A. Except as provided in subsections B and C of this section, all firearms and other weapons that come into the possession of the Algona Police Department after June 30, 1993 that are judicially forfeited under RCW 9.41.098 and no longer needed for evidence, or forfeited due to a failure to make a claim under RCW 63.32.010 or 63.10.010, may be disposed of by the Algona Police Department at its discretion as follows:

B. All firearms and other weapons that are “antiques” as defined by RCW 9.41.150 or recognized as curios, relics, and firearms or other weapons of particular historical significance by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (or any successor agency) shall not be retained for agency use or destroyed.

C. All firearms and other weapons that are illegal to possess, as defined in subsection D, shall be destroyed, and shall not be retained, traded or auctioned. If firearms and other weapons otherwise illegal to possess may be rendered legal to possess by removal or alteration of component parts, the Algona Police Department may, at its discretion, effect such removal or alteration, and may thereafter dispose of the firearm or other weapon under subsection A of this section.

D. “Firearms and other weapons that are illegal to possess” means firearms and other weapons that are illegal to possess as a private citizen under state or federal law. (Ord. 748 § 1, 1993).