§ 19-4. Repealed by Ordinance No. 857.

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§ 19-5. Guns – Discharge prohibited – Exceptions.[2] [Ord. No. 238, §§ 1, 2, 4; Ord. No. 801, § 1.]

It is unlawful for any person to fire any gun within the City.

This section shall not apply to any regularly established gun, rifle or archery club or shooting gallery, the location of which has been previously approved in writing by the chief of police, nor to any person specially licensed by the City Council to destroy pests, nor to police officers in the discharge of their official duties.

The term "gun" within the meaning of this section shall be construed to mean and include air guns, BB guns, spring guns, air rifles, pistols, revolvers, guns of any character fired by explosives, air compulsion,

2. For state law as to discharge of firearms, see Pen. C., § 246; see also Pen. C., § 374c. As to regulations governing firearms at airport, see § 3-15 of this Code.

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or mechanical devices and bows, arrows and crossbows.

§ 19-6. Guns – Possession by person under sixteen. [Ord. No. 238, § 3.]

Any gun in the possession of a minor under the age of sixteen years in any place within the City, except within the home of any such minor, or except when such minor is in the direct charge and under the supervision of the parent or guardian of any such minor, is declared to be a nuisance and to be subject to immediate seizure and confiscation when found in the possession of any minor under the age of sixteen years who is not so in charge and under the supervision of any such parent or guardian.

§ 19-7. Dances and dance halls – security required. [Ord. No. 534, §§ 1,2; Ord. No. 695, § 1, 1977; Ord. No. 810, § 1.]

The City Council finds, determines and declares that public health, safety and welfare require security personnel, who shall be sworn police officers or licensed private patrolmen, or licensed security personnel, the latter two referring to persons licensed under the Private Investigators and Adjuster Act, (Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 7500-7590) to be in attendance at each public dance and other public social events at which liquor is served, within the City.

§ 19-8. Dances and dance halls – Definitions. [Ord. No. 534, § 3; Ord. No. 695, § 2, 1977.]

(a) PUBLIC DANCE — Means any dance, ball, concert, or social event at which liquor is served, to which the public generally may gain admission with or without the payment of a fee. "Public dance" does not include bars, taverns, saloons, nightclubs, or other similar establishments where dancing may be allowed as an incidental use.
(b) PUBLIC DANCE HALLS — Means any room, hall, pavilion, building, or other structure kept for the purpose of conducting therein public dances or dancing, or any place in which a public ball, dance, or concert is held.

§ 19-9. Dances and dance halls – License required – Fee – Application – Exemptions. [Ord. No. 695, § 3 (part), 1977.]

(a) It is unlawful for any person to conduct or engage in the operation of a public dance hall in the City without having first procured a license therefor from the director of finance.
(b) The fee for such license shall be fifty dollars for each dance.
(c) Application for such license shall be made at the finance department of City Hall and shall state the location of the room or rooms or the place to be occupied for such dance, ball, concert, or other public or social event, giving the street and number and the full name or names of the applicant. The applicant shall sign the application using his full name and give his address.
(d) Each application shall be subject to the approval of the chief of police. The chief of police may disapprove such application if he finds the following:
- (1) Any applicant that has been previously convicted of a felony;
- (2) Any applicant that has been convicted of any crime involving alcohol, drugs, or controlled substances;
- (3) The event may lead to breaches of the peace, civil disorder, or riotous conduct.

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(e) Dances that are officially sponsored and sanctioned solely by a public, parochial, or private (nonprofit) school shall be exempt from payment of said license fees.

§ 19-10. Dances and dance halls – Sanitation, ventilation, lighting. [Ord. No. 695, § 3 (part), 1977.]

All public dance halls shall be kept in a clean, healthful, sanitary condition and shall be well-lighted at all times during any dance. They shall be well-ventilated, and all stairways, halls, passages, and rooms connected with the dance hall shall be kept open and well-lighted at all times.

§ 19-11. Dances and dance halls – Hours of operation. [Ord. No. 605, § 3 (part), 1977.]

All public dances, balls, or concerts, and all music therein, shall cease and terminate at or before one a.m. and they shall start no earlier than nine p.m.

§ 19-12. Dances and dance halls – Persons under influence of intoxicating liquor prohibited. [Ord. No. 695, § 3 (part), 1977.]

It is unlawful for any person maintaining, conducting or carrying on any dance hall or having charge or control thereof, or for any person employed in or about the same, to allow or permit any person under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any disorderly person to enter, be, or remain in or to dance in any such public dance hall.

§ 19-13. Dances and dance halls — Liquor violations. [Ord. No. 695, § 3 (part), 1977.]

(a) It is unlawful for any person conducting a public dance, or for any person having charge or control thereof, at any time when a dance is being conducted therein, to permit any patron to bring into the dance hall any intoxicating liquor.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to permit intoxicating liquor to be drunk in the dance hall, or in any adjacent rooms, unless licensed by the state, as required by state law, and by the City as required by licensing laws of the City.
(c) It is unlawful for any patron to bring into a public dance hall, or any room or rooms in connection therewith, any intoxicating liquor at any time when a dance is being conducted therein.
(d) It is unlawful for any person to consume intoxicating liquor in a public dance hall, or any room or rooms in connection therewith, unless such intoxicating liquor is served by the owner, operator, or employees of such owner, operator, or a licensed caterer of such dance hall. Cans and bottles of any beverage shall not be dispensed to patrons in any public dance hall.

§ 19-14. Dances and dance halls – Congregation upon stairways and at entrances or exits prohibited. [Ord. No. 695, § 3 (part), 1977.]

It is unlawful for any person conducting a public dance hall to allow or permit the patrons of said dance to congregate upon the stairway of or at the entrances to or exits from any public dance hall while the dance is in progress.

§ 19-15. Dances and dance halls – Disorderly conduct. [Ord. No. 695, § 3 (part), 1977.]

No disorderly conduct shall be permitted at any public dance or dances or at any other public or social event in the City. If any police officer of the City finds any disorderly conduct occurring at any dance or other public or social function, or that the dance or other public or social function is not being conducted in

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accordance with the requirements of this chapter, he may summarily close the dance hall or other public or social function, cause the same to be vacated, and may suppress and discontinue the dance or other public or social function.

§ 19-16. Dances and dance halls – Smoking restrictions. [Ord. No. 695, § 3 (part), 1977.]

No person shall be permitted to smoke or carry in his or her hand a lighted cigar, cigarette, or pipe in any public hall while dancing.

§ 19-17. Dances and dance halls – Minors. [Ord. No. 695, § 3 (part), 1977.]

Except as provided for in this chapter, it is unlawful:

(a) To permit any person under the age of eighteen years of age to attend or remain in any public dance unless such person is accompanied by his parent or legal guardian;
(b) For any person to falsely represent his age in order to attend or remain at any public dance;
(c) For any person to falsely represent himself to be the parent or legal guardian of another in order that such other person may attend or remain at any public dance.

§ 19-18. Dances and dance halls – Security officers – Attendance required. [Ord. No. 695, § 3 (part), 1977; Ord. No. 810, § 1.]

The chief of police shall have the authority to and shall determine the number of security personnel deemed necessary by him at each public dance, ball, concert, or other public social event, at which liquor is served, as required, who shall be and remain in continued attendance thereat and until such time thereafter as the patrons shall have disbursed, and who shall enforce the provisions of this chapter, insofar as they are legally capable of so doing, and who shall keep the peace at such public dance or social event.

§ 19-19. Dances and dance halls – Police officers – Applicant to pay costs. [Ord. No. 695, § 3 (part), 1977; Ord. No, 810, § 1.]

All applicants for licenses provided for in this chapter shall at the time of granting of same, arrange for security personnel as required by the chief of police for such dance or social event. In the event the applicant wishes to arrange for City of Oakdale sworn police officers to be security at such dance or social event, the applicant shall, at the time of granting of the license, pay an amount sufficient to cover the cost of each such officer. The chief of police with the approval of the City Administrator shall fix the amount thereof.

§ 19-20. Dances and dance halls – Authority of chief of police to make rules and regulations. [Ord. No. 695, § 3 (part), 1977.]

The chief of police shall have authority to make all proper and necessary rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, for the purpose of effectively carrying out the provisions and intent of this chapter.

§ 19-21. Dances and dance halls – Violation – Penalty. [Ord. No. 695, § 3 (part), 1977.]

Any person conducting or engaging in the operation of a public dance, ball, concert, or other public or social event, or attending same in violation of any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished as prescribed for misdemeanor violations of this Code.

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§ 19-22. Curfew age limit and hours. [Ord. No. 824, § 1.]

It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen years to loiter, idle, wander, or roam on a public street or in or about any public place in the City between the hours of 11:00 p.m., and 5:00 a.m., of the day immediately following; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to minors who are emancipated pursuant to the provisions of the California Civil Code, or when the minor is accompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult person having legal control or charge of such minor, or when the minor is on an emergency errand or returning home from a meeting, employment, entertainment or other recreational activity.

§ 19-23. Interference with police dogs. [Ord. No. 975, § 1.]

It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully tease, taunt, torment, strike, kick, mutilate, disable, or otherwise injure, or kill, or to interfere with any dog while such animal is being used by the Oakdale Police Department, or any officer or employee thereof, in the performance of any function or duty of said department, or of such officer or employee.

§ 19-24. Junk dealers and scrap metal recyclers. [Ord. No. 1159, § 1.]

(a) This section shall be known as Chapter 19, §§ 19-24 through 19-35 Junk dealers and scrap metal recyclers.
(b) The council further determines and finds that the fees provided for herein are reasonably necessary to recover the cost of enforcing these sections.

§ 19-25. Junk dealers and scrap metal recyclers – Authority. [Ord. No. 1159, § 2.]

These §§ 19-24 through 19-35 are adopted in supplementation of Business and Professions Code Sections 21600 through 21609. These sections are not intended to supersede the provisions of these statutes. Any conflict that may exist between these sections and state law shall be resolved in favor of the latter. Nothing contained herein shall relieve any person or legal entity of obligations contained in the Business and Professions Code or other provisions of state or local law.

§ 19-26. Junk dealers and scrap metal recyclers – Definitions. [Ord. No. 1159, § 1.]

(a) JUNK— Means any and all secondhand and used machinery and all ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals and alloys, but does not include secondhand and used furniture or pallets.
(b) SCRAP METALS AND ALLOYS — Includes, but is not limited to, materials and equipment commonly used in construction, agricultural operations and electrical power generation, railroad equipment, oil well rigs, nonferrous materials, stainless steel, and nickel which are offered for sale to any junk dealer or recycler, but does not include scrap iron, household generated waste, or aluminum beverage containers, as defined in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1 of the Public Resources Code.
(c) JUNK DEALER — Includes any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, and dealing in junk, any person purchasing, gathering, collecting, soliciting, or traveling about from place to place procuring junk, and any person operating, carrying on, conducting, or maintaining a junk yard or place where junk is gathered together and stored or kept for shipment, sale, or transfer.
(d) JUNK YARD — Includes any yard, plot, space, enclosure, building, or any other place where junk is collected, stored, gathered together and kept.

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(e) RECYCLER — Means any processor, recycling center, or non-certified recycler, as those terms defined in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1 of the Public Resources Code, who buys or sells scrap metal that constitutes junk, as defined herein.

§ 19-27. Junk dealers and scrap metal recyclers – Exemptions. [Ord. No. 1159, § 1.]

(a) These §§ 19-24 through 19-35 shall not apply to any of the following:
(1) Secondhand furniture merchants.
- (2) Pawnbrokers.
- (3) Secondhand car dealers or merchants in connection with automobile and motor vehicle sales agencies but not carried on and conducted in conjunction with a junk yard.
- (4) Persons engaged in the business of selling new automobile tires or batteries or other equipment taking in part payment used articles of the same kind and thereafter selling or disposing of the same.
- (5) Secondhand oil well supply and equipment dealers not conducting or carrying on their business in connection with a junk yard.

§ 19-28. Junk dealers and scrap metal recyclers Reporting. [Ord. No. 1159, § 1.]

(a) Junk dealers or recyclers shall report to the chief of police every day before twelve o'clock noon, on a form approved by the chief of police, a record of all sales and purchases of the previous twenty-four hours. The report shall contain the information required by these §§ 19-24 through 19-35 and any additional information required by the chief of police as shown on the forms.
(b) The report shall at a minimum contain the following information:
- (1) The name, business name, business address, telephone number, facsimile number, and electronic mail address.
- (2) The place and date of each sale or purchase of junk made in the conduct of his or her business as a junk dealer or recycler.
- (3) The name, valid driver's license number, and state of issuance or California-issued identification card number, and vehicle license number including the state of issue of any motor vehicle used in transporting junk to the junk dealer's or recycler's place of business.
- (4) The name and address of each person to whom junk is sold or disposed of, and the license number of any motor vehicle used in transporting the junk from the junk dealer's or recycler's place of business.
- (5) A full and complete description of the item or items of junk purchased or sold, including the item type, quantity, length, diameter, size, brand, model, manufacturer, and identification number.
- (6) A statement indicating either that the seller of the junk is the owner of it, or the name of the person he or she obtained it from, as shown on a signed transfer document.
- (7) The fingerprint of the right hand index finger, unless such finger is missing, in which event the print of the next finger in existence on the right hand shall be obtained with a notation as to the

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exact finger printed of the person from whom junk is received.

§ 19-29. Junk dealers and scrap metal recyclers – Seller's age limit. [Ord. No. 1159, § 1.]

It is unlawful for any junk dealer or recycler to purchase, or otherwise acquire, any junk from any person known, or reasonably should be known by the junk dealer or recycler, to be under the age of eighteen years.

§ 19-30. Junk dealers and scrap metal recyclers – Hours. [Ord. No. 1159, § 1.]

It is unlawful for any junk dealer or recycler to conduct his or her business as a junk dealer within this City between the hours of seven p.m. of one day and seven a.m. of the next day.

§ 19-31. Junk dealers and scrap metal recyclers – Payment. [Ord. No. 1159, § 1.]

It is unlawful for any junk dealer or recycler to make payment for the purchase of junk in excess of two hundred dollars to any person except by paper draft or check.