§ 55.49 - Issuance of license or permit.

(a) The Chief, Firearms and Explosives Licensing Center, shall issue a license or permit if (1) a properly executed application for the license or permit is received, and (2) through further inquiry or investigation, or otherwise, it is found that the applicant is entitled to the license or permit. The license or permit and one copy will be forwarded to the applicant, except that in the case of a user-limited permit, the original only shall be issued. Each license or permit will bear a serial number and this number may be assigned to the licensee or permittee to whom issued for as long as he maintains continuity of renewal in the same region.

(b) The Chief, Firearms and Explosives Licensing Center, shall approve a properly executed application for a license or permit, if:

(1) The applicant is 21 years of age or over;

(2) The applicant (including, in the case of a corporation, partnership, or association, any individual possessing, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the corporation, partnership, or association) is not a person to whom distribution of explosive materials is prohibited under the Act;

(3) The applicant has not willfully violated any provisions of the Act or this part;

(4) The applicant has not knowingly withheld information or has not made any false or fictitious statement intended or likely to deceive, in connection with his application;

(5) The applicant has in a State, premises from which he conducts business or operations subject to license or permit under the Act or from which he intends to conduct business or operations;

(6) The applicant has storage for the class (as described in § 55.202) of explosive materials described on the application, unless he establishes to the satisfaction of the Chief, Firearms and Explosives Licensing Center that the business or operations to be conducted will not require the storage of explosive materials.

(7) The applicant has certified in writing that he is familiar with and understands all published State laws and local ordinances relating to explosive materials for the location in which he intends to do business; and

(8) The applicant for a license has submitted the certificate required by section 21 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1341).

(c) The Chief, Firearms and Explosives Licensing Center, shall approve or the regional director (compliance) shall deny any application for a license or permit within the 45-day period beginning on the date a properly executed application was received. However, when an applicant for license or permit renewal is a person who is, under the provisions of § 55.83 or § 55.142, conducting business or operations under a previously issued license or permit, action regarding the application will be held in abeyance pending the completion of the proceedings against the applicant's existing license or permit, or renewal application, or final action by the Director on an application for relief submitted under § 55.142, as the case may be.