(1) The chief of police shall adopt policies, subject to the approval of the city manager or his or her designee, prohibiting a police officer's use of or attempted use of a chokehold or a carotid hold upon another person.

(2) For the purpose of this subsection, "chokehold" means a method by which a person applies sufficient pressure to a person to make breathing difficult or impossible and includes but is not limited to any pressure to the neck, throat, or windpipe that may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air.

(3) For the purpose of this subsection, a "carotid hold" means a method by which an officer bends or attempts to bend his or her arm around a subject's neck, applying pressure on either side of the windpipe, but not on the windpipe itself, to slow or stop the flow of blood to the brain via the carotid arteries.