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Earlier editions: 2026-07

Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and Welfare

Wheatland Municipal Code Ch. 9.08 Weapons

Wheatland Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Wheatland

Cite as: Wheatland Municipal Code Chapter 9.08 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 9.08.010. Possessing certain concealed weapons prohibited.

Every person who carries concealed upon his or her person, or concealed within any vehicle which is under his or her control or direction, any knife, which has a blade three inches or more in length; any snapblade knife, regardless of the length of the blade; any springblade knife, regardless of the length of the blade; any ice pick or similar sharp stabbing tool; any straight-edge razor, any razor blade fitted to a handle; or any cutting, stabbing or bludgeoning weapon or device capable of inflicting grievous bodily harm, is guilty of a misdemeanor. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any licensed hunter or fisherman while engaged in hunting or fishing, or while going or returning from the hunting or fishing expedition.

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§ 9.08.020. Discharging firearms within city limits prohibited.

It is unlawful for any person to fire or discharge any rifle, gun, air gun, air rifle, slingshot or other instrument by which missiles are propelled through the air within the city limits.

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§ 9.08.030. Permit requirements.

Any person who discharges any pistol, gun, rifle, firearm, cannon, anvil loaded with powder, bow, air gun or other device whereby a shot, bullet or other dangerous missile is projected, within the corporate limits of the city, or discharges or explodes any firecrackers, fire rockets, Roman candles, chasers or other fireworks of any nature or kind, or who makes any bonfire or burns any hay, straw, shavings or other combustible material within the city limits at night, without first having obtained a special permit therefor in writing from the city council which permit shall designate the time and place of such firing or discharging, is guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not be construed so as to prohibit any person from shooting destructive animals within or upon his or her own enclosure, nor to prohibit the establishment and maintenance of shooting galleries, in accordance with the ordinances of the city.

(Ord. 27 § 1, 1912)

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