Definitions related to this policy include Cal. Gov't Code § 7070.
GOVERNING BODY. The elected or appointed body that oversees the Department, in this case the Santa Paula City Council.
MILITARY EQUIPMENT. Includes but is not limited to the following:
(1) Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial or ground vehicles.
(2) Mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles or armored personnel carriers.
(3) High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV), two-and-one-half-ton trucks, five-ton trucks, or wheeled vehicles that have a breaching or entry apparatus attached.
(4) Tracked armored vehicles that provide ballistic protection to their occupants.
(5) Command and control vehicles that are either built or modified to facilitate the operational control and direction of public safety units.
(6) Weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind.
(7) Battering rams, slugs, and breaching apparatuses that are explosive in nature. This does not include a handheld, one-person ram.
(8) Firearms and ammunition of .50 caliber or greater, excluding standard-issue shotguns and standard-issue shotgun ammunition.
(9) Specialized firearms and ammunition of less than .50 caliber, including firearms and accessories identified as assault weapons in Cal. Penal Code §§ 30510 and 30515, with the exception of standard-issue handguns.
(10) Any firearm or firearm accessory that is designed to launch explosive projectiles.
(11) Noise-flash diversionary devices and explosive breaching tools.
(12) Munitions containing tear gas or oleoresin capsicum (pepper spray), excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray.
(13) TASER® Shockwave, microwave weapons, water cannons, and long-range acoustic devices (LRADs).
(14) Kinetic energy weapons and munitions.
(15) Any other equipment as determined by a governing body or a state agency to require additional oversight.
(Ord. 1315, passed 4-20-22)