Guidance Documents

The DEA policy letter from Louis J. Milione to registrant explaining that the Veterinary Mobility Act of 2014 should be interpreted exactly as written, and outlines the situations that vets can transport and dispense CS a site other than their principle place of business without a separate registration according to the new law. “House calls” are used as the prime example in which the vet does not need a separate registration to dispense CS.

This document identified a DEA regulation that may create unintended consequences for a formerly incarcerated individual that is attempting to successfully reenter society. Specifically, 21 CFR 1301.90 has been identified as such because this regulation sets forth specific questions in order for a non-practitioner to comprehensively screen employees.

The remote practitioner engaged in the practice of telemedicine must be registered with DEA in the State where they are physically located and in every State where their patient(s) is (are) physically located.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Stolen Firearms Program was formally established on September 13, 1994, with the passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. For more than 20 years before this Act, ATF had been accepting voluntary reports of firearms lost/stolen from interstate shipments. Read more for safety and security information regarding FFLs

ATF Industry Operations Investigators (IOIs) assist Federal firearms licensees (FFLs) in understanding and complying with the laws and regulations for operating a firearms business. Whether it is with proper recordkeeping or lawfully transferring firearms, IOIs ensure that FFLs comply with Federal firearms laws and regulations.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) authorizes an alternate method or procedure from the provisions of Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 478.121, 478.124, 478.129, and 27 CFR 479.131 that require Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) to retain the ATF Firearms Transaction Record, Form 4473 (5300.9) (Form 4473), in a paper format.

ATF is issuing this open letter to further assist the firearms industry and the public in understanding whether a “partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional” receiver of an AR-15/M-16 variant weapon has reached a stage of manufacture such that it “may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted” to a functional receiver...

This document (issued jointly with EEOC and DOL) is a resource describing federal protections from unlawful employment discrimination against servicemembers and veterans.

This document (issued jointly with CFPB) is a letter reminding auto lenders and leasing companies of their responsibilities to recognize important legal protections that exist for members of the military and their dependents under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).

This document provides information on the requirements federal law imposes on state and local governments and election officials to preserve and retain election records and the criminal penalties associated with the willful failure to comply with those requirements. This guidance document also details the statutes that prohibit the intimidation of voters and the department’s commitment to act if any person engages in actions that violate the law.

This know your voting rights brochure provides information to the public on the federal laws that protect the right to vote, how to report a possible violation, and other available resources on voting rights.