Section
11.19.005 Purpose of chapter
11.19.010 Definitions
11.19.015 Regulatory permit—required
11.19.020 Regulatory permit—application
11.19.025 Regulatory permit—application fee
11.19.030 Investigation by Police Chief
11.19.035 Grounds for permit denial or revocation
11.19.040 On-site security requirements
11.19.045 Liability insurance
11.19.050 Restricted admittance of minors and other prohibited purchasers
11.19.055 Inventory reports
11.19.060 Display of regulatory permit
11.19.065 Issuance of regulatory permit—duration
11.19.070 Nonassignability
11.19.075 Compliance by existing business
11.19.080 Law enforcement inspections
11.19.085 Posted warnings
11.19.090 Violations
11.19.095 Report of permit revocation to federal and state authorities
11.19.100 Hearing for permit denial or revocation
11.19.105 Promulgation of regulations, standards and other legal duties
It is the purpose and intent of this Chapter to establish a local program for the license and regulation of the sale, lease, or transfer of firearms or ammunition. The provisions of this Chapter are not intended to contradict or duplicate any applicable state or federal law.
(Ord. No. 2022-010 § 1 (part))
For the purpose of this Chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the following words, terms and phrases have the meanings given to them in this section:
AMMUNITION. Ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or propellant powder designed for use in any firearm, and any component thereof, but shall not include blank cartridges or ammunition that can be used solely in an "antique firearm" as that term is defined in § 921(a)(16) of Title 18 of the United States Code.
APPLICANT. Any person who applies for a regulatory permit, or the renewal of such a permit, to sell, lease or transfer firearms or ammunition, including any officer, director, partner, or other duly authorized representative applying on behalf of an entity.
ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING, LEASING, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRING ANY FIREARM OR AMMUNITION. To conduct a business by the selling, leasing or transferring of any firearm or ammunition, or to hold one's self out as engaged in the business of selling, leasing or otherwise transferring any firearm or ammunition, or to sell, lease or transfer firearms or ammunition in quantity, in series, or in individual transactions, or in any other manner indicative of trade.
FIREARM. Any device, designed to be used as a weapon or modified to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled through a barrel a projectile by the force of explosion or other means of combustion, provided that the term FIREARM shall not include an "antique firearm" as defined in § 921(a)(16) of Title 18 of the United States Code.
PERMITTEE. Any person, corporation, partnership or other entity engaged in the business of selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring any firearm or ammunition, which person or entity has obtained a regulatory permit to sell, lease or transfer firearms or ammunition.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, limited liability company, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, or any other group or combination acting as a unit, and the plural as well as the singular.
POLICE CHIEF. The City of Culver City Police Chief or the Chiefs designated representative.
(Ord. No. 2022-010 § 1 (part))
It is unlawful for any person, corporation, partnership or other entity to engage in the business of selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring any firearm or ammunition within the City without a regulatory permit, as required by this Chapter, and without complying with all applicable requirements of the City's Zoning Code as set forth in Title 17.
(Ord. No. 2022-010 § 1 (part))
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