HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 50400
ORDINANCE NO. 504
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA
PROHIBITING THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS., SIMULATED FIRE-
ARMS,.REVOLVERS,.PISTOLS, AIR GUNS,.AIR RIFLES, -SPRING
GUNS, SLINGS, SLING SHOTS OR ANY_DEVICE DESIGNED OR,
INTENDED TO.DISCHARGE,ANY DANGEROUS MISSILE-* AND THE
POSSESSION, CUSTODY,OR_CONTROL_OF-SUCH NAMED WEAPONS
OR FIREARMS BY ANY MINOR,PERSON UNDER.THE AGE. OF, EIGHTEEN
(18).YEARS; PROVIDING.A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF;
AND REPEALING ORDINANCES_NUMBERED.426.,.453, 461 AND.480.
The City Council of the City of Azusa does hereby ordain as
follows: .
SECTION 1. Except as otherwise provided for in this ordinance
it shall be unlawful for any person to fire, discharge,i;shoot, or operate,
or to allow, assist or participate in the firing, discharging, shooting
or operating of any gun, revolver, pistol, firearm, simulated firearm,
spring gun, air gun, air rifle, sling, sling shot, or device designed or
intended to discharge, or capable of discharging, any dangerous missile,
or cartridge, shell, ammunition, or device containing any explosive sub-
stance designed or intended to be used in or fired from any gun, revolver,
pistol, firearm or simulated firearm.
SECTION 2. Except as otherwise provided for in this ordinance
it shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) years
to have in his or her possession, or under his or her control, care, or
custody, any gun, revolver, pistol, firearm, simulated firearm, spring
gun, air gun, air rifle, sling, sling shot or device designed or Intend-
ed to discharge or capable of discharging any dangerous missile or any
cartridge, firearm or device containing any explosive substance designed
or intended to be used in or fired from any gun, pistol, revolver or
firearm or simulated firearm.
SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided for in this ordinance
it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to sell, give,
loan or in any way furnish, or to cause or permit to be sold, given, or
loaned, or in any way furnished, to any minor person under the age of
eighteen (18) years, any gun, revolver, pistol, firearm, simulated fire-
arm, spring gun, air gun, air rifle, sling, sling shot, or device designed
or intended to discharge or capable of discharging any dangerous missile
or explosive substance. Provided, however, that the provisions of this
section shall not apply to or include any person who.shall loan, give
or furnish to any minor person under the age of eighteen (18) years. arty
firearm or weapon or device named i0this ordinance when and only when
it is so loaned, given or furnished to comply with and when such minor
person under eighteen years of age actually participates in shooting at
any of the designated target ranges named in Section 5 of this ordinance,
or while going to and returning from such target ranges
SECTION 4. The provisions of Section 1 hereof shall not include
or apply to Peace Officers, Auxiliary Peace Officers, including Auxiliary
or Reserve Policemen when acting in the line of duty. Nor shall Section
2 have any application to or include any member of the Azusa Police De-
partment or Azusa Auxiliary or Reserve Officers while in the line of -duty
or -while shooting or discharging any type of revolver, pistol or rifle
at any target range established by the City of Azusa.
SECTION 5. The provisions of Sections 1 and 2 hereof shall not
include or apply to any minor person under the age of eighteen (18) years
who is lawfully enrolled in or is a member of a lawfully established
revolver, pistol or rifle shooting club or association when going to and
returning from or engaged in shooting at any inanimate target or trap-
shooting device at any lawfully established target, pistol, revolver or
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rifle range. Nor shall said Sections 1 and 2 apply to or include any
person shooting atany.revolver, pistol or rifle range established and
operated by the Parks and Recreation Commission of the City of Azusa,
when such range or ranges are approved by and conducted under regulations
adopted by the said Commission and approved by the City Council of the
City of Azusa. Whenever any minor person under the age of eighteen (18)
years possesses, has custody, care and control of any firearm or weapon
named in this ordinance,or discharges or shoots,cthe same at any target
range named herein, or while going to or returning from said target ranges,
said minor person shall carry in his immediate possession a signed written
authorization from a parent or guardian so to do.
SECTION 6. Ordinances numbered 426, 453, 461 and 480; and all
other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, be and
the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 7. Any person, firm or corporation violating any pro-
vision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed five
hundred ($500.00) dollars or by imprisonment in the City and/or County
Jail for not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprison-
ment.
SECTION 8. The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City
Clerk shall attest the.same and certify to the passage, adoption and
Publication of the same and cause the same to be published once within
fifteen days after its passage, in the Azusa Herald and Pomotropic, a
weekly newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the
City of -Azusa and thirty days after its passage the same shall be in
full,force!and effect.
ayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS.ANGELES SS.
CITY. OF AZUSA _ )))
I do he eb ce tify that the foregoing ordinance was duly
introduced at aeeting of the City Council of the City of Azusa
on the 15th day of May , 1956 and was duly and regularly passed and
adoptedBy—Fhe City tiounc , signed and approved by the Mayor, attested
by the City Clerk, at a regular meeting held on the 21st day of Ma�t
1956; that the same was passed and adopted by the fo ow vote of the ,
Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Fawcett, Ortuno, Johnson, Romero, Memmesheimer
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSERT:Councilmen: None
I do further certify that I caused said Ordinance to be
published.prior to the expiration of fifteen days from the passage thereof' .-
in the Azusa Herald and Pomotropic, a newspaper of general circulation,
printed, published and circulated in the City of Azusa, on thecu st day
Of __Nay._, 1956 and that the same was published in accordance w
law.
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