HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 67The City Council of the City of palm Desert, Cali-
fornia, DOES RZRZBY ORDAIN as followss
SECTION is Discharge of firearms within city -
Prohibited. No person shall fire or discharge any revolver
or pistol of any description, or any shotgun or rifle which
slay be used for the explosion of cartridges or use or
operate any air gun, "B-Du gun, gas operated gun, spring
qua, slingshot, bows and arrows or any other instrument pro-
jecting missiles, whether called by any of these names or
by any other name, which instrument shall project any
missiles against or unto any property owned or occupied
by any other person.
SECTION 2: Exceptions. The provisions of the
preceding section shall not apply in the following instances:
(a) The discharge of weapons in the defense of
life or property.
'(b) The discharge of firearms by duly consti-
tuted law enforcement officers_in the
discharge of their duties.
(a) The use of firearms in established shooting
areas or archery ranges, in areas authorized
by the chief of police or any property with
the express or implied permission of the
owner or occupant of such property.
SECTION 3: Confiscation and destruction of
yewma. Every police officer taking a weapon used in
violation of sections 1 and 4 shall deliver the same to the
chief of police to be hold by him until the final determina-
tion of the prosecution for such offenses and upon the
fiadiag of guilt it shall then be the duty of the chief of
police, on a first offense, to return the weapon to the
owesr and, on a second offense, to confiscate and destroy it.
SECTION 4s Parent or guardian not to pirmit use.
of firearms by minor in hazardous manner. It shall be
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rrllaNtUi toe anY parent, 4nardion or custodian of any minor
parson Undr the age of eighteen years to knowingly permit
the Use of the inst--onto named in section 1 by the minor
In 0wh a manner as maybe hasardous or injurious to the
Property or person of another.
SECTION S: The city clerk is directed to publish
this ordinance once in the Palm Desert Post, a newspaper of
general circulation, published and cirulated in the City
of Palm Desert, and shall certify to the passage and adop-
tion of this ordinance, and the same shall be in full force
and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 23rd day of
January , 1975, by said Council by the following vote:
ATZS: Aston; Benson; Brush; McPherson; Clark
NOES: None
ASSENT: None
HENRY B. C��, Mayor
ATTBST:
HARVEY L. U�URT,city clerk
City of Palm Desert, California
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