Penal Code section 25640

Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, licensed hunters or fishermen carrying pistols, revolvers, or other firearms capable of being concealed upon the person while engaged in hunting or fishing, or transporting those firearms unloaded when going to or returning from the hunting or fishing expedition.

Source: Section 25640, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=25640. (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_25640

Original Source: Section 25640, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=25640. (last accessed May 12, 2025).