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After posting the question about charging sales tax on ammo transfers, I realized I didn't understand the ammo sales law as much as I thought I did. So rather than build on that string I thought I'd start a new one.
I believe this link has the most current version of the ammo law:
I believe it reconciles the differences between SB1235 and Prop 63 although I could be mistaken about that.
Section 30364 (a) says:
"The sale, delivery, or transfer of ammunition may only occur in a face-to-face transaction with the seller, deliverer, or transferor being provided bona fide evidence of identity from the purchaser or other transferee, provided, however, that ammunition may be purchased over the Internet or through other means of remote ordering if an ammunition vendor in this state initially receives the ammunition and processes the transfer in compliance with this article, Article 3 (commencing with Section 30345), and Article 4 (commencing with Section 30355). An ammunition vendor is required to promptly and properly process those transactions. An ammunition vendor may charge a fee to process the transfer not to exceed ten dollars ($10) per transaction. An ammunition vendor is not required to house ammunition orders longer than 30 days."
Section 30366 (a) (3) (b) also says:
"When neither party in an ammunition sale is a vendor,... The vendor may charge the purchaser an administrative fee to process the transaction, not to exceed ten dollars ($10) per transaction processed."
However, Title 11, Division 5, Chapter 10, Section 4263 says this about the fee for a private party ammo sale:
(a) If the purchaser will be present for immediate delivery of the ammunition, the fee shall not
exceed five dollars ($5).
(b) If the purchaser will not be present for immediate delivery of the ammunition, the vendor
may charge an additional storage fee as agreed upon with the purchaser prior to the vendor
receiving the ammunition.
So unless I'm missing something, there is a conflict in what we can charge for a private party ammo sale, and there is a $10 limit on what we can charge for an internet transfer, regardless if its for 50 rounds or 5000 rounds. We are allowed to charge an additional storage fee if we have to store private party sale ammo, but there does not appear to be any such provision for internet transfers.
I'm pretty confused. Can someone enlighten me?
I believe this link has the most current version of the ammo law:
I believe it reconciles the differences between SB1235 and Prop 63 although I could be mistaken about that.
Section 30364 (a) says:
"The sale, delivery, or transfer of ammunition may only occur in a face-to-face transaction with the seller, deliverer, or transferor being provided bona fide evidence of identity from the purchaser or other transferee, provided, however, that ammunition may be purchased over the Internet or through other means of remote ordering if an ammunition vendor in this state initially receives the ammunition and processes the transfer in compliance with this article, Article 3 (commencing with Section 30345), and Article 4 (commencing with Section 30355). An ammunition vendor is required to promptly and properly process those transactions. An ammunition vendor may charge a fee to process the transfer not to exceed ten dollars ($10) per transaction. An ammunition vendor is not required to house ammunition orders longer than 30 days."
Section 30366 (a) (3) (b) also says:
"When neither party in an ammunition sale is a vendor,... The vendor may charge the purchaser an administrative fee to process the transaction, not to exceed ten dollars ($10) per transaction processed."
However, Title 11, Division 5, Chapter 10, Section 4263 says this about the fee for a private party ammo sale:
(a) If the purchaser will be present for immediate delivery of the ammunition, the fee shall not
exceed five dollars ($5).
(b) If the purchaser will not be present for immediate delivery of the ammunition, the vendor
may charge an additional storage fee as agreed upon with the purchaser prior to the vendor
receiving the ammunition.
So unless I'm missing something, there is a conflict in what we can charge for a private party ammo sale, and there is a $10 limit on what we can charge for an internet transfer, regardless if its for 50 rounds or 5000 rounds. We are allowed to charge an additional storage fee if we have to store private party sale ammo, but there does not appear to be any such provision for internet transfers.
I'm pretty confused. Can someone enlighten me?
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