Portola Valley Municipal Code Ch. 9.08 Firearms

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 2008-376, § 1, adopted Dec. 10, 2008, amended chapter 9.08 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former chapter 9.08, §§ 9.08.010 and 9.08.020, pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from Ord. 1969-98 §§ 1 and 2, adopted 1969.

For the purpose of this chapter, "firearm" shall mean any cannon, gun, pistol, revolver, automatic pistol, rifle, shotgun, air gun, pellet gun or any other weapon of similar nature designed to discharge a projectile propelled by the expansion of gas.

(Ord. 2008-376 § 1, 2008)

A. No person shall discharge or fire any firearm within the town except as provided in subsection B. below of this section.

B. The provisions of subsection A. above shall not apply to:

1. Sheriffs, constables, marshals, policemen, or other peace officers, or any person summoned by any such officers to assist in making arrests or preserving the peace, or persons who are members of the armed services of the United States, or the National Guard, while such persons are acting in the lawful discharge of their duties;

2. Persons using firearms in the lawful defense of self, third-persons, or the user's property.

(Ord. 2008-376 § 1, 2008)

It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, shoot, or trespass, while in the possession of firearms, on any private or public property. This prohibition against hunting is established pursuant to the California Penal Code.

(Ord. 2008-376 § 1, 2008)