(Title and Section Amended by Ord. No. 180,447, Eff. 2/2/09, Oper. 6/18/09.)
(a) “Firearm Ammunition” means any self- contained unit consisting of the case, primer, propellant charge, and projectile for use in pistols, revolvers, rifles, shot guns, or any other device designed to be used as a weapon from which is expelled a projectile by the force of explosion or other form of combustion. “Firearm Ammunition” shall not include blank ammunition used solely in the course of motion picture, television, video, or theatrical productions.
(b) The term “vendor”, as used in this section, shall mean any person who is engaged in the retail sale of firearm ammunition and retail firearms dealers.
(c) No vendor shall sell or otherwise transfer ownership of any firearm ammunition to any person other than those listed in subsection (g) without at the time of purchase recording the following information on a form to be prescribed by the Board of Police Commissioners:
1. the date of the transaction,
2. the name, address and date of birth of the transferee,
3. the transferee’s drivers license or other identification number and the state in which it was issued,
4. the brand, type and amount of ammunition transferred,
5. the transferee’s signature, and
6. the name of the sales person who processed the transaction.
The vendor shall also at the time of purchase or transfer obtain the right thumb print of the purchaser or transferee on the above-referenced form.
(d) No vendor shall sell or otherwise transfer ownership of any firearm ammunition without complying with all requirements of subsection (c) in a face-to-face transaction.
(e) The records required by this section shall be maintained on the premises of the vendor for a period of not less than two (2) years from the date of the recorded transfer. Said records shall be subject to inspection at any time during normal business hours in accordance with the provisions of Section 103.14 of this Code. In addition, said records shall, within five (5) calendar days of a firearm ammunition transfer, be electronically transmitted to the Los Angeles Police Department in a format and manner approved by the Chief of Police. (Amended by Ord. No. 183,328, Eff. 1/24/15.)
(f) No person shall knowingly make a false entry in, or fail to make a required entry in, or fail to obtain the required thumb print, or fail to maintain in the required manner records prepared in accordance herewith. No person shall refuse to permit a police department employee to examine any record prepared in accordance with this section during any inspection conducted pursuant to this section, or refuse to permit the use of any record or information therefrom by the police department.
(g) The requirements of subsection (c) shall not apply when the purchaser is any of the following:
1. any person described in Section 12302 or 12322 of the Penal Code of the State of California.
2. any off-duty peace officer who displays proper agency identification which identifies the officer as an active peace officer.
3. any person who has been issued a permit to carry a concealed weapon under the authority of Section 12050 of the Penal Code of the State of California
4. any security guard licensed under the authority of Section 12033 of the Penal Code of the State of California.
5. any firearms dealer who has been issued a Federal Firearms License, a Certificate of Eligibility by the State of California and a Seller of Firearms Police Permit by the City of Los Angeles.
6. any firearm ammunition vendor who has been issued a Seller of Ammunition Police Permit by the City of Los Angeles.
(h) Violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.