REPORT TITLE:
Ammunition, Limit on Sale of


DESCRIPTION:
Makes it a misdemeanor for any person to sell ammunition for any
firearm to any person except upon proof that the purchaser is the
registered owner of the firearm for which the ammunition is being
purchased or, in the case of ammunition for a rifle or shotgun
acquired prior to 7/1/94, dated sales receipt for firearm, other
written valuable indicia of ownership, or a certificate of
ownership issued by county police chief.  Requires recordkeeping.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        
THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           181
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO AMMUNITION.
 


BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Chapter 134, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
 
 2 by adding two new sections to be appropriately designated and to
 
 3 read as follows:
 
 4      "§134-A  Sale of ammunition; proof of registration required.
 
 5 (a)  No person shall sell ammunition for any firearm required to
 
 6 be registered under section 134-3, except upon proof that the
 
 7 purchaser is the registered owner of the firearm for which the
 
 8 ammunition is being purchased.  Any person selling ammunition
 
 9 shall keep a written record of all sales of ammunition, including
 
10 the name of the firearm owner, the owner's registration number,
 
11 and the type of ammunition purchased.  For purposes of this
 
12 section, presentation of a copy of a completed and stamped
 
13 registration form pursuant to section 134-3(b) shall constitute
 
14 proof that the purchaser is the registered owner of the firearm.
 
15      (b)  Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of
 
16 a misdemeanor.
 
17      §134-B  Purchase of ammunition for rifles or shotguns
 
18 acquired prior to July 1, 1994.  (a)  Notwithstanding section
 
19 134-A, a person may sell ammunition to a purchaser for an
 

 
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 1 unregistered rifle or shotgun acquired prior to July 1, 1994;
 
 2 provided that, after June 30, 1999, no person shall sell
 
 3 ammunition for any rifle or shotgun acquired prior to July 1,
 
 4 1994, except upon:
 
 5      (1)  Proof that the purchaser is the registered owner of the
 
 6           rifle or shotgun for which the ammunition is being
 
 7           purchased, as provided in section 134-A; or
 
 8      (2)  Production by the purchaser of either:
 
 9           (A)  A dated sales receipt for the rifle or shotgun;
 
10           (B)  Other reliable, written indicia of lawful
 
11                ownership prior to July 1, 1994; or
 
12           (C)  A certificate of ownership issued by the chief of
 
13                police of the appropriate county.
 
14 The form of the certificate of ownership for purposes of
 
15 purchasing ammunition shall be prescribed by the attorney general
 
16 and shall be uniform throughout the State.  The seller of
 
17 ammunition shall comply with the recordkeeping requirements of
 
18 section 134-A.
 
19      (b)  Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of
 
20 a misdemeanor."
 
21      SECTION 2.  Section 134-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
22 amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
 
23      "(b)  Every person who acquires a firearm pursuant to
 

 
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 1 section 134-2 shall register the firearm in the manner prescribed
 
 2 by this section within five days of acquisition.  The
 
 3 registration shall be on forms prescribed by the attorney
 
 4 general, which shall be uniform throughout the State, and shall
 
 5 include the following information:  name of the manufacturer and
 
 6 importer; model; type of action; caliber or gauge; serial number;
 
 7 and source from which receipt was obtained, including the name
 
 8 and address of the prior registrant.  If the firearm has no
 
 9 serial number, the permit number shall be entered in the space
 
10 provided for the serial number, and the permit number shall be
 
11 engraved upon the receiver portion of the firearm prior to
 
12 registration.  The person registering the firearm shall be given
 
13 a copy of the completed registration form stamped with an indicia
 
14 of acceptance by the applicable chief of police.  The indicia
 
15 of acceptance shall be prescribed by the attorney general and
 
16 shall be uniform throughout the State.  All registration data
 
17 that would identify the individual registering the firearm by
 
18 name or address shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed
 
19 to anyone, except as may be required [for]:
 
20      (1)  For processing the registration or as may be required
 
21           by a law enforcement agency for the lawful performance
 
22           of its duties;
 
23      (2)  By section 134-B; or [as may be required by]
 

 
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 1      (3)  By order of a court."
 
 2      SECTION 3.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that
 
 3 matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
 
 4 begun, before its effective date.
 
 5      SECTION 4.  In codifying the new sections added by section
 
 6 1, and referred to in section 1 of this Act, the revisor of
 
 7 statutes shall substitute appropriate section numbers for the
 
 8 letters used in designating the new sections in this Act.
 
 9      SECTION 5.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
10 New statutory material is underscored.
 
11      SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1999.
 
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13                           INTRODUCED BY:_________________________