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Home My WebLink About6.1 Regulate Sale/Use of Weapons to Minors ' 5 CITY OF DUBLIN AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 22, 1986 SUBJECT PUBLIC HEARING - Ordinance Regulating the Sale to, Use by, or Possession by Any Minor of Dangerous Weapons EXHIBITS ATTACHED Draft Ordinance RECOMMENDATION Open Public Hearing Receive Staff Presentation Hear Public Testimony Close Public Hearing Waive Reading and Adopt Ordinance FINANCIAL STATEMENT: DESCRIPTION The attached proposed ordinance is brought to the City Council as part of the comprehensive revision of the City ' s ordinances and development of a Municipal Code. The proposed ordinance provides for the revision of Title 4 , Chapter 1, Article 6 of the Alameda County Code which the City adopted by Ordinance No. 13-82 . This ordinance regulates the sale to, use by or possession by any minors of dangerous weapons . Use of such weapons is lawful by minors provided there is parental consent and direct supervision by an adult; the weapon is necessary for the minor ' s lawful occupation .or employment; or for the purpose of lawful recreation. The Police Chief has reviewed this ordinance and concurs with its content. The City Council introduced this ordinance at its meeting of December 8, 1986. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPIES TO: ITEM NO. I ORDINANCE NO. -86 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN REGULATING XHE SALE TO, USE BY, OR POSSESSION BY ANY MINOR OF DANGEROUS WEAPONS The City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows: Section 1 : DEFINITION OF DANGEROUS WEAPON. Dangerous weapon shall mean and include: (a) 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. (b) Any ice pick or similar stabbing tool. (c) Any cutting , stabbing or bludgeoning weapon or device capable of inflicting grievous bodily harm. (d) Any straight edge razor or any razor blade fitted to a handle. (e) Any rifle, gun, pistol , revolver, 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. Section 2: USE, POSSESSION, DISCHARGE, SALE OF DANGEROUS WEAPONS. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3, it shall be 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. Section 3 : SAME: 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 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 or use of his lawful occupation or employment or for the purpose of lawful recreation. 1 Section 4: DISORDERLY CONDUCT. Notwithstanding Section 3 , it shall be 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 5. EFFECTIVE DATE AND POSTING OF ORDINANCE. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force .thirty (30 ) days from and after the date of its passage. 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 AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Dublin on this day of 1986, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk • ,�rri c - a :�f'1�GS �.� a•�r 7-, x�,�.sEP_�`�- t+wr4 .,�v Nw�`"4i��+'��n.z/'.'� 'x'`13�tr`�" ...=,z-t et . .