Monterey County Municipal Code Ch. 11.88 Discharge of Firearms

Except as provided in Section 11.88.080, no person shall shoot or discharge any firearm or bow and arrow within two miles of the city limits of any incorporated city having a population of five thousand (5,000) or more people within the County of Monterey.

(Ord. 1201 § 1, 1961)

A. No person shall shoot or discharge a firearm within one-quarter mile of a dwelling, school, or place of public assembly within the boundaries of the unincorporated area situate in the County of Monterey, State of California, particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the most northwesterly boundary corner of Monterey County between Monterey County and Santa Cruz County at the Pacific Ocean (Monterey Bay); thence:

1. Easterly along the boundary line between Monterey County and San Benito County; thence

2. Southerly along the boundary line between Monterey County and San Benito County to a point one hundred (100) yards southeasterly of and measured at right angles from the intersection with Old Stage road (a County road); thence

3. Southwesterly, parallel to and one hundred (100) yards southeasterly from the centerline of Old Stage Road (a County road) to a point that is one hundred (100) yards southeasterly of and measured at right angles from the intersection of Crazy Horse Canyon Road (a County road); thence

4. Northwesterly one hundred (100) yards to the intersection of Old Stage Road and Crazy Horse Canyon Road; thence

5. Southwesterly along Old Stage Road (a County road) to the intersection of Hebert Road (a County road); thence

6. Northwesterly along Hebert Road (a County road) to the intersection of San Juan Grade Road (a County road); thence

7. Southwesterly along San Juan Grade Road (a County road) to the intersection of Russell Road (a County road); thence

8. Northwesterly along Russell Road (a County road) and Northwesterly along Espinosa Road (a County road) to the intersection of Highway 183 (a State highway); thence

9. Westerly to the Pacific Ocean (Monterey Bay) through this line runs through the intersection of Nashua Road (a County road), Molera Road (a County road) and Highway 1 (a State highway); thence

10. Northerly along the Pacific Ocean (Monterey Bay) to the point of beginning.

B. This Section shall not supersede any other section of this Chapter in which a stricter standard of firearm control is imposed on any area encompassed in Subsection A.

(Ord. 3762, 1994)

No person shall shoot or discharge a firearm within one-quarter mile of a dwelling, school, or place of public assembly within the boundaries of the unincorporated area situate in the County of Monterey, State of California, particularly described as follows:

The area of the County bounded by Highway 68 on the East, Fort Ord Military Reservation on the South and West, and Reservation Road on the North.

(Ord. 3762, 1994)

Except as provided in Section 11.88.080, no person shall shoot or discharge any firearm within any dump, or garbage or refuse disposal site, maintained by or under the authority of any governmental agency, or within any of those portions of the unincorporated territory of the County of Monterey described as follows:

A. A portion of Monterey City Lands Tract No. 1 and Rancho Las Salinas, Monterey County, California, contained in what is known as the Marina District, and more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at an iron monument standing in the northwesterly corner of "Locke-Paddon Company's Bayside Subdivision of Monterey City Lands," as per map thereof filed February 8, 1916, in Volume 2 of Maps and Grants Outside Lands at page 15, Records of Monterey County, California, and running thence along the northerly boundary of said Bayside Subdivision.

1. N 65° 48 W, 1,558.30 feet, thence

2. N 65° 30 W, 5,286.36 feet to the northeast corner of "Locke-Paddon Third Subdivision of Monterey City Lands," as per map thereof filed September 14, 1915, in Volume 2 of Maps and Grants Outside Lands at page 12, Records of Monterey County, California; thence following along southeasterly line of said Third Subdivision,

3. S 39° 52 W, 2,972.60 feet to a point in the northwesterly right-of-way line of the DeForest County Road; thence along the northwesterly line of said road and its northeasterly prolongation,

4. S 82° 20 E, 2,164.14 feet to the most northerly corner of that certain 37.39-acre tract of land conveyed by Mary C. Freitas to Martin Girotti by deed dated April 15, 1941, recorded in Volume 716 of Official Records at page 300, Records of Monterey County, California, thence

5. S 26° 36 E, 1,866.48 feet to the most easterly corner thereof, thence

6. S 66° 12 W, 2,135.10 feet to the southeast corner of that certain 18.75-acre tract of land conveyed by E. B. and Carolina G. DeForest to W. F. H. and E. G. Schulte by deed dated January 18, 1946, recorded in Volume 903 of Official Records at page 125, Records of Monterey County, California, thence

7. N 60° 15 W, along the south line of said 18.75-acre tract of land to the northeast corner of that certain tract of land conveyed by George Alfred Maddock to William and Zelphia Matlow by deed dated February 1, 1946, recorded in Volume 913 of Official Records at page 401, Records of Monterey County, California, thence

8. S 31° 04 W, along the easterly line of said Matlow tract to a point in the northeasterly right-of-way line of the Reservation County Road, thence

9. S 59° 36 E, along the northeasterly right-of-way line of said Reservation County Road to a point where the same is intersected by the northeasterly prolongation of the easterly boundary of "Locke-Paddon Subdivision of Monterey City Lands," as per map thereof filed June 7, 1915, recorded in Volume 2 of Maps and Grants at page 10, Records of Monterey County, California, thence

10. S 30° 24 W, along the easterly line of said Locke-Paddon Subdivision and its northeasterly prolongation to the southeast corner of "Locke-Paddon Second Subdivision of Monterey City Lands," as per map thereof filed August 19, 1915, recorded in Volume 2 of Maps and Grants at page 11, Records of Monterey County, California, thence

11. N 59° 36 W, along the southerly boundary of said "Locke-Paddon Second Subdivision" and "Locke-Paddon Bayside Subdivision" to a point on the shoreline of Monterey Bay; thence northeasterly along the shoreline of Monterey Bay to the place of beginning;

B. Beginning at a point in the centerline of the Salinas-Monterey Road (a state highway), from which point the intersection of said Salinas-Monterey Road and the centerline of Laureles Grade bears in a general easterly direction one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet distance and running thence from said place of beginning in a general southeasterly direction one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet westerly of and parallel to the centerline of Laureles Grade to a point that is one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet southwesterly of the intersection of the centerline of Laureles Grade and the centerline of Robley Road; thence one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet southwesterly of and parallel to the centerline of Robley Road to the line between sections 10 and 15, Township 16 South, Range 4 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, thence east along the section lines to the southeast corner of section 7, Township 16 South, Range 3 East, Mount Diablo Meridian; thence northerly to the northeast corner of section 7, Township 16 South, Range 3 East, thence in a general northwesterly direction to a point that is one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet northeasterly of the intersection of Harper Canyon Road and San Benancio Canyon; thence in a general northwesterly direction one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet northeasterly of and parallel to the centerline of San Benancio Canyon Road an northwesterly prolongation to a point that is one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet northwesterly of the centerline of the Salinas-Monterey Road (a state highway); thence in a general southwesterly direction one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet northwesterly of and parallel to the Salinas-Monterey Road to a point that is one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet southwesterly of the northerly prolongation of Laureles Grade; thence in a general southeasterly direction to the place of beginning;

C. Beginning at a point on the shoreline of Monterey Bay; said point being six hundred (600) feet southerly, measured at right angles from the southerly line of Potrero Road (a County road), and running in a general easterly direction parallel to and six hundred (600) feet southerly from the southerly line of Potrero Road and its northeasterly prolongation to a point that is six hundred (600) feet easterly of and measured at right angles from the easterly line of the California State Highway; thence in a general northerly direction parallel to and six hundred (600) feet easterly from the easterly line of said State Highway to a point in the southerly line of U.S. Lot 10, Section 7, Township 13 South, Range 2 East, Mount Diablo Meridian; thence due west to the shoreline of Monterey Bay; thence in a general southwesterly direction along the shoreline to the place of beginning; also, all that portion of the Elkhorn Slough lying west of the west boundary of Section 8, Township 13 South, Range 2 East, Mount Diablo Meridian;

D. Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of the Tassajara Road and the southwest boundary of Los Tularcitos Rancho; thence in a southeasterly direction along the southwesterly boundary of said Los Tularcitos Rancho to its intersection with the westerly line of U. S. Lot No. 1 in Section 6, Township 18 South, Range 4 East, Mount Diablo Meridian; thence south and east along the west and south boundaries of said U. S. Lot No. 1 in Section 6, Township 18 South, Range 4 East, Mount Diablo Meridian to the southeast corner thereof; thence south along the east boundary of Section 6 to the southeast corner thereof; thence east along the south boundary of Section 5, Township 18 South, Range 4 East, Mount Diablo Meridian and the south boundary of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 4, Township 18 South, Range 4 East, to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of said Section 4; thence north along the easterly line of the west half of the southwest quarter and the west half of the northwest quarter of Section 4, Township 18 South, Range 4 East, to the southeast corner of fractional Lot 5 of Section 4 in said township and range; thence west and north along the south and west lines of said fractional Lot 5 to its intersection with the line between Township 17 South and Township 18 South, Mount Diablo Meridian; thence east along said township line to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 34, Township 17 South, Range 4 East; thence north and west to the northwest corner of said southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 34; thence north to the southeasterly corner of the northeast quarter of Section 33, Township 17 South, Range 4 East; thence west, north and east along the south, west and north lines of said northeast quarter of Section 33 to the southeast corner of Section 28, Township 17 South, Range 4 East; thence north along the east line of Sections 28 and 21, Township 17 South, Range 4 East to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 21, Township 17 South, Range 4 East, Mount Diablo Meridian; thence west along the north line of the south half of the southeast quarter of Section 21 to a point on the centerline of said section; thence north along the centerline of Section 21 to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of Section 21; thence west and south along the north and west lines of the northwest quarter of Section 21, Township 17 South, Range 4 East to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of Section 20, Township 17 south, Range 4 east, Mount Diablo Meridian; thence west along the north line of the south half of the southeast quarter of said Section 20 to the center of said section; thence north, west and south along the east, north and west lines of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of said Section 20 to the northeast corner of fractional Lot 1 of said section; thence west and south along the north and west lines of fractional Lot 1 of said Section 20, Township 17 South, Range 4 East, Mount Diablo Meridian to a point on the northeasterly line of Los Tularcitos Rancho; thence in a northwesterly direction along the northeasterly line of the Los Tularcitos Rancho to the most northerly corner of Assessors Parcel 13, a 4883.46-acre parcel belonging to Andrew Blomquist and shown on Assessors Map of Los Tularcitos Rancho, page 81; thence in a southwesterly direction along the northwesterly line of Assessors Lot 13 to the most westerly corner thereof; thence in a southeasterly direction along the southwesterly boundary of said Lot 13 to the place of beginning;

E. Situated in Rancho Los Vergeles, Monterey County, California, and being a strip of land two hundred (200) yards wide lying one hundred (100) yards on each side of the following described line:

Beginning at the intersection of San Juan Grade Road and Crazy Horse Canyon Road and running thence in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of said San Juan Grade Road to the intersection of the Monterey County and San Benito County Line;

F. Situated in Rancho Los Vergeles and Bolsa Nueva y Moro Cojo and Bolsa de Las Escarpines in Monterey County, California, and being a strip of land two hundred (200) yards wide lying one hundred (100) yards on each side of the following described line:

Beginning at the intersection of Crazy Horse Canyon Road and State Highway Route 2 (U.S. 101) and running thence in a southeasterly direction along Crazy Horse Canyon Road to its intersection with San Juan Grade Road; excepting from the above description all that real property which is owned or is presently occupied by Unedynamics, a division of Universal Match Corporation;

G. Situated in Ranchos Los Vergeles and Natividad, Monterey County, California, and being a strip of land 200 yards wide lying one hundred (100) yards each side of the following described line:

Beginning at the intersection of Crazy Horse Road and Old Stage Road and running thence in a northeasterly direction along Old Stage Road to its intersection with the Monterey County and San Benito County line;

H. Beginning at the intersection of Highway 1 and Palo Colorado Road extending five hundred (500) feet on each side Palo Colorado Road following Palo Colorado Road (a distance of approximately four miles) to its intersection with the ridge between Rocky Creek and Bixby Creek, said ridge known locally as the Hoist and indicated on USGS Mt. Carmel Quadrangle by Benchmark 1343 from the point of beginning;

I. Beginning at the intersection of Palo Colorado Road and Garrapata Creek Road extending five hundred (500) feet on each side of Garrapata Creek Road following Garrapata Creek Road (a distance of approximately two miles) to its end at approximately the township line between Township 17 South and Township 18 South, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian;

J. Beginning at a point of intersection with the centerline of California State Highway No. 1 and the centerline of Carmel Valley Road and running; thence easterly along the centerline of Carmel Valley Road to a point of intersection with the northerly boundary of the existing Carmel Valley no-shooting district; thence easterly along the northerly boundary of said Carmel Valley no-shooting district to a point of intersection with the centerline of Laureles Grade; thence northerly along the centerline of Laureles Grade to a point of intersection with the centerline of California State Highway No. 68; thence westerly along the centerline of California State Highway No. 68 to a point of intersection with the westerly boundary of Saucito Rancho; thence southerly along the westerly boundary of Saucito Rancho to a point of intersection with the northerly boundary of Jacks Peak Park Addition No. 2, said northerly boundary shown and so designated on that certain map entitled, "Record of Survey of the Northerly Boundary of Jacks Peak Park, Addition No. 2," recorded and filed in Volume of Surveys at Page…, Official Records of Monterey County, California thence following along said northerly boundary the following nine courses:

1. S 33° 04 12" W, 149.99 feet, thence

2. S 33° 03 51" W, 160.29 feet,

3. S 67° 52 09" W, 883.54 feet,

4. N 71° 26 50" W, 1698.91 feet,

5. S 84° 47 55" W, 747.36 feet,

6. S 74° 25 07" W, 421.10 feet,

7. S 21° 02 02" E, 50.71 feet,

8. S 76° 04 00" W, 6.70 feet,

9. S 15° 02 49" W, 33.75 feet to a two-foot by two-foot post on the southerly right-of-way line of Loma Alta Road (a County road), said two-foot by two-foot post being on the northerly boundary of Jacks Peak Park and being described in Parcel 1 of "Exhibit A," and recorded in Reel 566 of Deeds, at Page 866, Official Records of Monterey County, California; thence following along the northerly boundary of Jacks Peak Park the following twelve (12) courses:

10. S 76° 06 W, 596.20 feet to a four-foot by four-foot post marked "S 3 L", thence

11. 163.52 feet along the arc of a tangent curve concave to the southeast of a radius of 167.80 feet (long chord bears S 48° 11 W, 175.12 feet) to a four-foot by four-foot post marked "S 4 L", thence tangentially

12. S 20° 16 W, 171.80 feet to a four-foot by four-foot post marked "S 5 L", thence

13. 324.11 feet along the arc of a tangent curve concave to the north of a radius of 180 feet (long chord bears S 71° 51 W, 282.06 feet) to a four-foot by four-foot post marked "S 6 L", thence tangentially

14. N 56° 34 W, 483.10 feet to a four-foot by four-foot post marked "S 7 L", thence

15. 115.17 feet along the arc of a tangent curve concave to the south of a radius of seventy (70) feet (long chord bears S 76° 18 W, 102.61 feet) to a four-foot by four-foot post marked "S 8 L", thence tangentially

16. 243.98 feet along the arc of a curve concave to the northwest of a radius of 243.40 feet (long chord bears S 57° 53 W, 233.90 feet) to a four-foot by four-foot post marked "S 9 L", thence tangentially

17. S 86° 36 W, 128.30 feet to a four-foot by four-foot post marked "S 10 L", thence

18. 74.23 feet along the arc of a tangent curve concave to the north of a radius of two hundred thirty (230) feet (long chord bears S 84° 09 15" W, 73.91 feet) to a point on the centerline of a right-of-way sixty (60) feet wide; thence following said centerline of said right-of-way and leaving said southerly line of said County road,

19. S 46° 38 W, 89.12 feet to a three-foot by three-foot stake marked "Lot D-Lot E"; thence leaving said centerline of said right-of-way,

20. S 38° 39 20" W, 474.12 feet to a three-foot by three-foot stake marked "A-8", thence

21. S 25° 28 45" W, 380.69 feet to a three-foot by three-foot stake set in the southerly line of said Lot 14, said three-foot by three-foot stake being on the northerly boundary of Canada de la Segunda Rancho; thence northwesterly along the northerly boundary of said Rancho to a point of intersection with the centerline of California State Highway No. 1; thence southerly along the centerline of California State Highway No. 1 to the point of beginning; excepting therefrom, that portion described as follows:

Beginning at a point of intersection with the centerline of California State Highway No. 68 and the westerly boundary of Saucito Rancho and running; thence due south to a point of intersection with the northerly boundary of Canada de la Segunda Rancho; thence easterly along the northerly boundary of Canada de la Segunda Rancho and the northerly boundary of the James Meadows Tract to the most northeasterly corner thereof; thence northeasterly, in a direct line, to a point of intersection with the most easterly corner of Monterey City Lands, Tract No. 2; thence westerly along the northerly boundary of Monterey City Lands, Tract No. 2, to a point of intersection with the centerline of California State Highway No. 68; thence westerly along the centerline of California State Highway No. 68 to the point of beginning,

K. Situated in Rancho El Toro, Monterey County, California, and being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the most easterly corner of that certain 140,988-acre parcel of land as said parcel is shown and so designated on that certain map entitled "Record of Survey of 211.482 Acre Tract of Land in Assessors Lot 3 of Rancho El Toro," filed for record February 28, 1958, in Volume 5 of Surveys at Page 159, Records of Monterey County; thence from said place of beginning and along the northeasterly boundary of said 140.988-acre parcel:

1. N 57° 23 W, 1,026.48 feet to the most northerly corner of said 140.988-acre parcel; thence along the northwesterly boundary of said 140.988-acre parcel and the northwesterly boundary of that certain 70.494-acre parcel as said 70.494-acre parcel is shown and so designated on the aforesaid filed survey map,

2. S 49° 24 15" W, 410.48 feet, thence

3. S 18° 55 15" W, 199.28 feet, thence

4. S 31° 03 W, 613.58 feet, thence

5. S 49° 57 15" W, 534.18 feet, thence

6. S 58° 25 30" W, 105.19 feet, thence

7. S 15° 19 45" W, 373.48 feet, thence

8. S 34° 33 45" W, 968.35 feet, thence

9. S 36° 59 30" W, 987.13 feet, thence

10. S 49° 30 45" W, 262.5 feet, thence

11. S 41° 18 45" W, 516.42 feet; at 252.42 feet intersect the westerly corner of said 140.988-acre parcel and the northerly corner of said 70.494-acre parcel; 516.42 feet, thence

12. S 42° 02 30" W, 1,913.33 feet, thence

13. S 11° 47 15" W, 751.72 feet to the most southwesterly corner of said 70.494-acre parcel; thence along the southwesterly boundary of said 70.494-acre parcel,

14. S 48° 20 15" E, 661.47 feet to the southerly corner of said 70.494-acre parcel, said corner also being on the northwesterly line of the Salinas-Monterey State Highway as said highway is shown and so designated on the aforementioned filed survey map; thence along said northwesterly line of said highway and curving but not tangentially,

15. Northeasterly on the arc of a circular curve to the right through a central angle of 4° 14 with a radius of one thousand five hundred forty (1,540) feet for an arc distance of 113.78 feet; thence leaving said curve and tangent thereto,

16. N 45° 44 30" E, 2,244.37 feet, thence tangentially curving,

17. Northeasterly on the arc of a circular curve to the right through a central angle of 6° 17 15" with a radius of 5,040 feet for an arc distance of 553.08 feet; at 480.31 feet intersect the easterly corner of said 70.494-acre parcel and the southerly corner of said 140.988-acre parcel; 553.09 feet; thence leaving said curve and tangent thereto,

18. N 52° 01 45" E, 661.52 feet; thence tangentially curving,

19. Northeasterly on the arc of a circular curve to the left through a central angle of 23° 14 45" with a radius of 2,460 feet for an arc distance of 998.06 feet; thence leaving said curve and tangent thereto,

20. N 28° 47 E, 3,141.90 feet to the place of beginning;

L. Carmel Highlands and Malpaso Creek, Situate in San Jose Y Sur Chiquito Rancho and Township 16 South, Range 1 West, Mount Diablo Base, County of Monterey, State of California, and being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at a point of intersection with shoreline of the Pacific Ocean and the center of Malpaso Creek and running thence in a general easterly direction along the center of Malpaso Creek to a point of intersection with the easterly boundary of San Jose Y Sur Chiquito Rancho; thence northwesterly along the easterly boundary of said Rancho to a point of intersection with the range line between Range 1 West and Range 1 East; thence northerly along said range line to a point of intersection with the southerly boundary of that certain 610+-acre tract of land as described in Parcel 9 in that certain "Estate of Sidney W. Fish, deceased," filed for record on July 6, 1953, and recorded in Book 1485 of Official Records at page 485, Records of Monterey County, California; thence in a general westerly, northerly, and easterly direction along the southerly, westerly, and northerly boundary of said six hundred ten (610) acre tract to a point of intersection with the range line between Range 1 West and Range 1 East; thence northerly along said range line to a point of intersection with the center of Carmel River; thence westerly along the center of Carmel River to a point of intersection with the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean; thence southerly along the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean to a point of intersection with the center of San Jose Creek; thence in a general southeasterly direction along the center of San Jose Creek to a point of intersection with the easterly boundary of San Jose Y Sur Chiquito Rancho; thence southerly along the easterly boundary of said rancho to a point of intersection with the center of Gibson Creek; thence westerly along the center of Gibson Creek to a point of intersection with the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean; thence southerly along the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean to the point of beginning.

(Ord. 1918 § 1, 1972; Ord. 1802, 1971; Ord. 1747 § 1, 1970; Ord. 1551 § 1, 1967; Ord. 1536 § 1, 1967; Ord. 1201 § 2, 1961)

A. Except as provided in Subsection B, no person shall shoot or discharge any firearm from any point within one-half mile of the centerline of Tassajara Road and the end of the County-maintained portion of Tassajara Road at Tassajara Hot Springs, or from any point within one-half mile radius drawn at either end of said Tassajara Road centerline.

B. This Section shall not apply in any of the circumstances described in Section 11.88.080 and shall not apply to the discharge of firearms in connection with hunting activities, where the person discharging the firearm is the holder of a valid California hunting license and his or her hunting activities and discharge of such firearm are in conformity with such license and all applicable hunting regulations of the State of California.

Except as provided in Section 11.88.080, no person shall shoot or discharge any firearm, or use any air or gas gun, sling, elastic, or spring gun, slingshot, bow, crossbow, dart, or any implement or mechanical appliance by which any bullet, shot, stone, dart or other projectile may be propelled, sprung, or thrown from one place to another, within that portion of the unincorporated territory of the County of Monterey described as follows:

A. All of the territory within the Carmel Valley Fire Protection District, formerly called Tularcitos Fire Protection District, Monterey County, California, said territory being described as follows:

Beginning at the northwest corner of Parcel 6 standing in the west boundary of Rancho Los Laureles, as shown on "Licensed Surveyors Map of Los Laureles Rancho and Vicinity," filed January 11, 1927, in Volume 3 of Surveys at Page 115, Monterey County Records, and running thence northerly along westerly boundary of Rancho Los Laureles to a point that is due west from the northwest corner of that certain 18.703-acre tract of land designated as and described under caption "PARCEL 1," in deed to Murray L. Vout, et ux., recorded in Volume 953 of Official Records at Page 388, Records of Monterey County, California; thence east to the northwest corner of said 18.703-acre tract; thence S 83° 14 E, 959.97 feet to the northeast corner thereof; thence in a direct line northeasterly to the most northerly corner of that certain 12.734-acre tract of land described in Volume 454 of Official Records at Page 145, Monterey County Records; thence along boundary of 12.734-acre tract, S 71° 31 E, 241.24 feet; thence S 10° 01 E, to the westerly boundary of that certain 68.304-acre tract described in Volume 984 of Official Records, at Page 78, Monterey County Records; thence northerly and northeasterly along the westerly and northerly boundaries of said 68.304-acre tract and the easterly prolongation thereof, to the center of the Los Laureles County Road; thence easterly and southeasterly along the centerline of said County road to the northeasterly terminus of that certain course designated "S 35° 05 W; 72.64" in the centerline of Laureles Grade County Road, and as shown on Licensed Surveyors Map of Los Laureles Rancho and Vicinity, above mentioned, and appearing on Page No. 1 thereof; thence leave centerline of said County road,

S 44° 20 30" E, 649.8 feet; thence

S 83° 33 E, 561.95 feet; thence

S 71° 16 E, 692.59 feet; thence

S 41° 46 E, 603.46 feet; thence

N 79° 05 E, 577.73 feet; thence

S 15° 43 E, 200.00 feet; thence

S 68° 50 W, 423.69 feet; thence

S 41° 46 E, 789.60 feet; thence

N 51° 16 E, 996.60 feet; thence

S 38° 44 E, 1,176.22 feet to a point on the line between Parcel 2 and Parcel 3, as shown on the above-mentioned Licensed Surveyors Map of Los Laureles Rancho and Vicinity; thence along last mentioned line, S 51° 16 W, to a point from which the most northerly corner of said Parcel 3 bears N 51° 16 E, 5,334.09 feet distant; thence leave line between Parcels 2 and 3, and running across said Parcel 3 with the following 6 courses and distances:

S 50° 09 E, 513.4 feet; thence

S 52° 19-1/2 E, 718.6 feet; thence

S 67° 00 E, 2,226.0 feet; thence

N 83° 32 E, 285.5 feet; thence

S 5° 53" E, 293.7 feet; thence

S 75° 43 E, 1,565.9 feet to a point in the line between Parcel 3 and Parcel 4 as shown on above-mentioned Licensed Surveyors Map; thence easterly in a direct line to the most northerly corner of that certain 13.431-acre tract conveyed by Byington Ford to Dean Wolter, et ux., by deed recorded in Volume 1004 of Official Records at Page 269, Monterey County Records; thence S 66° 30 30" E, along the northeasterly boundary of said 13.431-acre tract and the southeasterly prolongation thereof to the boundary between Rancho Los Laureles and Rancho Los Tularcitos; thence southwesterly along said rancho boundary to a point that is five hundred (500) feet northeasterly, measured along said rancho boundary, from the centerline of the Carmel Valley County Road; thence leave rancho boundary and running S 35° 00 E, to a point in the southeasterly boundary of that certain 240.14-acre tract conveyed to Karl D. Mathiot by deed recorded in Volume 275 of Official Records at Page 190, Monterey County Records; thence southwesterly along southeasterly boundary of said 240.14-acre tract to the centerline of Carmel Valley County Road; thence southerly in a direct line to the most northerly corner of that certain 149.312-acre tract of land conveyed to Helen Crocker Russell by deed recorded in Volume 402 of Official Records at Page 100 Monterey County Records; thence in a general southerly direction along the easterly boundaries of said 149.312-acre tract to the most southerly corner thereof in the southwesterly boundary of Rancho Los Tularcitos; thence northwesterly along said rancho boundary to the south line of Section 11, Township 17 South, Range 2 East, Mount Diablo Meridian; thence west along section lines to the southerly one quarter corner of Section 10, Township 17 South, Range 2 East; thence along westerly boundary of Parcel 7, as shown on above-mentioned Licensed Surveyors Map of Los Laureles Rancho and Vicinity, N 1° 31 E, 2,790.17 feet to point on southerly boundary of Ranchos Los Laureles; thence N 19° 17 15" E, to the southwesterly boundary of Los Laureles Tract No. 1 as per map filed in Volume 3 of Cities and Towns at Page 40, Monterey County Records; thence northwesterly along southwesterly boundaries of Los Laureles Tract No. 1 and Los Laureles Tract No. 2, as per map filed in Volume 3 of Cities and Towns at Page 44 Monterey County Records, to the southeasterly boundary of Parcel No. 3, as shown on Licensed Land Surveyors Map of Los Laureles Rancho and Vicinity, above mentioned; thence S 65° 54 W, to the most southerly corner of said Parcel No. 3; thence N 63° 37 W, 473.81 feet; thence N 50° 21 W, 3,600 feet; thence north 1,190 feet; thence N 50° 21 W, 1,485 feet; thence in a direct line northerly to the most southerly corner of that certain 30.316-acre tract of land described in deed dated February 23, 1928, recorded in Volume 140 of Official Records on Page 446, Records of Monterey County, California; thence northwesterly along the southwesterly boundary of said 30.316-acre tract to the most easterly corner of that certain 0.651-acre tract described in deed dated December 27, 1928, recorded in Volume 179 of Official Records at Page 184, Records of Monterey County, California; thence westerly along southerly boundary of 0.651-acre tract to the most westerly corner thereof in the southeasterly boundary of that certain 209.081-acre tract described in deed dated October 16, 1928, recorded in Volume 167 of Official Records at Page 435, Records of Monterey County, California; thence southwesterly along the southeasterly boundary of said 209.081-acre tract to the most southerly corner thereof in the westerly boundary of Rancho Los Laureles; thence northerly along said rancho boundary to the place of beginning.

B. All of the territory within County Service Area No. 42, as said service area now exists, being also generally described as the unincorporated a territory of Del Monte Forest (sometimes referred to as Pebble Beach), and bounded, generally, by the Pacific Ocean on the west; by the eastern corporate limits of the City of Pacific Grove and the western boundary of Holman Highway (formerly the Pacific Grove-Carmel Road) on the east; by a portion of State Highway One; and on the south by the Carmel Woods Subdivision and a portion of the northern corporate limits of the city of Carmel-by-the-Sea.

(Ord. 2047, 1974; Ord. 1201 3, 1961)

Except as provided in Section 11.88.080, no person shall shoot or discharge any firearm, bow and arrow, slingshot, or air or gas gun, within that portion of the unincorporated territory of the County of Monterey described as follows:

A. Beginning at a point in the California State Highway Route 156 from which point the intersection of the centerline of Washington Street and said State Highway (Merritt Street) bears southeasterly along centerline of said State Highway one thousand (1,000) feet distant; running thence from said point of beginning:

1. Northeasterly at right angles to said State Highway three thousand (3,000) feet, thence

2. Southeasterly, parallel and three thousand (3,000) feet measured at right angles from centerline of said State Highway to a point that is two hundred (200) feet northeasterly from and measured at right angles to the northeasterly right-of-way line of Southern Pacific Railroad, thence

3. Southeasterly, parallel and two hundred (200) feet measured at right angles from the northeasterly right-of-way line of said Railroad to a point that is two hundred (200) feet southeasterly from the center of Tembladero Slough, thence

4. In a general northwesterly direction parallel to and two hundred (200) feet measured at right angles from the center of Tembladero Slough to a point of intersection with the southwesterly production of the northwesterly line of that certain 2.49 acre tract of land, Parcel 2 - Plant Site, conveyed by Fred Borelli et ux. to County of Monterey (Castroville Sanitation District Treatment Plant Site) by deed dated June 19, 1948, recorded in Volume 1088 of Official Records at page 112, Records of Monterey County, California, thence

5. Northeasterly along the northwesterly line of said Parcel 2 and its southwesterly production to the most northerly corner of said Parcel No. 2, thence

6. Northeasterly in a direct line to the place of beginning;

B. Beginning at the common one quarter corner of Sections 23 and 24; Township 19 South, Range 5 east; thence from said point of beginning:

1. South along the common section line between Sections 23 and 24 to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 23, Township 19 South, Range 5 east, thence

2. West to the center of the southwest quarter of Section 23, Township 19 South, Range 5 East, thence

3. North to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 23, Township 19 South, Range 5 East, thence

4. East along the east-west centerline of Section 23, Township 19 South, Range 5 East to the center of the Arroyo Seco River, thence

5. Northeasterly to the center of the northeast quarter of Section 23, Township 19 South, Range 5 East, thence

6. East to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 23, Township 19 South, Range 5 East, thence

7. South along the common section line of Sections 23 and 24, Township 19 South, Range 5 East, to the center of the Arroyo Seco River, thence

8. Southeasterly along the centerline of the Arroyo Seco River to a point where the Arroyo Seco River crosses the east-west centerline of Section 24, Township 19 South, Range 5 East, thence

9. West along the east-west centerline of Section 24, Township 19 South, Range 5 East, to the point of beginning.

(Ord. 1560, 1967; Ord. 1201 § 4, 1961)

A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, no person shall shoot or discharge any firearm within that portion of the unincorporated territory of the County of Monterey described as follows:

Situate in Rancho Bolsa Nueva y Moro Cojo, Monterey County, California, and being that portion of said rancho as described by existing assessors parcel numbers as of September 1, 1975, and being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the most southwesterly corner of that certain parcel of land designated as Assessors Parcel No. 129-152-10 as shown on Assessors Map Book 129 at page 15; thence from said place of beginning and along the southerly boundary of Assessors Parcels 129-152-10, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 to the most southeasterly corner of Assessors Parcel 129-152-8 and being the most southwesterly corner of Assessors Parcel 129-162-1 as said parcel is shown on Assessors Map Book 129 at page 16, thence along the southerly boundary of Assessors Parcels 129-162-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 8 to the most southeasterly corner of said Assessors Parcel 129-162-8 and being the most westerly corner of Assessors Parcel 129-231-28 as shown on Assessors Map Book 129 at page 23; thence along the southerly boundary of the Assessors Parcels 129-231-28, 29 and 3 to the most northwesterly corner of Assessors Parcel 129-231-25; thence along the westerly boundary of Assessors Parcels 129-231-25, 10, and 11 to the most southwesterly corner of said Assessors Parcel 129-231-11 and being on the northerly boundary of Strawberry Canyon Road; thence along said northerly boundary of said road and southerly boundary of said Assessors Parcel 129-231-11 to the most southeasterly corner of said parcel; thence crossing said Strawberry Canyon Road to the most northwesterly corner of Assessors Parcel 129-111-25 as shown on Assessors Map Book 129 at page 11; thence along the westerly, southerly, and easterly boundary of said Assessors Parcel 129-111-25 to a point on the southerly boundary of Strawberry Canyon Road; thence crossing said road to the most southeasterly corner of Assessors Parcel 129-111-24; thence along easterly boundary of said parcel to a point on the westerly boundary of San Miguel Canyon Road; thence continuing along the easterly boundary of said Assessors Parcel 129-111- 24 and westerly boundary of San Miguel Canyon Road to the most northeasterly corner of said parcel; thence along the northerly boundary of said parcel to the most northerly corner of Assessors Parcel 181-041-9 as shown on Assessors Map Book 181 at page 4; thence in a southeasterly direction along the boundary of Assessors Parcels 181-041-9, 22, 23, 12, 13 and 14 to the most southeasterly corner of Assessors Parcel 181-041-14; thence along the southerly and westerly boundary of said parcel to the most northwesterly corner of said Assessors Parcel 181-041-14; thence along the northerly boundary of Assessors Parcels 181-041-42, 44 and 37 to the most northeasterly corner of Assessors Parcel 181-041-46; thence along the easterly and southerly boundary of said parcel to the most southwesterly corner of said Assessors Parcel 181-041-46 and being the most northwesterly corner of Assessors Parcel 129-161-31 as shown on Assessor Book 129 at page 16; thence along the northerly boundary of Assessors Parcels 129-151-2 and 1 to the most northwesterly corner of said Assessors Parcel 129-161-1 and being the most northeast corner of Assessors Parcel 129-151-8 as shown on Assessors Map Book 129 at page 15; thence along the northerly boundary of Assessors Parcels 129-151-8, 7, 6, 11, 36, 35, 4, 3 and 17 to the most northwesterly corner of said Assessors Parcel 129-151-17 and being the most northeasterly corner of Assessors Parcel 129-151-27; thence along the westerly boundary of said Assessors Parcels 129-151-17 and 16 to the most southwesterly corner of said Assessors Parcel 129-151-16 and being on the northerly boundary of Hidden Valley Road; thence crossing said road to the most northwesterly corner of Assessors Parcel 129-151-10; thence along the westerly boundary of said parcel to the place of beginning.

B. Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to:

1. Any person who acts pursuant to any of those situations specified in the California Penal Code as making homicide excusable or justifiable, to-wit, Sections 195 to 199 thereof; or

2. Any peace officer while performing his or her official duties; or

3. The lawful occupant of privately owned agricultural land, or the employees or agents of such occupant, while engaged in destroying predatory or destructive birds or mammals upon such land.

(Ord. 2109 § 1, 1975; Ord. 1201 § 10, 1961)

A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, no person shall shoot or discharge any firearm within that portion of the unincorporated territory of the County of Monterey described as follows:

1. Within two hundred (200) yards of the Pajaro River within Monterey County.

B. Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to:

1. Any person who acts pursuant to any of those situations specified in Sections 195, 196, 197 of the California Penal Code as making homicide excusable or justifiable.

2. Any peace officer while performing his or her official duties.

C. To aid in giving notice of the prohibitions of this ordinance, the Monterey County Director of Public Works is directed to place and maintain appropriate signs at the point or points where County roads cross, commence within or abut the boundaries, of the territory hereinabove described.

(Ord. 3065, 1985; Ord. 2728, 1981)

A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section no person shall shoot or discharge any firearm within any of those portions of the unincorporated territory of the County of Monterey described as follows:

Situate in the Rancho Los Carneros (Littlejohn) and Rancho Bolsa Nueva Y Moro Cojo in the County of Monterey, State of California, and being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of Echo Valley Road (a County road) with Via Del Sol (a County road); thence

1. Northerly and westerly along Via Del Sol Road to the end of said road; thence

2. Northerly twenty-four (24) feet more or less to the southeast corner of Rancho Los Carneros; thence

3. Northwesterly one thousand eight hundred (1,800) feet, along the northeasterly boundary of said Rancho; thence leaving said Rancho boundary

4. West one thousand eight hundred (1,800) feet; thence

5. Northwesterly three thousand (3,000) feet to a point three thousand (3,000) feet east from Mile Post (M.P.) 1.52 on Maher Road (a County road); thence

6. West one thousand (1,000) feet; thence

7. North two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet; thence

8. Northwesterly one thousand one hundred (1,100) feet to a point two thousand seven hundred (2,700) feet east from M.P. 2.25 on Maher Road; thence

9. Northeasterly 800 feet to a point three thousand two hundred (3,200) feet east from M.P. 2.4 on Maher Road; thence

10. Northwesterly four thousand two hundred (4,200) feet, more or less to the intersection with Tarpy Road (a County road). Said intersection being two thousand three hundred (2,300) feet more or less northeasterly from Maher Road intersection measured along Tarpy Road; thence

11. In a generally westerly direction along Tarpy Road and San Miguel Canyon Road (a County road) to a point one thousand (1,000) feet westerly from the intersection of Maher Road and Tarpy road, measured along said roads; thence

12. Southerly three thousand three hundred (3,300) feet to a point one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet west from M.P. 2.15 on Maher Road; thence

13. Southwesterly one thousand (1,000) feet to a point two thousand (2,000) feet west from M.P. 2.0 on Maher Road; thence

14. Southeasterly two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet to a point two thousand three hundred (2,300) feet west from M.P. 1.5 on Maher Road, thence

15. Southeasterly five thousand (5,000) feet to a point nine hundred fifty (950) feet west from M.P. 0.7 on Maher Road; thence

16. Southwesterly one thousand six hundred (1,600) feet to a point one thousand eight hundred (1,800) feet west from M.P. 0.4 on Maher Road; thence

17. Southeasterly one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet to a point seven hundred (700) feet west from M.P. 0.3 on Maher Road; thence

18. Southwesterly eight hundred (800) feet to a point one thousand four hundred (1,400) feet west from M.P. 0.2 on Maher Road; thence

19. Southeasterly one thousand six hundred (1,600) feet more or less to the intersection with Echo Valley Road. Said intersection being one thousand one hundred fifty (1,150) feet more or less westerly from Maher Road intersection measured along Echo Valley Road; thence

20. In a general easterly direction along Echo Valley to the place of beginning.

B. Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to:

1. Any person who acts pursuant to any of those situations specified in Section 195, 196, and 197 of the California Penal Code as making homicide excusable or justifiable.

2. Any peace officer while performing his or her official duties.

C. To aid in giving notice of the prohibitions of this ordinance, the Monterey County Director of Public Works is directed to place and maintain appropriate signs at the point or points where County roads cross, commence within or abut the boundaries, of the territory hereinabove described.

(Ord. 2833, 1982)

Except as provided in Section 11.88.080, no person shall shoot or discharge any firearm within any of those portions of the unincorporated territory of the County of Monterey described as follows:

A. From the Metz-Greenfield Road intersection southeast on Metz Road for a distance of 4.6 miles to the southeast corner of the F. Cicardini Ranch; then southwest to the western bank of the Salinas river bottom; then northwest parallel to the river bottom to the northwest corner of the Herbert Wilkinson Ranch; then northeast to Metz Road; and then southeast on Metz Road for a distance of 4.2 miles to the Metz-Greenfield Road intersection;

B. Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of Nashua County Road and Southern Pacific Company's right-of-way and running thence southwesterly along the centerline of Southern Pacific Company's right-of-way to this intersection with the centerline of the California State Highway Route No. 1; thence southwesterly along the centerline of State Highway No. 1 to its intersection with the northerly boundary of the Marina District, as described in Subsection A of Section 11.88.020; thence easterly and southerly along said northeasterly boundary of said district to a point where the northeasterly right-of-way line of the Reservation County Road is intersected by the northeasterly prolongation of the easterly boundary of "Locke-Paddon Subdivision of Monterey City Lands," as per map filed June 7, 1915, in Volume 2 of Maps and Grants, at page 10, Records of Monterey County, California; thence leaving the boundary of said Marina District and continuing southeasterly along the northeasterly right-of-way line of Reservation County Road to its intersection with the centerline of State Highway 68 (Salinas-Monterey Highway); thence northeasterly along the centerline of State Highway 68 to its intersection with the centerline of River Road (new location); thence southeasterly along the centerline of River Road to its intersection with the southwesterly prolongation of the northerly boundary of Rancho Rincon de la Puente del Monte; thence northeasterly along the aforesaid rancho boundary to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Highway 101; thence northeasterly along the centerline of said highway to its intersection with the centerline of Abbott Street; thence northeasterly along the centerline of Abbott Street to its intersection with the centerline of Blanco Road; thence northeasterly along the centerline of Blanco Road to its intersection with the centerline of Cooper Road; thence northerly along the centerline of Cooper Road to its intersection with the centerline of Nashua Road; thence northeasterly along the centerline of Nashua Road to the place of beginning;

C. Beginning at a point in the centerline of U.S. Highway 101, said point being on the common boundary of Rancho Zanjones and Rancho Rincon de la Puente del Monte and also being the most easterly corner of Subsection B of this Section; thence from said point of beginning and running southeasterly along the centerline of U.S. Highway 101 to its intersection with the northeasterly right-of-way line of the Southern Pacific Company's right-of-way; thence leaving the centerline of U.S. Highway 101 and running southeasterly along the northeasterly right-of-way line of the Southern Pacific Company's right-of-way to its intersection with the Soledad-Metz Road; thence southeasterly along the Soledad-Metz Road to a point on the northerly boundary of Subsection A of this Section; thence southwesterly along said northerly boundary to the northwest corner of the Herbert Wilkinson Ranch; thence southeasterly and parallel to the Salinas river bottom to a point on the common boundary of the Los Coches and Arroyo Seco Ranchos; thence southwesterly along said common rancho boundary to its intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 101; thence leaving said rancho boundary and running northwesterly along the centerline of U.S. Highway 101 to its intersection with the Arroyo Seco Road; thence running southwesterly along the Arroyo Seco Road to its intersection with the Fort Romie Road; thence running northwesterly along the Fort Romie Road to its intersection with River Road; thence running northwesterly along River Road to its intersection with the southwesterly prolongation of the northerly boundary of Rancho Rincon de la Puente del Monte, said point also being the most southerly corner of Subsection B of this Section; thence northeasterly along the southeasterly boundary of said Subsection B to the point of beginning;

D. Beginning at the intersection of the Arroyo Seco Road with the Fort Romie Road, said point being on the southwesterly boundary of Subsection C of this Section; thence from said point of beginning and running southerly along the Arroyo Seco Road to its intersection with the Los Coches Road; thence running southerly along the Los Coches Road to its intersection with Thorne Road; thence running northeasterly along Thorne Road to its intersection with U.S. Highway 101; thence running northwesterly along U.S. Highway 101 to its intersection with the Arroyo Seco Road; thence running southwesterly along the Arroyo Seco Road to the point of beginning.

(Ord. 1614, 1968; Ord. 1609, 1968; Ord. 1390 § 1, 1964)

Except as provided in Section 11.88.080, no person shall shoot or discharge any firearm within any of those portions of the unincorporated territory of the County of Monterey described as follows:

A. Beginning at the northwest corner of Section 10, Township 23 South, Range 10 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian and running thence along the northerly section line of Section 10 and Section 11 to a point on the southerly boundary of Rancho San Bernardo; thence along said southerly boundary and easterly boundary of said rancho to the northwest corner of U.S. Lot No. 5, Section 2, Township 23 South, Range 10 East; thence along the northerly line of said Lot 5 and the center of Section 2 to the westerly line of Section 1, Township 23 South, Range 10 East; thence northerly along the westerly line of Section 1 to the southwest corner of Section 36, Township 22 South, Range 10 East; thence easterly 2 1/4 miles to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 32, Township 22 South, Range 11 East; thence northerly 1/4 mile and easterly 1 mile to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 33 Township 22 South, Range 11 East; thence northerly 1/2 mile; thence easterly 1/4 mile; thence northerly 1/2 mile to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 28; thence easterly 1 1/2 miles to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 26, Township 22 South, Range 11 East; thence northerly to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of Section 23; thence easterly 1 mile to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of Section 24, Township 22 South, Range 11 East; thence northerly to the northwest corner of Section 24; thence easterly to the northwest corner of Section 19, Township 22 South, Range 12 East; thence southerly to the northwest corner of Section 30; thence easterly to the northwest corner of Section 29; thence northerly to the northwest corner of Section 20; thence easterly to the northwest corner of Lot 1, Section 21, Township 22 South, Range 12 East; thence southerly to the southwest corner of Lot 5, Section 21; thence easterly to the northeast corner of Lot 9, Section 22, Township 22 South, Range 12 East; thence southerly to the northeast corner of Lot 5, Section 27, thence westerly to the northwest corner of Lot 7, Section 28; thence southerly to the northeast corner of Lot 3, Section 4, Township 23 South, Range 12 east; thence westerly to the northwest corner of Lot 1, Section 4; thence southerly to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 5; thence westerly 1/4 mile; thence southerly 1/4 mile; thence westerly 1/4 mile to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 5; thence southerly to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 8, Township 23 South, Range 12 East; thence easterly to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of Section 9; thence southerly 1/4 mile; thence easterly 1/4 mile; thence southerly 1/4 mile; thence easterly 1/4 mile to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of Section 16; thence southerly 1/2 mile; thence easterly 1/4 mile; thence southerly 1/4 mile; thence westerly 1/4 mile; thence southerly 1/4 mile; thence easterly 1/4 mile; thence southerly 1/4 mile; thence westerly 1/4 mile; thence southerly 1/4 mile to the center of Section 21, Township 23 South, Range 12 East; thence westerly to Indian Valley Road; thence southwesterly along Indian Valley Road to the intersection of the northerly line of Section 29; thence along the northerly line of Section 29 and Section 30 to the northeast corner of Lot 1, Section 30; thence southerly to the southeast corner of Lot 1, Section 30; thence westerly to the southwesterly corner of Lot 1, Section 30; thence southerly to the northwest corner of Section 31, Township 23 South, Range 12 East, said point being on the northerly line of Camp Roberts Military Reservation; thence in a general southwesterly direction along said Military Reservation to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of Section 25, Township 24 South, Range 10 East; thence northerly to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of Section 24; thence easterly to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of Section 24; thence northerly to the northwest corner of Section 24; thence westerly to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of Section 14; thence northerly to the center of Section 14; thence westerly to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of Section 14; thence northerly to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of Section 10; thence westerly to the center of Section 10; thence northerly to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of Section 3; thence westerly to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of Section 4; thence northerly to the southwest corner of Lot 2, Section 4, Township 24 South, Range 10 East; thence easterly to Jolon Road; thence along Jolon Road to the intersection of the easterly line of Section 3, Township 24 South, Range 10 East; thence northerly to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of Section 35, Township 23 South, Range 10 East; thence easterly to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 35; thence southerly 1/4 mile; thence easterly to the west side of U.S. Highway 101; thence in a generally northern direction along the west side of said Highway to the intersection of the southerly line of Section 10, Township 23 South, Range 10 east, thence along said southerly line to the southwest corner of said Section 10; thence northerly to the place of beginning;

B. Situate in a portion of Section 24, and being all those portions of Sections 25, 26, 35 and 36 of Township 24 south, Range 10 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, County of Monterey, State of California, more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at a point lying on the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of Section 23, Township 24 South, Range 10 East, said point lying on the westerly boundary line of Camp Roberts Military Reservation and also being the most southwest corner of the Bradley No Shooting Area; thence leaving said corner and running in a southerly direction along said Military Reservation boundary to the southeast corner of Section 36, Township 24 South, Range 10 East, said corner lying on the township line, common to Townships 24 and 25, also lying on the common boundary between Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties; thence running westerly along said township and County boundary lines to its intersection with the north corner common to Sections 1 and 6, Township 25 South, Range 10 East; thence continuing westerly along the said township and County boundary line and leaving the aforesaid military reservation boundary line, to the southwest corner of Section 35, Township 24 South, Range 10 East; thence leaving said township and County boundaries and running northerly to the northwest corner of Section 26, Township 24 South, Range 10 East; thence easterly to the northeast corner of said Section 26; thence northerly to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of Section 24, Township 24 South, Range 10 East, said corner also lying on the southwesterly boundary of the aforesaid Bradley No Shooting Area; thence running easterly along said Bradley No Shooting Area boundary to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of said Section 24; thence running southerly along said Bradley No Shooting Area boundary to the point of beginning;

C. Beginning at a point on the common boundary between Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties, said point also being the southeast corner of Section 34, Township 24 South, Range 10 East and also being the southwest corner of Addition No. 1 to the Bradley No Shooting area; thence from said point of beginning and running northerly along the westerly boundary of said Addition No. 1 to the Bradley No Shooting Area to the common corner between Sections 22, 23, 26 and 27, Township 24 South, Range 10 East; thence easterly along the common boundary between Sections 23 and 26 and westerly boundary of said Addition No. 1 to the common corner between Sections 23, 24, 25 and 26, Township 24 South, Range 10 East; thence northerly along the line between Sections 23 and 24 to the common corner between Sections 13, 14, 23 and 24, Township 24 South, Range 10 East, said corner also being on the westerly boundary of the Bradley No Shooting Area; thence westerly along the common line between Sections 14 and 23 to the south quarter corner of section 14; thence northerly to the northeasterly corner of the southwest quarter of Section 14; thence westerly to the west quarter corner of Section 14; thence northerly to the east quarter corner of Section 10, Township 24 South, Range 10 East; thence westerly to the west quarter corner of Section 9; thence southerly to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 20; thence westerly to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 20; thence northerly to the north quarter corner of Section 20; thence westerly to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 17; thence northerly to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 17; thence westerly to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 17, Township 24 South, Range 10 East, said point also being on the Hunter Liggett Military Reservation Boundary; thence southerly along said boundary to the east quarter corner of Section 19; thence westerly along the aforesaid Hunter Liggett Military Reservation Boundary to a point on the northerly boundary of the Tank Road, which runs along the northerly side of the San Antonio Reservoir; thence leaving the aforesaid military reservation boundary and running in a generally northwesterly direction along the northerly boundary of the Tank Road to a point on the common boundary of the Hunter Liggett Military Reservation and Pleyto Rancho in Section 33, Township 23 South, Range 9 East; thence northwesterly along said common boundary to the southwest corner of U.S. Lot IV, Section 30, Township 23 South, Range 9 East; thence leaving the aforesaid military reservation boundary and northerly boundary of the Pleyto Rancho and running south to the southeast corner of U.S. Lot 2, Section 6, Township 24 South, Range 9 East; thence westerly to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section I, Township 24 South, Range 8 East; thence southerly to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 12, Township 24 South, Range 8 East; thence easterly to the east quarter corner of Section 12; thence southerly to the southwest corner of Lot 3, Section 7, Township 24 South, Range 9 East; thence easterly to the southeast corner of Lot 4, Section 7; thence southerly to the south quarter corner of Section 7; thence easterly to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 18; thence southerly to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 18; thence easterly to the common corner of Sections 17, 18, 19 and 20, Township 24 South, Range 9 East; thence northerly to the west quarter corner of Section 17; thence easterly to the southeast corner of Lot 3, Section 17; thence northerly to the northwest corner of Lot 3, Section 17; thence easterly to a point on the southwesterly boundary of the Pleyto Rancho; thence southeasterly along said southwesterly boundary to a point on the common section line between Sections 20 and 29, Township 24 South, Range 9 East; thence leaving said southwesterly boundary of the Pleyto Rancho and running westerly to the north quarter corner of Section 29; thence southerly to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 29; thence easterly to the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 29; thence southerly to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 29; thence easterly to a point on the southwesterly boundary of the Pleyto Rancho; thence southeasterly along said boundary to a point on the line common to Sections 33 and 34, Township 24 South, Range 9 East; thence leaving the aforesaid southwesterly Rancho Boundary and running southerly to the southeast corner of Section 33, said corner being on the common boundary between Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties; thence easterly along said common boundary to the south quarter corner of Section 36, Township 24 South, Range 9 East; thence leaving said common boundary and running northerly to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 36; thence easterly to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 36; thence northerly to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 36; thence easterly to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 36; thence northerly to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 31, Township 24 South, Range 10 East; thence easterly to the north east corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 31; thence southerly to the southea

corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 36; thence northerly to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 31, Township 24 South, Range 10 East; thence easterly to the north east corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 31; thence southerly to the southeast corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 31; thence easterly to a point on the southerly boundary of the Pleyto Rancho; thence southeasterly along said boundary to the common corner of Sections 32 and 33, Township 24 South, Range 10 East; thence leaving said southerly rancho boundary and running southwesterly to the south quarter corner of Section 32, said point being on the common boundary between Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties; thence easterly along said common boundary to the common corner of Section 34 and 35, Township 24 South, Range 10 East and point of beginning.

(Ord. 1604 § 1, 1968; Ord. 1432, 1965; Ord. 1425 § 1, 1965)

This Chapter shall not apply to:

A. Any person who acts pursuant to any of those situations specified in Sections 195, 196, and 197 of the California Penal Code as making homicide excusable or justifiable;

B. Any peace officer while performing his or her official duties;

C. Uses for which a use permit is obtained under Section 11.88.085;

D. The lawful occupant of privately owned land zoned and used for agricultural purposes, or the employees or agents of such occupant, while lawfully engaged in destroying predatory or destructive birds or mammals upon such land. As used in this Section, "zoned for agricultural purposes" shall mean land within the following zoning categories: agricultural preservation, agricultural conservation, farmlands, rural grazing, permanent grazing and resource conservation;

E. An owner of livestock who slaughters the livestock for personal use.

(Ord. 3762, 1994)

It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain or operate a shooting gallery, target range, or trap or skeet shooting range unless he or she first obtains a use permit to establish such use as provided for in Title 20 of this Code. Presently established shooting galleries, target ranges, or trap or skeet shooting ranges shall become legal nonconforming uses to the extent that they comply with the Firearms Ordinance except that trap and skeet shooting are not permitted on Sundays and those holidays specified in Section 6700 of the California Government Code.

(Ord. 2701, 1981)

To aid in giving notice of the prohibitions of this Chapter, the Monterey County road commissioner is directed to place and maintain appropriate signs at bridges and railroad crossings on County roads within or abutting the no-shooting areas described in this Chapter, and at the point or points where County roads cross, commence within, or abut the boundaries of such no-shooting area.

(Ord. 1918 § 2, 1972; Ord. 1747 § 2, 1970; Ord. 1719 (part), 1970; Ord. 1551§ 2, 1967; Ord. 1536 § 2, 1967; Ord. 1425 § 4, 1965; Ord. 1390 § 4, 1964; Ord. 1201 § 7, 1961)