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))
An Applicant for a permit or renewal of a permit under this Chapter shall file with the Police Chief an application in writing, signed under penalty of perjury, on a form prescribed by the City. The Applicant shall provide all relevant information requested to demonstrate compliance with this Chapter, including:
A. The Applicant's name, including any aliases or prior names age and address;
B. The Applicant's federal firearms license and California firearms dealer numbers, if any;
C. A photocopy of the Applicant's driver's license, passport, or other government-issued identification card bearing a photograph of the Applicant;
D. The address of the proposed location for which the permit is sought, together with the business name, and the name of any corporation, partnership or other entity that has any ownership in, or control over, the business;
E. The names of all persons who will have access to or control of workplace firearms or ammunition, including but not limited to, the Applicant's employees, agents and/or supervisors, if any; such information shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed as a public record;
F. A current Certificate of Eligibility from the California Department of Justice under Cal. Penal Code § 26710 for the Applicant and for each individual identified in subsection E. above, demonstrating that the person is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition;
G. Proof of a possessory interest in the property at which the proposed business will be conducted, as owner, lessee or other legal occupant, and, if the Applicant is not the owner of record of the real property upon which, the Applicant's business is to be located and conducted, the written consent of the owner of record of such real property to the Applicant's proposed business;
H. A floor plan of the proposed business which illustrates the Applicant's compliance with the security provisions outlined in § 11.19.040 of this Chapter;
I. Proof of compliance with all applicable federal, state and local licensing and other business laws;
J. Information relating to every license or permit to sell, lease, transfer, purchase, or possess firearms or ammunition which was sought by the Applicant, or by any individual identified in subsection E., from any jurisdiction in the United States, including, but not limited to, the date of each application and whether it resulted in the issuance of a license, and the date and circumstances of any revocation or suspension;
K. The Applicant's agreement to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City, its officers, elected officials, agents and employees from and against all claims, losses, costs, damages and liabilities of any kind pursuant to the operation of the business, including attorneys' fees, arising in any manner out of the negligence or intentional or willful misconduct of (a) the Applicant; (b) the Applicant's officers, employees, agents and/or supervisors; or (c) if the business is a corporation, partnership or other entity, the officers, directors or partners, which shall be in a format approved by the City;
L. A Certificate of Insurance reflecting liability insurance and endorsement requirements in compliance with § 11.19.045 of this Chapter; and
M. The date, location and nature of all criminal convictions of the Applicant, if any, in any jurisdiction in the United States.
(Ord. No. 2022-010 § 1 (part))
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