(A) Sale or transfer.
(1) No person shall sell, offer for sale, loan or give to any person any knife, the blade of which is released by a spring mechanism, including knives known as switch-blades, any blackjack, slungshot, sand-club, sand-bag, metal knuckles or bludgeon.
(2) No person shall sell, offer for sale, loan or give to any person 18 years or under any type or kind of knife, any blade of which is two inches in length or longer.
(B) Possession.
(1) No person shall carry or possess any knife, the blade of which is released by a spring mechanism, including knives known as switch-blades, any blackjack, slungshot, sand-club, sand-bags, metal knuckles or bludgeon.
(2) No person shall carry or possess any knife, the blade of which is in excess of two and one-half inches in length.
(3) No person 18 years of age or under shall carry or possess any knife, the blade of which is two inches in length or longer.
(C) Concealment.
(1) No person shall carry concealed on or about his or her person a dagger, stiletto, bowie knife, commando knife, razor, or any blade which is released by a spring mechanism, including knives known as switchblades, or any other type or kind of knife, any blade of which is more than two and one-half inches in length.
(2) No person 18 years of age or under shall carry concealed on or about his or her person any knife, the blade of which is two inches in length or longer.
(D) Exceptions. The provisions of this section as to the possession of knives in excess of two and one-half inches shall not apply to officers while engaged in the discharge of their official duties or to sheriffs, police officers duly constituted police officers; nor to the following employees or agents while engaged in the discharge of the duties of their employment: traders, baggage handlers, messengers, drivers, watchpersons, special agents and police officers employed by railroads or express companies; nor to persons lawfully summoned by an officer to assist in making an arrest or preserving the peace, while so engaged in assisting the officer.
(E) Confiscation. In addition to the penalty provided in § 134.99, weapons used in violation of this section shall be forfeited to and confiscated by the city. The city shall thereafter destroy the weapons.
(2000 Code, § 9.24.020) Penalty, see § 134.99