§ 5.64.020 — License requirement and penalty for violation

5.64.020 License requirement and penalty for violation.

A. No person shall engage in firearm and ammunition sales, without a valid license from the chief of police. Gunsmiths, crafts makers and firearms collectors are not required to possess a license unless they sell, lease or transfer firearms. B. The chief of police shall make available application forms requiring applicants to provide the information set forth in Section 5.64.030. Applicants shall submit a completed application and a nonrefundable application fee to the revenue division of the department of finance. Upon receiving the application fee, the revenue division shall issue a receipt to the applicant showing that such application fee has been paid. The issuance of the receipt does not authorize an applicant to engage in firearm and ammunition sales until the necessary license has been lawfully issued. C. The application fee amount shall be established by resolution of the city council and shall be the exclusive source of city funds from which recovery of all costs associated with this chapter may be obtained, including but not limited to, processing applications, monitoring licensees, and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. D. Any person who violates subsection A of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by both. The chief of police shall prescribe a form on which the chief of police shall inform the California Department of Justice that such violators do not meet the state requirements for gun licensees or dealers pursuant to Penal Code Section 26700. (Ord. 2013-0018 § 2; prior code § 28.05.501)