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(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))
In addition to any other penalty or remedy, the City Attorney shall report any person or entity whose regulatory permit is revoked pursuant to this Chapter to the Bureau of Firearms of the California Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives within the U.S. Department of Justice.
(Ord. No. 2022-010 § 1 (part))
A. Within ten (10) days of the Police Chief mailing a written denial of an application or mailing a written revocation of a permit, the Applicant may appeal by requesting a hearing before the Police Chief. The request must be made in writing, setting forth the specific grounds for appeal. If the Applicant submits a timely request for an appeal, the Police Chief shall within thirty (30) days of receipt of the request set a time and place for the hearing.
B. Appeal hearings are informal, and formal rules of evidence and discovery shall not apply. However, rules of privilege shall be applicable to the extent they are permitted by law, and irrelevant, collateral, undue, and repetitious testimony may be excluded.
C. The City bears the burden of proof to establish the grounds for denial, nonrenewal, or revocation by a preponderance of evidence.
D. The Police Chief shall provide a written decision regarding the appeal within fourteen (14) calendar days of the hearing. The decision of the Police Chief is final and conclusive. The written final decision shall also contain the following statement: "The decision of the Police Chief is final and binding. Judicial review of this decision is subject to the time limits set forth in California Code of Civil Procedure § 1094.6."
(Ord. No. 2022-010 § 1 (part))
A. The City Manager is authorized to establish any additional rules, regulations and standards related to the application, issuance, denial or renewal of the permits authorized under this Chapter, the ongoing operation and City's oversight of retail firearms and ammunitions retail establishments, or any other subject determined to be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.
B. Any regulations promulgated by the City Manager pursuant to this Section shall be provided to each firearms and ammunition retail establishment, published on the City's website, and maintained and available to the public in the Office of the City Clerk.
C. Regulations promulgated by the City Manager shall become effective upon date of publication on the City's website. Firearms and ammunitions retail establishments shall be required to comply with all state and local laws and regulations, including but not limited to any rules, regulations or standards adopted by the City Manager.
(Ord. No. 2022-010 § 1 (part))