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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Title 9 — Public Peace, Safety and Morals›Part VIII — WEAPONS

Dinuba Municipal Code Ch. 9.72 Minors and Firearms

Dinuba Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Dinuba

Cite as: Dinuba Municipal Code Chapter 9.72 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 9.72.010. Minor possession of firearm, exceptions.

It is unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen years to have a firearm in his possession within the city limits at any time, except when:

A. He is in the company of one of his parents;

B. He is within the walls of his home;

C. He is handling merchandise in the course of services of a carrier of the post office or a licensed retail merchant;

D. In connection with starting guns, he is acting as an equipment athletic manager or starter in an athletic contest;

E. In connection with stage properties for dramatic productions;

F. In connection with a drill, demonstration or parade under the jurisdiction and control of a public school or a branch or reserve force of the armed forces of the state or the United States;

G. In connection with a shooting gallery, practice range, training school or skeet field conducted at a fixed location and with adequate safeguards, for which a permit has been issued by the chief of police and under the control of qualified supervisors or instructors approved by the chief of police; or

H. He is in the company of a police officer or qualified supervisor or instructor approved by the chief of police.

(Prior code § 4027; Ord. 358 § 1 (part), 1962)

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