HomeMy WebLinkAbout60 - Ordinances ORDiN3NCE NO. 60
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, REGULATING THE USE AND POSSESSION
OF WEAPONS AND REPEALING SECTIONS 22.011 THROUGH 22.020 OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CODE
The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California,
does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: Discharging firearms prohibited. It shall
be unlawful to fire or discharge, or cause to be fired or discharged,
within the City any firearm, rifle, pistol, shotgun, cannon, air rifle,
air gun, b.b. gun, pellet gun, gas operated gun, spring gun, or any
weapon designed to discharge any dangerous missile; provided, however,
the provisions of this section shall not apply to peace officers when
acting in the line of duty, and, provided furhter, that this section
shall not apply to any person otherwise lawfully acting in the due
protection of life or property.
SECTION 2: Discharging arrows prohibited. It shall be
unlawful for any person to discharge, release, or shoot any arrow or
shaft from any bow, crossbow, or similar device within the City except
upon a range or other area approved by the City Council for such activitv.
SECTION 3: Possession of weapons by minors. It shall be
unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to have
in his or her possession, custody, or control any of the weapons
described in Sections 1 and 2 of this Ordinance unless he or she
either possesses a valid California hunting license, or is accompanied
by a parent or guardian.
SECTION 4: Penalty. Any person violating any of the
provisions of th£s Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding S50O.O0
or by imprisonment in the County Jail, not exceeding s£x (6) months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 5: Section 22.011 through Section 22.020, inclusive,
of the San Bernardino County Code, heretofore adopted by reference
by Ordinance No. 17 of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, are herebv repealed.
SECTION 6: The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the
City Clerk shall attest to the same, and the City Clerk shall cause the
same to be published within fifteen (15) days after is passage, at least
once in The Daily Report, a newspaper of general circulation published
in the City of Ontario, California, and circulated in the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, California.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of May, 1979.
AYES: Schlosser, Mikels, Palombo, West, Frost
NOES: None
ABSENT: None