Bill Text: CA AB1769 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Firearms: prohibited places.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-07-21 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 140, Statutes of 2022. [AB1769 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB1769-Chaptered.html
Assembly Bill
No. 1769
CHAPTER 140
An act to add Section 27575.1 to the Penal Code, relating to firearms.
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Approved by
Governor
July 21, 2022.
Filed with
Secretary of State
July 21, 2022.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1769, Bennett.
Firearms: prohibited places.
Existing law generally regulates the sale and transfer of firearms, including, among other things, requiring transactions of firearms to be completed through a licensed firearms dealer. Existing law generally makes a violation of the requirements relating to the sale, lease, or transfer of a firearm a misdemeanor.
Existing law, except as specifically exempted, prohibits an officer, employee, operator, lessee, or licensee of the 32nd District Agricultural Association, as defined, from contracting for, authorizing, or allowing the sale of any firearm, firearm precursor part, or ammunition on the property or in the buildings that comprise the OC Fair and Event Center, as specified.
This bill would enact similar provisions applicable to the 31st District Agricultural Association, as defined, on the property
or in the buildings that comprise the Ventura County Fair and Event Center, as specified. Because a violation of this prohibition would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 27575.1 is added to the Penal Code, to read:27575.1.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an officer, employee, operator, lessee, or licensee of the 31st District Agricultural Association, as defined in Section 3883 of the Food and Agricultural Code, shall not contract for, authorize, or allow the sale of any firearm, firearm precursor part, or ammunition on the property or in the buildings that comprise the Ventura County Fair and Event Center, in the County of Ventura, the City of Ventura, or any successor or additional property owned, leased, or otherwise occupied or operated by the district.(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) A gun buyback event held by a law enforcement agency.
(2) The sale of a firearm by a public administrator, public conservator, or public guardian within the course of their duties.
(3) The sale of a firearm, firearm precursor part, or ammunition on state property that occurs pursuant to a contract that was entered into before January 1, 2023.
(4) The purchase of ammunition on state property by a law enforcement agency in the course of its regular duties.
