Hayward Municipal Code Art. 4 Dangerous Weapons

Dangerous weapon shall mean and include:

1. Any knife having a blade three (3) inches or more in length, or any snap-blade or spring-blade knife regardless of the length of the blade.

2. Any ice pick or similar stabbing tool.

3. Any cutting, stabbing or bludgeoning weapon or device capable of inflicting grievious bodily harm.

4. Any dirk or dagger or bludgeon or blackjack.

5. Any straight edge razor or any razor blade fitted to a handle.

6. Any rifle, gun, pistol! revolver, air rifle, B-B gun, air gun, sling, sling shot, or other similar instrument or device designed or intended to discharge or capable of discharging a bullet shot, or other missile of any kind.

Except as otherwise provided herein, it shall be unlawful for any person in the City to sell, give, loan, or in any way furnish, or to cause or permit to be sold, given, loaned, or in any way furnished to a minor, or to allow any minor to use or possess or discharge, or for any minor to use or possess or discharge a dangerous weapon.

Nothing in this Article shall be deemed or construed to prohibit the selling, giving, loaning or furnishing to any minor, upon written consent of the parent or guardian of such minor, any dangerous weapon as defined in subdivision 6 of Section 3-4.00 nor prohibit such minor from using or having in his possession, care, custody or control any such dangerous weapon as so defined in the event that such possession, care, custody, control or use is had with the consent of the parent or guardian of such minor and is under the direct supervision and control of some adult person; nor to prohibit any minor from using or having in his possession or control any dangerous weapon which is in good faith in his possession or control or use for his lawful occupation or employment or for the purpose of lawful recreation.

Notwithstanding Section 3-4.11 it shall be unlawful for any minor carrying upon his person or having in his possession or under his control any dangerous weapon to engage in any fight or participate in any rough or disorderly conduct upon any public Place or way or upon the premises of another.

The provisions of this Article shall not apply to the commission of any action which is made a public offense by any law of this State.