The following words or phrases as used in this Chapter shall have the following meanings:
Ammunition.
Projectiles expelled by force of an explosion, for use in pistols and revolvers, as defined in California Penal Code Section 12001, and in rifles.
Vendor.
Any individual, gun store, firm, or corporation having a business license to sell ammunition.
(Added by Ord. No. 1802CCS § 1, adopted 5/23/95)
(a) 
Every holder of a business license to sell ammunition shall maintain records pertaining to ammunition sales prescribed by this Chapter on the licensed premises and in the manner prescribed herein.
(b) 
Every record shall contain the following information:
(1) 
The date of the transaction.
(2) 
The purchaser's name, address, and date of birth.
(3) 
The purchaser's driver's license number or other identification and state where that identification was issued.
(4) 
The brand of ammunition purchased.
(5) 
The type and amount of ammunition purchased.
(6) 
The purchaser's signature.
(c) 
The information required by this Section shall be completed in a log book at the time of the purchase.
(d) 
The record shall be maintained in chronological order by date of sale of the ammunition, and shall be retained on the licensed premises of the vendor for a period of two years following the date of the purchase of the ammunition.
(e) 
At the direction of the Chief of Police, or his or her designee, police officers may enter the premises of any licensed vendor during regular business hours for the purpose of examining or inspecting any record required by this Chapter.
(Added by Ord. No. 1802CCS § 1, adopted 5/23/95)
(a) 
It is unlawful for any vendor knowingly to make a false entry or fail to make an appropriate entry in the ammunition sales log. It is unlawful for any vendor to knowingly fail to properly maintain any such record or to refuse to exhibit the record to a police officer immediately upon request for such inspection.
(b) 
Any vendor violating any provision of this Chapter is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail for a period not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Added by Ord. No. 1802CCS § 1, adopted 5/23/95)