Chapter 9.20
FIREARMS

Sections:

Article I. Possession on Liquor-Dispensing Premises

9.20.010  Firearm possession prohibited.

9.20.020  Weapon possession prohibited.

9.20.030  Exemptions from CMC 9.20.010 and 9.20.020.

9.20.040  Violation – Penalty.

Article II. Exemption from Prohibition

9.20.050  Exemption to prohibition of carrying uncased firearms.

Article I. Possession on Liquor-Dispensing Premises

9.20.010 Firearm possession prohibited.

It is unlawful for any person, on or in any premises in the town of Cathlamet where alcoholic beverages are dispensed by the drink, to carry any rifle, shotgun or pistol, whether said person has a license to carry said firearm or not, and whether said firearm is concealed or not. (Ord. 315 § 1, 1984)

9.20.020 Weapon possession prohibited.

It is unlawful for any person, on or in any premises in the town of Cathlamet where alcoholic beverages are dispensed by the drink, to carry any of the following described weapons:

(1) Any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as slung shot, sand club, or metal knuckles, or spring blade knife, or any knife the blade of which is automatically released by a spring mechanism or other mechanical device, or any knife having a blade which opens, or falls, or is ejected into position by the force of gravity, or by an outward, downward, or centrifugal thrust or movement; or

(2) Any device commonly known as "nun-chu-ka sticks," consisting of two or more lengths of wood, metal, plastic, or similar substance connected with wire, rope, or other means; or

(3) Any device, commonly known as "throwing stars," which are multipointed, metal objects designed to embed upon impact from any aspect. (Ord. 315 § 2, 1984)

9.20.030 Exemptions from CMC 9.20.010 and 9.20.020.

The prohibitions contained in CMC 9.20.010 and 9.20.020 do not apply to:

(1) Any lawful act committed by a person while in his fixed place of business;

(2) Any person who by virtue of his office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to preserve public safety, maintain public order, or to make arrests for offenses, whether during regular duty hours or not;

(3) Any person making or assisting in making a lawful arrest for the commission of a felony;

(4) Any area primarily designated for the service of prepared foods and commonly referred to as a restaurant, whether alcoholic beverages are served or not;

(5) Private dwellings. (Ord. 315 § 3, 1984)

9.20.040 Violation – Penalty.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, the maximum punishment for which shall be imprisonment in the town jail for 90 days and a fine of $500.00, or both. (Ord. 315 § 4, 1984)

Article II. Exemption from Prohibition

9.20.050 Exemption to prohibition of carrying uncased firearms.

All incorporated areas of the town of Cathlamet, Washington, are hereby exempted from the prohibition of subsection (4) of Section 405, Chapter 7, First Special Session, Washington Laws of 1994, and from the prohibition contained in RCW 9.41.050(4). (Ord. 364 § 1, 1994)