California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 26040

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.

Nothing in Section 25850 shall prevent any person from carrying a loaded firearm in an area within an incorporated city while engaged in hunting, provided that the hunting at that place and time is not prohibited by the city council.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 26040 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-6-control-of-deadly-weapons/title-4-firearms/division-5-carrying-firearms/chapter-3-carrying-a-loaded-firearm/article-4-other-exemptions-to-the-crime-of-carrying-a-loaded-firearm-in-public/section-26040

Other sections in Article 4 - Other Exemptions to the Crime of Carrying a Loaded Firearm in Public

§ 26000§ 26005§ 26010§ 26015§ 26020§ 26025§ 26030§ 26035§ 26040§ 26045§ 26050§ 26055§ 26060

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