Pen. Code, § 26537 · Article 1. License Requirement and Miscellaneous Exceptions
Pen. Code, § 26537
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms that satisfies both of the following conditions:
(1) The sale, delivery, or transfer is made by a manufacturer of ammunition licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(2) The sale, delivery, or transfer is made to a dealer or wholesaler.
(b) Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms between or to manufacturers of ammunition licensed to engage in that business pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto, where those firearms are to be used in the course and scope of the licensee’s activities as a person licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
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History
Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 250, Sec. 7. (SB 715) Effective January 1, 2022.
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