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ORDINANCE NO. 07 - 08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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AMENDING CHAPTER 5.88 OF THE DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO DANGEROUS WEAPONS
The City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 5.88 of the Dublin Municipal Code is revised as follows:
5.88.010 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings set out in this
section:
"Dangerous weapon" means and includes:
1. Any knife having a blade three (3) inches or more in length, or any snap-blade or spring-blade knife
regardless of the length of the blade;
2. Any ice pick or similar stabbing tool;
3. Any cutting, stabbing or bludgeoning weapon or device capable of inflicting grievous bodily harm;
4. Any straight edge razor or any razor blade fitted to a handle;
5. Any firearm, air rifle, B-B gun, air gun, sling, sling shot, or other similar instrument or device designed or
intended to discharge or capable of discharging a bullet, shot, or other missile of any kind.
"Firearm" means any device, designed to be used as a weapon, from which a bullet, shot or other missile of
any kind is expelled through a barrel, by the force of any explosion or other form of combustion.
5.88.020 Discharging firearms prohibited.
A. No person shall fire or discharge any firearm of any kind within the corporate limits of the City.
B. This section does not apply to peace officers in the performance of their official duties.
5.88.030 Use, possession, discharge and sale---Minors-Prohibited.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.88.040, it is unlawful for any person in the City to sell, give, loan,
or in any way furnish, or to cause or permit to be sold, given, loaned, or in any way furnished to a minor, or to
allow any minor to use or possess or discharge, or for any minor to use or possess or discharge a dangerous
weapon.
5.88.040 Exceptions.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit such minor from using or having in his possession, care, custody
or control any such dangerous weapon, with the exception of a firearm, in the event that such possession, care,
custody, control or use is had with the consent of the parent or guardian of such minor and is under the direct
supervision and control of some adult person; nor to prohibit any minor from using or having in his possession
or control any dangerous weapon which is in good faith in his possession or control for use in the performance
of his lawful occupation or employment or for the purpose of lawful recreation.
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5.88.050 Disorderly conduct prohibited.
Notwithstanding Section 5.88.040, it is unlawful for any minor carrying upon his person or having in his
possession or under his control any dangerous weapon to engage in any fight upon any public place or way or
upon the premises of another.
Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable and if any provision, clause,
sentence, word or part thereof is held illegal, invalid, unconstitutional, or inapplicable to any person or
circumstances, such illegality, invalidity, unconstitutionality, or inapplicability shall not affect or impair any of
the remaining provisions, clauses, sentences, sections, words or parts thereof of the ordinance or their
applicability to other persons or circumstances.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30) days
following its adoption.
Section 4. Posting. The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in
at least three (3) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code
of the State of California.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of February, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hildenbrand, Oravetz, Scholz, and Mayor Lockhart
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Sbranti
ABSTAIN: None
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Deputy City Clerk
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