Mendocino County Municipal Code Div. III Proximity to Occupied Buildings

Except as hereinafter provided for shotguns, no person other than the owner, person in possession of the premises, or person having the express permission of the owner or person in possession of the premises, shall discharge any firearm within five hundred (500) yards of any occupied dwelling house, or any residence, of any other building or barn or outbuilding used in connection with such dwelling house or residence, or of any building in the process of construction.

(Ord. No. 1325, adopted 1974, amended by Ord. No. 1327, adopted 1974, as amended by Ord. No. 1350, adopted 1974.)

No person other than the owner, person in possession of the premises, or person having the express permission of the owner or person in possession of the premises shall discharge any shotgun within one hundred fifty (150) yards of any occupied dwelling house, of any residence, of any other building or barn or outbuilding used in connection with such dwelling house or residence, or of any building in the process of construction.

(Ord. No. 1350, adopted 1974.)

Sections 8.04.080 and 8.04.085 shall not apply to any of the following persons:

(A) Any person using an established target range or trap-shooting area for the purpose of practice shooting with a firearm while on the premises of such range or area; an "established" target range or trap-shooting area for the purposes of this Chapter shall be one registered with the Sheriff and approved by him as such.

(Ord. No. 1577 A, adopted 1975.)

(B) Any person who is a member of a hunting or shooting club while hunting on premises owned or leased by such club.

(Ord. No. 1577 A, adopted 1975.)

(C) Any person in the act of adjusting the sights of a firearm while on premises established and equipped for that purpose whose owner has granted such person express permission to do so.

(Ord. No. 1577 A, adopted 1975.)

Any person who discharges a firearm in violation of this Chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 1325, adopted 1974.)

Any duly authorized peace officer or any other public officer having taken the oath of office, and who is charged with the enforcement of game laws, public health laws, or other laws pertaining to the safety of persons or property, shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this Chapter.

(Ord. No. 1325, adopted 1974.)