer in firearms other than a gunsmith or a pawnbroker.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.13.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.21 § 478.21 Forms prescribed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.21.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.22 § 478.22 Alternate methods or procedures; emergency variations from requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.22.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.23 § 478.23 Right of entry and examination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.23.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.24 § 478.24 Compilation of State laws and published ordinances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.24.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.25 § 478.25 Disclosure of information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.25.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.25a § 478.25a Responses to requests for information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.25a.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.26 § 478.26 Curio and relic determination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.26.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.27 § 478.27 Destructive device determination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.27.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.28 § 478.28 Transportation of destructive devices and certain firearms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.28.md)

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