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A. Within the first ten (10) business days of April and October of each year, the Permittee shall cause a physical inventory to be taken that includes a listing of each firearm held by the Permittee by make, model, and serial number, together with a listing of each firearm the Permittee has sold since the last inventory period. In addition, the inventory shall include a listing of each firearm lost or stolen that is required to be reported pursuant to Cal. Penal Code § 26885.
B. Immediately upon completion of the inventory, the Permittee shall forward a copy of the inventory to the address specified by the Police Chief, by such means as specified by the Police Chief. With each copy of the inventory, the Permittee shall include an affidavit signed by an authorized agent or employee on behalf of the Permittee under penalty of perjury stating that within the first ten (10) business days of that April or October, as the case may be, the signer confirmed that the inventory was conducted by the signer, or by store personnel under the supervision of the signer, and to the best of their knowledge, the inventory is true and correct.
C. The Permittee shall maintain a copy of the inventory on the premises for which the regulatory permit was issued for a period of not less than five (5) years from the date of the inventory and shall make the copy available for inspection by federal, state or local law enforcement upon request.
(Ord. No. 2022-010 § 1 (part))
A. A regulatory permit expires one year after the date of issuance.
B. A permit may be renewed for additional one (1) year periods if the Permittee submits a timely application for renewal, accompanied by a nonrefundable renewal fee established by City Council resolution. Renewal of the permit is contingent upon the Permittee's compliance with the terms and conditions of the original application and permit, as detailed in this Chapter. Police Department personnel, at the direction of the Chief, shall inspect the permitted business premises for compliance with this Chapter prior to renewal of the permit. The renewal application and the renewal fee must be received by the Police Department no later than forty-five (45) days before the expiration of the current permit.
C. A decision regarding issuance, renewal, or revocation of the regulatory permit may be appealed in the manner provided in § 11.19.100.
(Ord. No. 2022-010 § 1 (part))
A person engaged in the business of selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring any firearm or ammunition on the effective date of this Chapter shall, within one hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date, comply with this Chapter. However, any person whose business, on the effective date of this Chapter, is located in any location that makes them ineligible to obtain a Conditional Use Permit, or, any person whose business, on the effective date of this Chapter, has legally operated continuously in the City beginning prior to the date that a Conditional Use Permit was required by the City's Zoning Code, is eligible to apply for a regulatory permit, provided that they comply with all other applicable provisions of this Code.
(Ord. No. 2022-010 § 1 (part))
Permittees shall have their places of business open for inspection by federal, state and local law enforcement during all hours of operation. The Police Chief shall conduct periodic inspections of the Permittee's place of business without notice to assess the Permittee's compliance with this Chapter. The inspections shall be of the parts of the Permittee's place of business that are used to store or sell firearms, ammunition, records, and/or documents. The Police Chief shall conduct no more than two (2) inspections of a single place of business during any six (6) month period; except that the Police Chief may conduct follow-up inspections that exceed two (2) in a six (6) month period if he or she has good cause to believe that a Permittee is violating this Chapter. Permittees shall maintain all records, documents, firearms and ammunition in a manner and place accessible for inspection by federal, state and local law enforcement.
(Ord. No. 2022-010 § 1 (part))
(A) A Permittee shall comply with Cal. Penal Code § 26835 and post all signs required by that section. A Permittee shall also post conspicuously the following warnings in block letters not less than one (1) inch in height, within the licensed premises:
1. "WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, IT IS A CRIME TO SELL OR GIVE A FIREARM TO SOMEONE WITHOUT COMPLETING A DEALER RECORD OF SALE FORM AT A LICENSED FIREARMS DEALERSHIP."
2. "ACCESS TO A FIREARM SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE RISK OF DEATH BY SUICIDE, DOMESTIC DISPUTE, HOMICIDE, AND UNINTENTIONAL GUNSHOT."
3. "STORING YOUR GUNS LOCKED, UNLOADED, AND SEPARATE FROM AMMUNITION CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF SELF-INFLICTED AND UNINTENTIONAL DEATH AND INJURY AMONG CHILDREN AND TEENS."
B. Within the licensed premises, a Permittee shall post the suicide prevention signage as required by § 13.03.225 of this Code.
C. At each entrance to the licensed premises a Permittee shall post: "THESE PREMISES ARE UNDER VIDEO SURVEILLANCE. YOUR IMAGE MAY BE RECORDED."
D. If a Permittee sells, keeps or displays only firearms capable of being concealed on the person, the Permittee shall post conspicuously at each entrance to the premises, a sign stating: "FIREARMS ARE KEPT, DISPLAYED OR OFFERED ON THE PREMISES, AND PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 ARE EXCLUDED UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN."
E. If a Permittee sells, keeps or displays firearms other than firearms capable of being concealed on the person, the Permittee shall post conspicuously at each entrance to the premises, a sign stating: "FIREARMS ARE KEPT, DISPLAYED OR OFFERED ON THE PREMISES, AND PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 ARE EXCLUDED UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN.
F. Where firearm sales activity is the primary business performed at the business premises, the Permittee shall post conspicuously at each entrance to the premises, a sign stating: "FIREARMS ARE KEPT, DISPLAYED OR OFFERED ON THE PREMISES, AND PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM POSSESSING OR PURCHASING FIREARMS PURSUANT TO FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW ARE EXCLUDED."
(Ord. No. 2022-010 § 1 (part))
The Police Chief may revoke the permit of any Permittee found to be in violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter. In addition to any other penalty or remedy as set forth in this Code, the City Attorney may commence a civil action to seek enforcement of these provisions.
(Ord. No. 2022-010 § 1 (part))
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