CHAPTER 1. Ammunition [30210. - 30395.]

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6.

§§ 30210–30395 · 33 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Flechette Dart Ammunition or Bullet Containing or Carrying an Explosive Agent §§ 30210–30290 · 3 sections

   • § 30210 Except as provided in Section 30215 and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes…
   • § 30215 Section 30210 does not apply to tracer ammunition manufactured for use in a shotgun.
   • § 30290 Except as provided in Section 30215 and in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any ammunition that contains or consists of any…
2. ARTICLE 2. Other Restrictions Relating to Ammunition §§ 30300–30340 · 12 sections

   • § 30300 (a) Any person, corporation, or dealer who does any of the following shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not to exceed six months, or…
   • § 30305 (a) (1) No person prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900)…
   • § 30306 (a) Any person, corporation, firm, or other business enterprise who supplies, delivers, sells, or gives possession or control of, any ammunition to any person…
   • § 30310 (a) Unless it is with the written permission of the school district superintendent, the superintendent’s designee, or equivalent school authority, no person…
   • § 30312 (a) (1) Commencing January 1, 2018, the sale of ammunition by any party shall be conducted by or processed through a licensed ammunition vendor. (2) When…
   • § 30314 (a) Commencing January 1, 2018, a resident of this state shall not bring or transport into this state any ammunition that he or she purchased or otherwise…
   • § 30315 Any person, firm, or corporation who, within this state knowingly possesses any handgun ammunition designed primarily to penetrate metal or armor is guilty of…
   • § 30320 Any person, firm, or corporation who, within this state, manufactures, imports, sells, offers to sell, or knowingly transports any handgun ammunition designed…
   • § 30325 Nothing in this article shall apply to or affect the possession of handgun ammunition designed primarily to penetrate metal or armor by a person who found the…
   • § 30330 Nothing in this article shall apply to or affect the sale to, purchase by, possession of, or use of any ammunition by any member of the Army, Navy, Air Force,…
   • § 30335 Nothing in this article shall prohibit the possession, importation, sale, attempted sale, or transport of ammunition from which the propellant has been removed…
   • § 30340 Nothing in this article shall prohibit the manufacture of ammunition under contracts approved by agencies of the state or federal government.
3. ARTICLE 3. Ammunition Vendors §§ 30342–30365 · 12 sections

   • § 30342 (a) Commencing January 1, 2018, a valid ammunition vendor license shall be required for any person, firm, corporation, or other business enterprise to sell…
   • § 30345 (a) A vendor shall comply with all of the conditions, requirements, and prohibitions stated in this article. (b) Commencing July 1, 2022, the Department of…
   • § 30347 (a) An ammunition vendor shall require any agent or employee who handles, sells, delivers, or has under his or her custody or control any ammunition, to obtain…
   • § 30348 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the sale of ammunition by a licensed vendor shall be conducted at the location specified in the license. (b) A…
   • § 30350 An ammunition vendor shall not sell or otherwise transfer ownership of, offer for sale or otherwise offer to transfer ownership of, or display for sale or…
   • § 30352 (a) Commencing July 1, 2019, an ammunition vendor shall not sell or otherwise transfer ownership of any ammunition without, at the time of delivery, legibly…
   • § 30355 Commencing February 1, 2011, the records required by this article shall be maintained on the premises of the vendor for a period of not less than five years…
   • § 30357 (a) Commencing February 1, 2011, the records referred to in Section 30352 shall be subject to inspection at any time during normal business hours by any peace…
   • § 30360 Commencing February 1, 2011, a vendor shall not knowingly make a false entry in, fail to make a required entry in, fail to obtain the required thumbprint, or…
   • § 30362 (a) Commencing February 1, 2011, no vendor shall, during any inspection conducted pursuant to this article, refuse to permit a person authorized under Section…
   • § 30363 Within 48 hours of discovery, an ammunition vendor shall report the loss or theft of any of the following items to the appropriate law enforcement agency in…
   • § 30365 (a) A violation of Section 30352, 30355, 30360, or 30362 is a misdemeanor. (b) The provisions of this section are cumulative, and shall not be construed as…
4. ARTICLE 4. Ammunition Purchase Authorizations §§ 30370–30372 · 3 sections

   • § 30370 (a) Commencing July 1, 2019, the department shall electronically approve the purchase or transfer of ammunition through a vendor, as defined in Section 16151,…
   • § 30371 (a) There is hereby appropriated twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) from the General Fund as a loan for the start-up costs of implementing, operating…
   • § 30372 (a) If a person attempts to purchase or otherwise acquire ammunition and the sale or other transfer is not approved by the Department of Justice pursuant to…
5. ARTICLE 5. Ammunition Vendor Licenses §§ 30385–30395 · 3 sections

   • § 30385 (a) The Department of Justice is authorized to issue ammunition vendor licenses pursuant to this article. The department shall, commencing July 1, 2017,…
   • § 30390 (a) The Department of Justice may charge ammunition vendor license applicants a reasonable fee sufficient to reimburse the department for the reasonable,…
   • § 30395 (a) The Department of Justice is authorized to issue ammunition vendor licenses to applicants who the department has determined, either as an individual or a…