4 Restricted Matter

4 Restricted Matter

41 General

411 Definition

412 Mailer Responsibility

413 Rulings

414 Nonmailable Matter Found in the Mails

42 Intoxicating Liquors

421 Definition

422 Mailability

422.1 Nonmailable Matter

422.2 Mailable Liquors

423 Packaging and Marking

423.1 General

423.2 Denatured Flammable or Combustible Liquor

43 Firearms

431 Definitions

431.1 Firearm

431.2 Handguns

431.3 Antique Firearm

431.4 Rifles and Shotguns

431.5 Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL)

431.6 Air Guns

432 Mailability

432.1 General

432.2 Handguns

432.3 Rifles and Shotguns

432.4 Indemnity Claims

433 Legal Opinions on Mailing Firearms

434 Replica or Inert Explosive Devices

435 Nonmailable Firearms Found in the Mails

44 Knives and Sharp Instruments

441 Definitions

441.1 General

441.2 Switchblade Knife

442 Mailability

443 Packaging and Marking

443.1 General

443.2 Marking

444 Nonmailable Knives in the Mails

45 Other Restricted Materials

451 Liquids, Powders, and Odor-Producing Materials

451.1 Definitions

451.2 Mailability

451.3 Packaging and Marking

452 Motor Vehicle Master Keys and Locksmithing Devices

452.1 Definitions

452.2 Mailability

452.3 Packaging and Marking

452.4 Nonmailable Matter Found in the Mails

453 Controlled Substances and Drugs

453.1 Definitions

453.2 Mailer Responsibility

453.3 Mailability

453.4 Packaging and Marking

453.5 Rulings

453.6 Nonmailable Matter Found in the Mails

453.7 Mail-back Programs

453.8 Undeliverable Medicines

454 Unsolicited Promotional Samples

454.1 Definition

454.2 Mailability

454.3 Certificate Compliance

454.4 Customer Objection to Unsolicited Matter

454.5 Rulings

455 Building Construction Material

455.1 Definition

455.2 Mailability

455.3 Rulings

455.4 Nonmailable Matter Found in the Mails

456 Lottery

456.1 Definition

456.2 Mailability

456.3 Nonmailable Determination

46 Animal-Fighting Ventures

461 Definitions

461.1 Animal

461.2 Animal-Fighting Venture

461.3 Animal-Fighting Accessory

461.4 Animal-Fighting Matter

462 Mailability

47 Cigarettes, Smokeless Tobacco, and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems

471 Definitions

471.1 Cigarette

471.2 Smokeless Tobacco

471.3 Cigar

471.4 Roll-Your-Own Tobacco

471.5 Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS)

471.6 Covered Product

471.7 Consumer Testing

471.8 State

471.9 Minimum Age

472 Covered Products Generally Nonmailable

472.1 General

472.2 Treatment of Nonmailable Covered Products

472.3 Reasonable Cause to Suspect Covered Products

472.4 Applicability of Other Laws and Regulations

472.5 Recordkeeping

473 Mailability Exceptions

473.1 Scope of Exceptions

473.2 Intra-Alaska and Intra-Hawaii Shipments

473.3 Exception for Business/Regulatory Purposes

473.4 Exception for Certain Individuals

473.5 Consumer-Testing Exception

473.6 Public Health Exception

473.7 Suspension or Revocation of Eligibility

474 Additional Guidance

474.1 Interpretative Guidance

474.2 Exclusion of Products Approved for Tobacco Cessation or Therapeutic Purposes