Pen. Code, § 30342 · Article 3. Ammunition Vendors
Pen. Code, § 30342
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Commencing January 1, 2018, a valid ammunition vendor license shall be required for any person, firm, corporation, or other business enterprise to sell more than 500 rounds of ammunition in any 30-day period.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to, or affect the sale of, ammunition to a person who holds a valid ammunition vendor license by a person in order to comply with Section 6389 of the Family Code.
(c) Subdivision (a) does not apply to, or affect the sale of, ammunition to a person who holds a valid ammunition vendor license by a person in order to comply with Section 527.9 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(d) Subdivision (a) does not apply to, or affect the sale of, ammunition to a person who holds a valid ammunition vendor license by a person in order to comply with Section 18120.
(e) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.
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History
Repealed (in Sec. 31) and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 544, Sec. 32. (SB 899) Effective January 1, 2025. Operative January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.
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