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Sec. 5-10.02.   Discharging weapons in certain areas.
   (a)   Prohibited areas. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b)of this section, it shall be unlawful to discharge a weapon in the prohibited areas of the unincorporated territory of the County described as follows:
   (1)   East Yolo Area. Beginning at the intersection of the center line of the Sacramento River and at a point 45 feet northerly of the center line of County Road 126; thence westerly along a line parallel to the center line of County Road 126 and the extension thereof to the center line of the east levee of the East Yolo Bypass; thence southerly and westerly along the center line of the east levee of the East Yolo Bypass to the extension of the center line of Thorpe Road; thence easterly along the extension of the center line of Thorpe Road to the center line of the Sacramento River Deep Water Ship Channel; thence southerly along the center line of the Sacramento River Deep Water Ship Channel to the extension of the center line of the north levee of Lisbon Slough; thence easterly along the westerly extension of the center line of the north levee of Lisbon Slough and along the center line of the north levee of Lisbon Slough and the easterly extension of the center line of Lisbon Slough to the center line of the Sacramento River; thence along the center line of the Sacramento River to the point of beginning;
   (2)   Guinda Dump and Park. Lot 36 of Guinda Colony Tract, said tract being filed in Map Book 1 at page 47 in the office of the County Clerk-Recorder;
   (3)   Esparto Park. A parcel of land being a portion of the Plaza of the town of Esperanza as shown on said Town map filed in Map Book 1 at page 23 in the office of the County Clerk-Recorder, more fully described as follows:
   Commencing at the northwest comer of Lot 9 of Block 22; thence north east 65.00 feet to the southwest corner of the Esparto Park, the true point of beginning; thence northerly along the west line of said Park, being the east line of Yolo Avenue (State Highway No. 16), north 10º03’00” east 275.00 feet to the north line of said Park; thence south 79º57’00” east 155.00 feet to the east line of said Park; thence south 10º03’00” west 275.00 feet to the south line of said Park; thence north 79º57’00” west 155.00 feet to the true point of beginning;
   (4)   Airport. The west one-half of Section 34, Township 9 North, Range 1 East, M.D.B. & M., the northwest one-quarter of Section 3, and the north 240.5 feet of the southwest one-quarter of Section 3, Township 8 North, Range 1 East, M.D.B. & M., being approximately 294.3 acres, more or less.
   Excepting therefrom the following described property:
   A parcel of land being a portion of the northwest one-quarter of Section 34, Township 9 North, Range 1 East, M.D.B. & M., Yolo County, California, more fully described as follows:
   Beginning at the northeast comer of the said northwest one-quarter of Section 34; thence along the north line of said northwest one-quarter south 89º47’25” west 1550.00 feet; thence south 00º06’06” west 825.00 feet; thence south 16º37’23” east 1042.47 feet; thence north 89º47’25” east 1250 feet, more or less, to the east line of said northwest one-quarter; thence northerly along said east line to the northeast comer of said northwest one-quarter, the point of beginning, containing 61.5 acres;
   (5)   Sam Combs Park. Beginning at the northeast corner of Silva’s Subdivision as the same appears of record in Map Book 4, pages 68 and 69, Yolo County Records; thence north 89º22’08” east along the south line of Stone Boulevard 903.26 feet to the northwesterly line of State Highway 99 Yolo Section B, also known as Jefferson Boulevard; thence along a curve to the right having a radius of 999.50 feet and distant 15 feet northwesterly and radially from the center line of the main track of the Sacramento-Yolo Port Belt Line Railroad, a distance along the arc of 590.54 feet, the chord of which bears south 61º43’43” west, 581.99 feet; thence south 89º22’08” west, 389.49 feet to the southeast comer of Silva’s Subdivision; thence north 0º14’59” west along the east line of said subdivision, 270.00 feet to the point of beginning, containing 4.394 acres of land;
   (6)   Clarksburg Boat Ramp. All that certain real property situate, lying, and being in Township 6 North, Range 4 East, M.D.B. & M., more particularly described as follows:
   Beginning at a point on the center line of County Road No. 140 of Yolo County at Station 142+00 which bears the following courses and distances from the southwest comer of Swamp Land Survey No. 756 of said Yolo County: south 74º20’ east, 2,605 feet to the intersection of the center line of said County Road and the south line of said Swamp Land Survey; thence north 24º20’ east, 558 feet; thence north 42º48’ east 520 feet to Station 142+00 of said County road, the true point of beginning; thence from said true point of beginning south 82º00’ east, 68.59 feet; north 52º36’ east, 85.00 feet; south 34º55’ east, 65 feet, more or less, to the mean high tide of the west bank of the Sacramento River; thence in a northeasterly direction along said mean high tide of the Sacramento River, 1,270 feet, more or less, to a point which bears south 35º49’30” east, 90 feet, more or less, from center line station 128+00 of said County road No. 140; thence north 35º49’30” west, 90 feet, more or less, to the center line of County road No. 140 at Station 128+00; thence along the center line of said County road south 54º10’30” west, 430.40 feet; thence south 51º42’30” west, 617.79 feet to Station 138+48.19 B.C., thence continuing along said center line of an arc conclave to the left and having a central angle of 3º 15’30” and a radius of 3,700 feet, a distance of 210.83 feet to Station 140+59.03 E.C., thence continuing along said center line south 48º27’ west 140.98 feet to the point of beginning.
   Excepting a parcel of land 15 feet in width and being parallel to and contiguous with the center line of the above described County road from Station 128+00 to Station 142+00, the boundaries of said parcel being shortened or lengthened to terminate on the boundaries of the 3.9 acre parcel above described; said parcel con-taming 3.9 acres, more or less;
   (7)   Knights Landing Boat Ramp. Beginning at a point on the westerly line of State Highway 48 right-of-way, said point being a distance of 40 feet measured at right angles from the intersection of the center line of said right-of-way of State highway and the center line of Sycamore Slough, as defined by Grant of Right-of-Way by River Gardens Farm of California, dated September 8, 1938, recorded September 22, 1938, in Book 117 at page 335, of official records of the County of Yolo; thence from said point of beginning north 38º07’30” west 83.00 feet; thence along the arc of a curve to the left, a distance of 229.23 feet, said curve having a central angle of 32º02’ and a radius of 410.00 feet; thence tangent to the preceding curve north 70º09’30” west 166.93 feet to the intersection of the southwesterly line of said State highway right-of-way and the easterly line of the abandoned River Farms Branch of the Southern Pacific Rail-road right-of-way; thence continuing along said line north 70º09’30” west, 113.0 feet; thence south 68º30’ west, 55 feet; thence along a curve to the left, having a chord bearing south 15º24’ east, radius of 1,507.69 feet, an arc length of 314 feet; thence south 24º17’ east, 235 feet, more or less, to the center line of Sycamore Slough; thence in an easterly direction along the center line of Sycamore Slough, a distance of 450 feet, more or less, to the westerly line of State Highway 45 right-of-way to the point of beginning, said parcel containing 3.9 acres, more or less; and
   (8)   Putah Creek Fishing Access. Beginning at a point which is situated on the east line of the northwest one-quarter of Section 28, Township 8 North, Range 2 West, where said line intersects the southerly right-of-way line of State Highway 128; and running thence southerly along the east line of the northwest one-quarter of Section 28 to the center line of Putah Creek, thence easterly along said center line to its intersection with the south line of the northeast one-quarter of Section 26, Township 8 North, Range 2 West, thence easterly along the south line of the northeast one-quarter of Section 26 to the southerly right-of-way line of State Highway 128, thence westerly along said right-of-way line to the point of beginning.
   (b)   Exception. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following:
   (1)   Persons set forth in subsection (b)of Section 12031 of the Penal Code of the State;
   (2)   The discharge of shotguns in that portion of the East Yolo area described in subsection (1) of subsection (a)of this section lying south and east of the Sacramento River Deep Water Channel and the Barge Canal and also within an agricultural zone as designated by the zoning regulations of the County; and
   (3)   The operation of indoor shooting ranges or shooting galleries where permitted by law. (§§ 2, 3, and 5, Ord. 598, and § 2, Ord. 610, as amended by § 1, Ord. 612, § 1, Ord. 621, §§ 1 and 2, Ord. 676, eff. November 14, 1972, § 1, Ord. 785, eff. September 15, 1977, and § 1, Ord. 786, eff. October 20, 1977)
Sec. 5-10.03.   Concealed weapons: Additional fees.
   As well as the fee determined by the State Department of Justice to be sufficient to reimburse the State Department of Justice for the direct cost of furnishing the report required by Section 12052 of the Penal Code of the State, each applicant for a new license to carry a concealed pistol, revolver, or other firearm, or for the renewal thereof, shall pay to the Sheriff-Coroner at the time of filing his application an additional fee in the sum of Two and no/100ths ($2.00) Dollars. The Sheriff-Coroner shall transmit all such additional fees to the County Treasury. (§ 1, Ord. 662, eff. January 12, 1972)
Sec. 5-10.04.   Discharging firearms near populated areas.
   (a)   Areas described. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b)of this section, it shall be unlawful to discharge a firearm in the prohibited areas of the unincorporated territory of the County described as follows:
   (1)   Davis Area. Beginning at the intersection of County Road 98 and Putah Creek; thence northerly along the center line of County Road 98 to its intersection with County Road 30; thence easterly along an extension of the center line of County Road 30 to its intersection with County Road 99; thence northerly along the center line of County Road 99 to its intersection with County Road 29; thence easterly along the center line of County Road 29 to its intersection with County Road 104; thence southerly along the center line of County Road 104 to its intersection with County Road 30; thence easterly along the center line of County Road 30 to its intersection with County Road 105; thence southerly along the center line of County Road 105 and an extension thereof to the easterly extension of the center line of County Road 32D; thence easterly along the extension of the center line of County Road 32D and County Road 32D to its intersection with County Road 103; thence southerly along the extension of the center line of County Road 103 to its intersection with the South Fork of Putah Creek; thence along the center line of the South Fork of Putah Creek and Putah Creek to its intersection with County Road 98; but excepting therefrom all territory lying within the City of Davis and all territory of the Regents of the University of California.
   (2)   West    Sacramento Area. Beginning at the intersection of a line 45 feet north of the center line of County Road 126 and an easterly extension thereof with the center line of the Sacramento River; thence along the center line of the Sacramento River to its intersection with an extension of the center line of Babel Sough; thence westerly along the center line of Babel Slough and the extension thereof to its intersection with the Sacramento-Yolo Deep Water Channel; thence northerly along the center line of the Deep Water Channel until its intersection with the center line of Thorpe Road; thence westerly along the center line of Thorpe Road to its intersection with the center line of the east levee of the Yolo Bypass; thence northerly along the center line of the east levee of the Yolo Bypass to a line 45 feet northerly of the north right-of-way of County Road 126; thence easterly along a line 45 feet north of the center line of County Road 126 to the point of beginning, excepting therefrom all territory lying within the City of West Sacramento. (As amended by § 1, Ord. 1419, eff. May 10, 2012)
   (3)   Woodland Area. Beginning at the intersection of County Road 25A and County Road 97; thence northerly along the center line of County Road 97 to its intersection with County Road 20; thence easterly along the center line of County Road 20 to its intersection with County Road 97; thence northerly along the center line of County Road 97A to a point one mile north of County Road 20; thence easterly on a line one mile north of County Road 20, which is also the extension of the center line of County Road 18C, easterly to its intersection with County Road 102; thence southerly along the center line of County Road 102 to its intersection with County Road 25; thence westerly along an extension of the center line of County Road 25 to its intersection with County Road 101; thence southerly along the center line of County Road 101 to its intersection with County Road 25A; thence westerly along the center line of County Road 25A to the point of beginning, excepting therefrom all territory lying within the City of Woodland.
   (b)   Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following:
   (1)   Persons set forth Section 25900 of the Penal Code of the State;
   (2)   Persons necessarily acting in the lawful defense of persons or property; and
   (3)   The discharge of firearms on the premises of any shooting gallery, practice range, skeet field or similar place conducted at a fixed location, either indoors or outdoors, and with respect to which adequate safeguards have been provided to protect persons and property from injuries. (§ 1, Ord. 900, eff. January 15, 1981, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1419, eff. May 10, 2012)
Sec. 5-10.05.   Discharging firearms on lands of other persons.
   (a)   Areas described. It shall be unlawful to discharge a firearm from lands belonging to or occupied by another person without the written permission of the owner of such land, his agent, or the person in lawful possession in the unincorporated territory of the County described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the center line of the Sacramento River and the southerly boundary of the County of Yolo; thence westerly along the southerly boundary of the County of Yolo to the center line of the Sacramento-Yolo Deep Water Channel; thence northerly along the center line of the Deep Water Channel to its intersection with the extension of the center line of Babel Slough; thence easterly along the extension of the center line of and center line of Babel Slough to its intersection with the center line of the Sacramento River; thence southerly along the center line of the Sacramento River to the point of beginning.
   (b)   Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following:
   (1)   Persons set forth in subsection (b)of Section 12031 of the Penal Code of the State;
   (2)   The discharge of a firearm by persons on land owned by the United States of America, the State, or the County;
   (3)   Persons necessarily acting in the lawful defense of persons or property; and
   (4)   The discharge of firearms on the premises of any shooting gallery, practice range, skeet field, or other similar place conducted at a fixed location, either indoors or outdoors, and with respect to which adequate safeguards have been provided to protect persons and property from injuries. (§ 2, Ord. 900, eff. January 15, 1981)
Sec. 5-10.06.   Safe Storage of Firearms.
   (a)   Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall be defined as follows:
   (1)   “Close proximity and control” means within close reach of a person so that they can gain control of the weapon before a child or unauthorized person could access the weapon.
   (2)   “Firearm” means a firearm as defined in California Penal Code Section 16520, as amended from time to time.
   (3)   “Locked container” means a locked container as defined in California Penal Code Section 16850, as amended from time to time, and is listed on the California Department of Justice Bureau of Firearms roster of approved firearm safety devices.
   (4)   “Residence” means any structure intended or used for human habitation, including but not limited to houses, apartments, condominiums, rooms, in-law units, accessory dwelling units, motels, hotels, single room occupancy units (SROs), timeshares, mobile homes, and recreational and other vehicles where
human habitation occurs.
   (5)   “Tethered” means attaching a firearm to a permanent structure in the interior or trunk of a vehicle with a cable lock or similar mechanism in order to ensure that the firearm cannot easily be removed.
   (6)   “Trigger lock” means a trigger lock that is listed on the California Department of Justice’s roster of approved firearms safety devices and that is identified as appropriate for that firearm by reference to either the manufacturer and model of the firearm or to the physical characteristics of the firearm that match those listed on the roster for use with the device under California Penal Code Section 23635.
   (7)   “Vehicle” means a vehicle as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 415, as amended from time to time.
   (8)   “Unattended vehicle” means that a person aged eighteen (18) or over who owns or is authorized to use the vehicle is not present in or within sight of the vehicle.
   (b)   Safe storage in residences. No person shall keep a firearm in any residence unless the firearm is stored in a locked container or the firearm is equipped with a trigger lock.
   (c)   Safe storage in vehicles.
   (1)   No person shall leave a firearm, not including handguns, in an unattended vehicle unless: (a) the firearm is stored in a locked container that is either in the locked trunk of the vehicle or affixed or secured to the interior of the vehicle; or (b) the firearm is tethered to a permanent structure in the interior or trunk of the vehicle with a cable lock or similar mechanism.
   i.   If not stored in a locked trunk of the vehicle, the locked container or tethered non-handgun firearm must be underneath a seat or covered or otherwise outside of plain view from the outside of the vehicle.
   ii.   For vehicles with fewer than four (4) wheels, the non-handgun firearm must be stored in a locked container that is affixed or secured to the vehicle.
   (2)   Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1), no person may place, store, or leave a firearm, not including handguns, overnight in an unattended vehicle.
   (3)   This subsection is not intended to conflict with state law on the storage of handguns in vehicles, as governed by Penal Code Section 25140.
   (4)   Nothing in this subsection shall apply to on-duty peace officers, police vehicles, federal officers, or military personnel who are acting within the scope of their authority and discharging their official duties.
   (d)   Exception. The storage requirements in this Section shall not apply when the firearm is carried on the person of an individual not prohibited from the ownership or possession of a firearm or when the firearm is in the close proximity and control of such a person.
(§ 2, Ord. 1552, eff. October 13, 2022; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1556, eff. December 22, 2022)
Sec. 5-10.07.   Violations: Penalties.
   Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor punishable as set forth in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this Code. (§ 3, Ord. 900, eff. January 15, 1981, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1552, eff. October 13, 2022)