Pen. Code, § 30300.1 · Article 2. Other Restrictions Relating to Ammunition
Pen. Code, § 30300.1
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Section 30300 shall not apply to any transaction, sale, or transfer of ammunition between an ammunition vendor, as defined in Section 16151, and any competitor of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games if all of the following are met:
(1) A competitor presents an accredited credential issued by the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, International Shooting Sport Federation, or World Shooting Para Sport.
(2) A competitor will participate in any competitive or training event that utilizes firearms and is conducted under the supervision or control of an entity authorized by the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, International Shooting Sport Federation, or World Shooting Para Sport.
(3) The competitor is accompanied by a responsible adult. The responsible adult shall be one of the following:
(A) A team official who is responsible for the competitor’s participation in any event described in paragraph (2).
(B) A member of the competitor’s applicable National Olympic Committee or National Paralympic Committee.
(C) A legal representative of the competitor.
(4) An ammunition vendor requires bona fide evidence of identity, as defined in Section 16300, a foreign passport, or other travel document used to enter the United States of the competitor and the accredited credential of the entity described in paragraph (1) to verify that the person, who is receiving delivery of the ammunition, is the individual described in this section.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2027, and shall become inoperative upon the later of October 1, 2028, or the conclusion of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.
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History
Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 354, Sec. 4. (AB 191) Effective September 20, 2026. Operative July 1, 2027, by its own provisions. Conditionally inoperative on or after October 1, 2028, as prescribed by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions.
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