California Penal Code 26537 – (a) Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or …
(a) Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms that satisfies both of the following conditions:
(1) The sale, delivery, or transfer is made by a manufacturer of ammunition licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
Terms Used In California Penal Code 26537
- ammunition: includes , but is not limited to, any bullet, cartridge, magazine, clip, speed loader, autoloader, ammunition feeding device, or projectile capable of being fired from a firearm with a deadly consequence. See California Penal Code 16150
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
- wholesaler: means any person who is licensed as a dealer pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto, who sells, transfers, or assigns firearms, or parts of firearms, to persons who are licensed as manufacturers, importers, or gunsmiths pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code, or persons licensed pursuant to Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive, and includes persons who receive finished parts of firearms and assemble them into completed or partially completed firearms in furtherance of that purpose. See California Penal Code 17340
(2) The sale, delivery, or transfer is made to a dealer or wholesaler.
(b) Section 26500 does not apply to the sale, delivery, or transfer of firearms between or to manufacturers of ammunition licensed to engage in that business pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto, where those firearms are to be used in the course and scope of the licensee’s activities as a person licensed pursuant to Chapter 44 (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 250, Sec. 7. (SB 715) Effective January 1, 2022.)