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Target Shooting
Forest Order 05-07-00-23-01 Firearms Prohibition
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), and to provide for public safety and protect natural resources, the following act is prohibited within the Los Padres National Forest. This Order is effective from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024.
Discharging a firearm, except in the following designated target ranges:
a. Winchester Canyon Gun Club
b. Ojai Valley Gun Club
36 C.F.R. § 261.58(m).
Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:
1. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue, fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty.
2. Persons hunting a legal game bird or mammal are not exempt from the prohibition listed above. However, a person hunting during the open-hunting season for a game bird or mammal as specified by the laws of the State of California and having a valid California hunting license in his or her possession, may discharge a firearm at the legal game bird or mammal.
This prohibition is in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart A.
A violation of this prohibition is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.
Executed in Solvang, California this 23rd day of December 2022.
Law Enforcement Officers will be strictly enforcing this Forest Order in all areas of the Forest.
Contact one of the ranger stations listed below for more information.
- Santa Barbara Ranger District – (805) 967-3481
- Ojai Ranger District – (805) 646-4348
- Mt. Pinos Ranger District – (661) 245-3731 ext. 0
- Santa Lucia Ranger District – (805) 925-9538 X 0
- Monterey Ranger District – (831) 385-5434 ext 0
For further information regarding current conditions and safety tips, contact your nearest Forest Service office or visit the Los Padres National Forest website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/lpnf.