§ 12-24. Retail firearm dealer's license.

In accordance with section 12070 of the California Penal Code, no person shall engage in the business of selling, leasing, transferring, advertising, offering, or exposing for sale, lease, or transfer of firearms unless he or she has been issued a license pursuant to section 120701 of the California Penal Code.

Engaging in the business of selling, leasing, or transferring of firearms does not include any of the following:

(1)

The sale, lease, or transfer of any firearm by a person acting pursuant to a court order or pursuant to the Enforcement of Judgments Law (Title 9 (commencing with section 680.010) of part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure), or by a person who liquidates a personal firearm collection to satisfy a court judgment.

(2)

The sale, lease, or transfer of firearms by a person acting pursuant to subdivision (c) of section 12028 of the California Penal Code.

(3)

The sale, lease, or transfer of a firearm by a person who obtains title to the firearm by interstate succession or by bequest, provided the person disposes of the firearm within sixty (60) days of receipt of the firearm.

(4)

The infrequent sale, lease, or transfer, offering, exposing for sale, lease, or transfer, or advertising for sale, lease, or transfer of firearms.

(a)

"Infrequent" means:

1.

For pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed upon the person, less than six (6) transactions per calendar year. For this purpose, "transactions" means a single sale, lease, or transfer of any number of pistols, revolvers or other firearms capable of being concealed upon the person.

2.

For firearms other than pistols, revolvers, or other firearms capable of being concealed upon the person, occasional and without regularity.

In accordance with section 12071 of the California Penal Code, the sheriff shall accept applications for, and may grant, licenses permitting the licensee to sell at retail within the county, any firearms.

Each application for a retail firearm dealer's license shall be accompanied by a fee to cover costs for processing fingerprints, said fee to be established by the department of justice with an additional twenty dollars ($20.00) to be charged for local processing fees. The fee shall not be returned in the event the license is subsequently revoked.

The sheriff may revoke the license in the event the licensee violated the provisions of section 12071 of the California Penal Code.

(Ord. No. 2925, § 1, 5-7-91)