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ORDINANCE No. 1116
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH AMENDING SECTION 4011 OF THE HUNT_
INGTON- BEACH ORDINANCE CODE AELATING TO
SHOOTING; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY TO EXIST
AND REPEALING_THE ORIGINAL SECTION 4011. '
WHEREAS, it has become necessary for the health and
welfare of the community to regulate the use of firearms
within the City; and
WHEREAS, the State of California has not legislated
in this area;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Hunt-
ington Beach, California, does ordain as follows: -
Section 1. That Section 4011 of the Huntington Beach
Ordinance Code is hereby amended, and as amended, shall
read in words and figures, as follows:
Section 4011. It is hereby declared unlawful for any
person, or persons, other than a police officer acting in
his official line of duty, to shoot, fire or discharge, or
for any person, firm or corporation to cause or permit to
be shot, fired or discharged within the corporate limits of
the City -of Huntington Beach any rifle, shotgun, pistol, re-
volver or other firearm, or any air gun, air pistol, or air
rifle, or any other weapon which emits a projectile as a
result of pressure exerted at the breach, with the following
exceptions:
1.
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(a) when it may be necessary to do so to protest
life or property; or
(b) shotguns may be used foz- the extermination
of destructive animals or birds cnly with
written permission of the Chief of. Police.
Section 2. If this ordinance, in whole or in part,
conflicts with any existing State statute, the statute is
to be construed as being severable and that which does not
conflict, will remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. This ordinance, being an emergency
measure for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of
Huntington Beach, which emergency is set forth and defined
in the preamble hereto, shall take efz•ect and be in force
from and after the passage and adoption hereof.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the pass"
age and adoption of''this ordinance, and shall cause the same
to be published by one insertion in the Huntington Beach
News, a weekly newspaper printed, published and circulated
in the City of Huntington Beach, California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting held this 18th
day ,of"January, 1965.
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APPA D AS TO 0�3M:
GW Clerk J S D. PLU TT,
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B
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AA Asst:City Attorney
Ord. No. 1116
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
I, PAUL_ C., _JONES ,, the duly elected, qualified, and
acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-
officio Clerk of the City Council of the said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number ofmembers of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach is five; that the foregoing
ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 4th day of_ January . 1965, and
was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 18thday -of January .1965, and was
passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a
majority of all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
- Welch.-Gisler,- Stewart ,. Lambert , Shipley
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None'
City 0 If 1c io C I e rk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach;',�California