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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 19 of 1995
(Carrying a loaded firearm prohibited)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11.48.040 TO THE SALT LAKE CITY CODE, RELATING TO CARRYING A LOADED FIREARM PROHIBITED.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 11.48.040 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to carrying a loaded firearm prohibited, be, and the same hereby is, added to read as follows:
11.48.040 Carrying loaded firearm prohibited.
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B. Definition. A firearm is deemed to be loaded when:
1. There is an unexpended cartridge, shell or projectile in the firing position;
2. Revolvers and pistols shall also be deemed loaded when the unexpended cartridge, shell or projectile is in a position that the manual operation of any mechanism once would cause the unexpended cartridge, shell or projectile to be fired.
3. A muzzle loading firearm shall be deemed to be loaded when it is capped or primed and has a powder charge and ball or shot in the barrel or cylinders.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 7th day of March, 1995.
Bill No. 19 of 1995.
Published: March 14, 1995.