Pepper Spray Laws
US Laws By State for Pepper Spray
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Laws on pepper spray in the United States of America differ between states.
- Washington, D.C., possession of pepper spray must be registered with the DC Metropolitan Police.
- Massachusetts, pepper spray can only be sold to holders of firearm identification cards.[18]
- Wisconsin, pepper spray is limited to containers of 15-60 grams of 10% active ingredient without dyes or CN/CS.[citation needed]
- Michigan, pepper spray is legal if it has less than 2% of the active ingredient, this decreases the length of the effects but not the SHU. Sprays containing a mixture of CN/CS are also banned, though tear gas containing only CS is legal.[19] Agents meeting these criteria can be possessed by anyone over the age of 18.
- New York, pepper spray may be legally possessed by any person age 18 or over; however, it must be purchased in person (i.e. cannot be purchased by mail-order or internet sale) either at a pharmacy or from a licensed firearm retailer (NY Penal Law 265.20 14 (a)), and the seller must keep a record of purchases. The use of pepper spray to prevent a public official from performing his/her official duties is a class-E felony;
- In many (but not all) other states, pepper spray can be purchased at various stores and carried legally by anyone over 18.
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