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Chapter 8 — FIREARMS AND SHOOTING
Lake County Municipal Code Art. I Restricted Areas
Lake County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Lake County
Cite as: Lake County Municipal Code Article I · Text as of 2026-10-03
Sec. 8-1. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. 2607, adopted October 1, 2002 repealed § 8-1 which pertained to restricted areas on Clear Lake and was derived from Ord. No. 178, § 1, 1922.
Sec. 8-2. - County Parks.¶
2.1 Pursuant to the authority of Section 25840 of the Government Code, it shall be…¶
2.2 Penalty.¶
Sec. 8-3. - Safety Zone.¶
3.1 It is unlawful for any person, other than the owner, person in possession of the…¶
3.1 It is unlawful for any person, other than the owner, person in possession of the premises, or a person having the express permission of the owner or person in possession of the premises, to hunt or to discharge while hunting or while target shooting or for any other purpose, any firearm, air gun, gas gun or other deadly weapon within one hundred and fifty-yards (150) of any occupied dwelling house, residence, or other building or any barn or other out-building used in connection therewith. This one hundred and fifty-yard (150) area is a "safety zone". This provision is in addition to the safety zone provided for in Section 3004 of the Fish and Game Code.
(Ord. No. 776, § 2, 10-30-73; Ord. No. 2607, § 2, 10-01-2002)
3.2
(Ord. No. 776, § 2, 10-30-73; Ord. No. 2607, § 3, 10-01-2002)
Sec. 8-4. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. 2607, adopted October 1, 2002 repealed § 8-4 which pertained to the definition of "residential area" and was derived from Ord. No. 776, § 3, 10-30-73.
Sec. 8-5. - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. No. 2607, adopted October 1, 2002 repealed § 8-5 which pertained to form of notice of notice for residential areas and was derived from Ord. No. 776, § 4, 10-30-73.
Sec. 8-6. - Exceptions.¶
6.1 The provisions of this article shall not apply to trap or skeet shooting conducted…¶
Sec. 8-7. - Highland Springs.¶
7.1 It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm on the hereinafter…¶
All that certain property situated in the County of Lake, State of California, described as follows:
A parcel of land located in the Northwest quarter of Section 31, Township 13 North, Range 9 West, M.D.B. and M., and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point that is 609.4 feet west of a three-quarter inch iron pipe with a one-half inch brass cap marked County of Lake, that is 670.8 feet north of a three-quarter inch iron pipe with a one-half inch brass cap marked County of Lake on the northerly side of County Road # 511 D, known as Highland Springs Cut Off Road that is situated south 29º 22' 32" west, a distance of 2102.5 feet from the northeast corner of Section 31; and running thence south 52º west 559 feet M/L to the northerly side of Highland Springs Cut Off Road; thence northwesterly along the northerly side of Highland Springs Cut Off Road toward Highland Springs Road East; thence northerly along the easterly side of Highland Springs Road East to a point that is north 38º west 624 feet M/L from the point of beginning; thence south 38º east 624 feet M/L to the point of beginning.
(Ord. No. 962, § 1, 6-28-77)
7.2 Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an…¶
(Ord. No. 962, § 1, 6-28-77)
Secs. 8-8, 8-9. - Reserved.
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