Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 1 General Regulations

This chapter, except as otherwise provided in this Part 1, does not prohibit the discharge of any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or firearm of any kind, or the shooting of any arrow or other missile, when necessary so to do to protect life or property, or to destroy or kill any predatory or dangerous animal.

(Ord. 7730 § 1, 1960: Ord. 7381 § 1 (part), 1958: Ord. 1769 Art. 3 § 302, 1929.)

This chapter does not apply to any peace officer acting in his official line of duty.

(Ord. 7381 § 1 (part), 1958: Ord. 1769 Art. 3 § 301, 1929.)

The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed or construed to prohibit, within any district or area created under the provisions of this chapter, the establishment or maintenance of any pistol, rifle or target range, nor to prohibit the discharge at any target thereon, by any person using such range, of any bow and arrow, rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or firearms in or on

such range, in the event that such range is so installed, constructed, safeguarded, equipped and used as to adequately prevent any arrow, bullet, shot or missile from being projected beyond the confines of such range.

(Ord. 7381 § 1 (part), 1958: Ord. 1769 Art. 3 § 303, 1929.)

A person shall not shoot, fire or discharge, and a person, firm or corporation shall not cause or permit to be shot, fired or discharged, any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or firearm in the general direction of any house, camp or place of human habitation, or in the general direction of any public highway, road, street, way, park or premises, unless the place from which such rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or firearm is shot, fired or discharged is at least one-half mile distant from such house, camp or place of human habitation, or is at least one-half mile distant from that portion of such public highway, road, street, way, park or premises toward which such rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or firearm is shot, fired or discharged. The exception in Section 13.66.010 to destroying or killing any predatory or dangerous animal does not apply to this section.

(Ord. 7381 § 1 (part), 1958: Ord. 1769 Art. 3 § 304, 1929.)

A.

A person shall not shoot, fire or discharge, and a person, firm or corporation shall not cause or permit to be shot, fired or discharged, upon, along or across any public highway, road, street or way, any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or firearm.

B.

The exception in Section 13.66.010 to destroying or killing any predatory or dangerous animal does not apply to this section.

(Ord. 7381 § 1 (part), 1958: Ord. 1769 Art. 3 § 305, 1929.)

A person who is within 150 yards of any public highway, public area or place of human habitation shall not shoot any arrow or similar missile toward any such highway, public area or place of human habitation.

(Ord. 83-0171 § 1, 1983; Ord. 7381 § 1 (part), 1958: Ord. 1769 Art. 3 § 306, 1929.)

A person shall not sell, give away or in any way furnish, to any minor who is, in fact, under the age of 13 years, any broadhead arrow.

(Ord. 7381 § 1 (part), 1958: Ord. 1769 Art. 3 § 307, 1929.)

A person shall not sell, give away, or in any way furnish to any minor 13 years of age or over, but who is in fact under 15 years of age, any broadhead arrow, unless such person first obtains the written consent thereto of such minor's parents or legal guardian.

(Ord. 7381 § 1 (part), 1958: Ord. 1769 Art. 3 § 308, 1929.)

A minor under the age of 13 years shall not shoot or otherwise use any broadhead arrow. The exceptions in this chapter shall not apply to this section.

(Ord. 7381 § 1 (part), 1958: Ord. 1769 Art. 3 § 309, 1929.)

Every person who sells or otherwise deals in broadhead arrows shall post conspicuously and keep so posted at all times at his place of business a true copy of Sections 13.66.060 through 13.66.120 of this chapter.

(Ord. 7381 § 1 (part), 1958: Ord. 1769 Art. 3 § 310, 1929.)

Every person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 7381 § 1 (part), 1958: Ord. 1769 Art. 3 § 311, 1929.)