Chapter 9.28
WEAPONS

Sections:

9.28.010    Unauthorized discharge of firearms prohibited.

9.28.020    Air guns – Prohibited.

9.28.030    Air guns – Nuisance – Destruction by police chief.

9.28.040    Unauthorized discharge of paint guns and crossbows prohibited – Nuisance.

9.28.010 Unauthorized discharge of firearms prohibited.

No person shall, without first obtaining permission from the city council, shoot or discharge any pistol, rifle, gun, or other firearm, not in necessary self defense, or in performance of official duty, within the city, or use any police or watchman’s whistle except when necessary to call to his aid a peace officer. (Ord. 48, 1955; prior code § 7-423)

9.28.020 Air guns – Prohibited.

It is unlawful for any person to discharge, within the city limits of the city, any air rifle, air pistol, BB gun, or any other type of weapon operated by compressed air or gas. (Ord. 4, 1954; prior code § 7-101)

9.28.030 Air guns – Nuisance – Destruction by police chief.

Upon the arrest and conviction of any person, the weapon discharged as set forth in SMC 9.28.020 shall be and is declared to be a nuisance, and shall be surrendered to the chief of police. Such officer shall, except upon the certification of the city attorney or district attorney that the preservation thereof is necessary or proper to the ends of justice, annually destroy, or cause to be destroyed, such weapons. (Ord. 4, 1954; prior code § 7-102)

9.28.040 Unauthorized discharge of paint guns and crossbows prohibited – Nuisance.

It is unlawful for any person to discharge, within the city limits of Seaside, any paint gun or crossbow, or any device which propels an arrow or bolt by means of any common bow, compound bow, crossbow or underwater spear gun. Upon the arrest and conviction of any person for violation of this section, the weapon discharged shall be and is declared to be a nuisance and subject to confiscation and destruction as provided in SMC 9.28.030. (Ord. 800 § 1, 1991)