809.21 Sale of certain ammunition and firearms. Ammunition and firearms which are not illegal and which are not offensive weapons as defined by section 724.1 may be sold by the department of public safety at public auction. Thedepartment of public safety may sell at public auction forfeited legal weapons received fromthe director of the department of natural resources, except that rifles and shotguns shall beretained by the department of natural resources for disposal according to its rules. The saleof ammunition or firearms pursuant to this section shall be made only to federally licensedfirearms dealers or to persons who have a permit to purchase the firearms. Persons who havenot obtained a permit may bid on firearms at the public auction. However, persons who bidwithout a permit must post a fifty percent of purchase price deposit with the commissioner ofpublic safety on any winning bid. No transfer of firearms may be made to a person biddingwithout a permit until such time as the person has obtained a permit. If the person is unableto produce a permit within two weeks from the date of the auction, the person shall forfeitthe fifty percent deposit to the department of public e person has obtained a permit. If the person is unableto produce a permit within two weeks from the date of the auction, the person shall forfeitthe fifty percent deposit to the department of public safety. All proceeds of a public auctionpursuant to this section, less department expenses reasonably incurred, shall be deposited inthe general fund of the state. The department of public safety shall be reimbursed from theproceeds for the reasonable expenses incurred in selling the property at the auction. 86 Acts, ch 1238, §33; 87 Acts, ch 13, §7, 8; 90 Acts, ch 1042, §1Referred to in §483A.33, 809.5, 809.17, 809A.17 Sat Dec 23 12:34:20 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 809.21 (15, 0)
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