Section 22820 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Penal Code >> Division 11. >> Title 3. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 1.

. Nothing in this division prohibits any person who is a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, from purchasing, possessing, transporting, or using any tear gas or tear gas weapon if the person has satisfactorily completed a course of instruction approved by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training in the use of tear gas.