Ceres Municipal Code Ch. 14 Firearms

For the purposes of this chapter, "firearm" shall mean any device, designed to be used as a weapon or modified to be used as a weapon, which expels a projectile through a barrel by the force of an explosion or other form of combustion.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 1, 2-24-2020)

No person shall discharge any firearm, pistol, rifle, gun, anvil loaded with powder, bow, air gun, BB gun, slingshot, or other device whereby shot, bullet, arrow, or other missile or substance is discharged within the City or within any City-owned park situated outside the city limits, unless an exception under section 9.14.030 applies.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 1, 2-24-2020)

This chapter shall not apply to:

A. Officers in the discharge of their official duties;

B. Any firearms or other weapon discharged at a regularly established gun or rifle club, archery range, or shooting gallery approved in writing by the Chief of Police.

C. Any person discharging a firearm when necessary to protect a human life or to destroy or kill any predatory or dangerous animal while defending one's self or another person against an immediate threat of great bodily harm;

D. The firing of salutes by firing squads at military funerals; and

E. The discharge of blank cartridges in theatrical performances or sporting events.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 1, 2-24-2020)

No person who owns or possesses a firearm shall knowingly or negligently fail to report the theft or loss of such firearm to the Chief of Police within 24 hours from the time he or she knew or should have known the firearm has been stolen or lost, when either the owner or possessor resides in the city, or the theft or loss of the firearm occurs in the city.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 1, 2-24-2020)