Windsor Municipal Code Art. 15 Unlawful Discharge of Firearms

No person shall intentionally discharge or cause to be discharged any firearm, airgun, air rifle, pellet gun, BB gun, slingshot, paint ball gun, or other weapon or device capable of hurling or projecting a missile with sufficient force to cause injury to persons or property, within the Windsor Town limits.

(Ord. No. 95-63 § 1)

The provisions of Section 3-10-1500 do not apply in the following circumstances:

a. In the performance of official duties of a peace officer, as defined in the California Penal Code, or any person summoned by any such officer to assist in making arrest or preserving the peace while actually engaged in assisting such officer;

b. In the performance of official duties of any member of the military service of the United States of America;

c. In the lawful defense of life or property;

d. In the lawful discharge or operation of a firearm or other projectile weapon at a licensed firearms range or shooting arcade;

e. In the lawful killing of an injured animal.

(Ord. No. 95-63 § 2)

Any firearm, weapon or device described in this article and used in violation of this article may be declared to be a nuisance, and upon conviction of any person who violates this article the firearm, weapon or other device shall thereafter be disposed of in the same manner for the disposal of nuisances under Section 12028 of the Penal Code of California.

(Ord. No. 95-63 § 3)

Any person violating any of the provisions of or failing to comply with the requirements of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in Section 36901 of the Government Code as that section reads or its successor reads at the time of the offense.

(Ord. No. 95-63 § 4)