Pepper Spray Reporting Requirements

At a glance

What: An amendment to Berkeley Municipal Code Section 2.100.040 that adds pepper spray to the police equipment subject to the approval and reporting rules of California Government Code Chapter 12.8 and BMC Chapter 2.100, and requires a report on first aid given after each use of pepper spray.
Where it stands: Second reading of Ordinance No. 8,011-N.S. adopted June 9, 2026 on the Consent Calendar (all ayes on the consent motion); the first reading vote was all ayes.
Next: The broader debate on crowd-control weapons continues in Tear Gas Use Policy; see also Surveillance Use Policy Approvals and Police Mutual Aid MOU Compendium.

Consent item 3, from the City Manager; contact Jennifer Louis, Police. Staff time only.
Consent Items 1 to 21 were adopted in one motion (Taplin/Humbert), all ayes.

Consent item 8: first reading of Ordinance No. 8,011-N.S., adopted in the single Consent Calendar motion (Taplin/Tregub, all ayes); second reading set for June 9. Contact: Jennifer Louis, Police.

City Council regular meeting minutes, May 19, 2026 (approved minutes batch): https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-council/city-council-agendas
City Council regular meeting minutes, June 9, 2026 (in the June 2026 minutes-for-approval batch): https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/2026-06/2026-06-30%20Item%2018%20Minutes%20for%20Approval.pdf

Second reading of Ordinance 8,011 adopted on consent.

First reading of Ordinance 8,011 adopted on consent, all ayes.