Penal Code section 26040

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.

Source: Section 26040, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=26040. (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Aug. 3, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_26040

Original Source: Section 26040, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=26040. (last accessed May 12, 2025).