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26890
. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c) of
Section 26805, any time when the licensee is not open for business,
all inventory firearms shall be stored in the licensed location. All
firearms shall be secured using one of the following methods as to
each particular firearm:
(1) Store the firearm in a secure facility that is a part of, or
that constitutes, the licensee's business premises.
(2) Secure the firearm with a hardened steel rod or cable of at
least one-eighth inch in diameter through the trigger guard of the
firearm. The steel rod or cable shall be secured with a hardened
steel lock that has a shackle. The lock and shackle shall be
protected or shielded from the use of a boltcutter and the rod or
cable shall be anchored in a manner that prevents the removal of the
firearm from the premises.
(3) Store the firearm in a locked fireproof safe or vault in the
licensee's business premises.
(b) The licensing authority in an unincorporated area of a county
or within a city may impose security requirements that are more
strict or are at a higher standard than those specified in
subdivision (a).
(c) Upon written request from a licensee, the licensing authority
may grant an exemption from compliance with the requirements of
subdivision (a) if the licensee is unable to comply with those
requirements because of local ordinances, covenants, lease
conditions, or similar circumstances not under the control of the
licensee.
(d) Subdivision (a) or (b) shall not apply to a licensee organized
as a nonprofit public benefit corporation pursuant to Part 2
(commencing with Section 5110) of Division 2 of Title 1 of the
Corporations Code, or as a mutual benefit corporation pursuant to
Part 3 (commencing with Section 7110) of Division 2 of Title 1 of the
Corporations Code, if both of the following conditions are
satisfied:
(1) The nonprofit public benefit or mutual benefit corporation
obtained the dealer's license solely and exclusively to assist that
corporation or local chapters of that corporation in conducting
auctions or similar events at which firearms are auctioned off to
fund the activities of that corporation or the local chapters of the
corporation.
(2) The firearms are not handguns.