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Title 4 — PUBLIC SAFETY›Division 2 — WEAPONS

San Joaquin County Municipal Code Ch. 2 Discharge of Firearms

San Joaquin County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Joaquin County

Cite as: San Joaquin County Municipal Code Chapter 2 · Text as of 2026-10-04

4-2100 - FIRING ON HIGHWAYS.

(a) No person shall shoot, fire, or discharge upon any public highway in the County or any part of the ground dedicated to such use any firearms of any kind whatsoever.

(b) Any person found guilty of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail not to exceed fifty (50) days, or by both.

(Ord. 387)

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4-2101 - FIRING IN PUBLIC PLACES.

It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person or persons to discharge any gun, pistol, rifle, or other kind of firearms upon any public street, road, court, alley, or place within the County; provided, however, that it shall be lawful to discharge any rifle or pistol not greater than a twenty-two (22) calibre or a shotgun with a bore not greater than No. 10 when loaded with shot not larger than No. 7.

(Ord. 285)

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4-2102 - LIMITATION.

It is further provided that such guns as may be lawfully discharged, as stated in Section 4-2101 must not be discharged except when the person discharging is at a distance of more than two hundred (200) yards from any conveyance or horse or person except such person, conveyance, or horse with which the said person is traveling; nor shall it be lawful to discharge any such firearms within two hundred (200) yards of any house, barn, or stock running loose in any field or public road without permission being first obtained from the owner of such house or stock.

(Ord. 285)

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