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Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Military Equipment 6. Training: Personnel deploying 12-gauge bean bags will be trained in their use and deployment before using them in the field. A POST -certified less -lethal instructor will conduct all training. 7. Legal and Procedural Rules: Use of Force Policy, Control Devices and Techniques Policy, First Amendment Assemblies Policy, 40MM Less Lethal Launcher Guidelines Procedure, and SWAT Procedure Manual. (c) PepperBall Launcher and Munitions: A less -lethal device that discharges projectiles designed to breach glass or projectiles containing chemical agents 1. Description, cost, quantity, and capabilities: (a) PepperBall TAC-SF Launcher, cost: $799 each, quantity: 2. Semi- automatic, 3-round burst shots or full auto action. Select -fire electronic firing system with a firing rate of 10-12 RPS. Compact lightweight modular design. Ambidextrous rotational safety switch. 30 Cubic inch high capacity high-pressure air system. Designed for use with high-pressure air. (b) PepperBall INERT Powder Projectiles, cost: $375 for a case of 375, quantity: 2 cases. Inert projectiles used for training purposes. (c) PepperBAll LIVE PAVA (OC), cost: $853 for a case of 375, quantity: 2 cases. The basic PepperBall projectile, it contains 2% PAVA, and is excellent for direct impact and area saturation, especially in confined, interior spaces. (d) PepperBall LIVE-X PAVA (OC), cost: $1,123 for a case of 375, quantity: 1 case. Our most potent and powerful concentration of PAVA pepper powder. One round of LIVE-XTM contains the equivalent to 10 regular PepperBall rounds. 2. Purpose: To limit the escalation of conflict where employment of lethal force is prohibited or undesirable. Situations for the use of PepperBall may include, but are not limited to: (a) Tactical situations involving the deployment of the Department's SWAT Team (b) Training exercises or approved demonstrations. (c) Potentially vicious animals. (d) Circumstances where a tactical advantage can be obtained. (e) Riot/crowd control and civil unrest incidents where the criminal behavior involved exceeds a failure to disburse or curfew violation. (f) Self-destructive, dangerous, and/or combative individuals. 3. Authorized Use: Only SWAT officers who have received certification in the use of chemical agents, less -lethal, and PepperBall are authorized to use PepperBall. 4. Lifespan: City Council 11 — 14 5/17/2022 Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2022/05/06, All Rights Reserved. ***DRAFT*** Military Equipment - 10 Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department