4-144-070 Operating without a license.

   Any person who engages in the business of selling or otherwise transferring any stun gun or taser without first having obtained the required license shall be subject to a fine of not less than $3,000.00 nor more than $5,000.00, or incarceration for a period not to exceed six months, or both. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

(Added Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 59869, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-14, p. 83727, § 4)

Editor's note – Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 59869, § 7, repealed a former § 4-144-070, which pertained to a required permit and issuance conditions.

4-144-080 Penalty.

   (a)   Unless another fine or penalty is specifically provided, any person who violates any provision of this Article, or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $1,500.00 nor more than $3,000.00 for each offense, or incarceration for a period not to exceed six months, or both. Each day that such violation exists shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

   (b)   Every act or omission constituting a violation of this Article by any officer, director, manager, employee or agent of the licensee shall be deemed to be the act or omission of such licensee and such licensee shall be liable for all penalties and sanctions provided by this Article in the same manner as if such act or omission had been done or omitted by the licensee personally.

(Added Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 59869, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-14, p. 83727, § 4)

Editor's note – Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 59869, § 7, repealed a former § 4-144-080, which pertained to sales display restrictions.

4-144-090 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 4-16-97, p. 42588, amended and renumbered this section as § 4-144-260.

4-144-100 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 6-25-14, p. 83727, § 4, repealed § 4-144-100, which pertained to a gunsmith license.

4-144-110 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 4-16-97, p. 42612, repealed § 4-144-110, which pertained to gunsmiths.

4-144-120 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 4-16-97, p. 42612, as corrected by Coun. J. 9-14-05, p. 55282, repealed § 4-144-120, which pertained to gunsmiths.

4-144-130 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 59869, § 7, repealed § 4-144-130, which pertained to a required gunsmith report of repairs.

ARTICLE III. AIR RIFLES AND TOY WEAPONS DEALERS (4-144-140 et seq.)

4-144-140 License required when.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of selling or to sell or to give away any air rifle or air gun, or any toy firearms or other toy in the nature of a firearm in which any explosive substance can be used, without securing a weapons dealer license, and no person having secured such license shall sell or give away any such weapon to any person within the city who has not secured a permit from the superintendent of police to purchase such weapon in the manner hereinafter provided.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 4-16-97, p. 42588)

4-144-145 Replica air guns – Sale or transfer prohibited.

   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of selling or to sell, exhibit for sale, give away or otherwise transfer any replica air gun in the city of Chicago. For purposes of this article, "replica air gun" means and includes any air gun, air pistol, air rifle, spring gun, spring pistol, BB gun, pellet gun or any other implement that a person could reasonably perceive as an actual firearm but that is not a firearm, and that is capable of firing or discharging a projectile constructed of hard plastic, steel, lead or other hard materials with a force that reasonably is expected to cause bodily harm.

(Added Coun. J. 10-4-06, p. 87431, § 1)