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Pepper Spray Laws by State
Pepper Spray Laws by State: compare 51 US states on 2 metrics.
Pepper Spray Legal Status
2 values across 51 entries
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51 states
 Alabama | Legal | — |
 Alaska | Legal | Cannot be sold to minors., To carry on school property, the user must have permission and be at least 21 years old. |
 Arizona | Legal with Restrictions | Product container cannot exceed 150cc. |
 Arkansas | Legal with Restrictions | Product canisters cannot exceed 150 cc or 5.07 oz. |
 California | Legal with Restrictions | Cannot be sold to minors. Product canisters cannot exceed 2.5 oz. |
 Colorado | Legal | — |
 Connecticut | Legal | — |
 Delaware | Legal with Restrictions | Cannot be sold to minors without permission of a legal guardian. |
 District of Columbia | Legal | Registration form must be completed at purchase and forwarded to the Metropolitan Police Department. |
 Florida | Legal | Product canisters cannot exceed 2 oz. |
 Georgia | Legal | — |
 Hawaii | Legal with Restrictions | Pepper sprays and gel cannot be sold online and cannot contain more than 0.5 oz |
 Idaho | Legal | — |
 Illinois | Legal with Restrictions | Cannot be sold to minors. |
 Indiana | Legal | — |
 Iowa | Legal | — |
 Kansas | Legal | — |
 Kentucky | Legal | — |
 Louisiana | Legal | — |
 Maine | Legal | — |
 Maryland | Legal | Cannot be sold to minors. |
 Massachusetts | Legal with Restrictions | A license is required to sell or carry pepper sprays and gels., Only licensed firearms dealers can sell pepper sprays and gels.+1 |
 Michigan | Legal with Restrictions | Only SABRE RED formula is permitted. The SABRE 3-in-1 formula is not currently legal. |
 Minnesota | Legal | Pepper sprays and gels cannot be possessed by anyone under the age of 16 without written permission of legal guardian. |
 Mississippi | Legal | — |
 Missouri | Legal | — |
 Montana | Legal | — |
 Nebraska | Legal | — |
 Nevada | Legal with Restrictions | Cannot be sold to minors. Product canisters cannot contain more than 2 oz. |
 New Hampshire | Legal | — |
 New Jersey | Legal with Restrictions | Cannot be sold to minors. Product canisters cannot contain more than 0.75 oz. |
 New Mexico | Legal | — |
 New York | Legal with Restrictions | Product canisters cannot contain more than 0.75 oz. and the strength cannot exceed 0.7% major capsaicinoids., Can only be sold by licensed firearms dealers and licensed pharmacists.+2 |
 North Carolina | Legal with Restrictions | Product canisters cannot exceed 150 cc or 5.29 oz. |
 North Dakota | Legal | — |
 Ohio | Legal | — |
 Oklahoma | Legal | — |
 Oregon | Legal | — |
 Pennsylvania | Legal | — |
 Rhode Island | Legal with Restrictions | Cannot be sold to minors. |
 South Carolina | Legal with Restrictions | Product canisters cannot exceed 1.69 oz. |
 South Dakota | Legal | — |
 Tennessee | Legal | — |
 Texas | Legal | — |
 Utah | Legal | — |
 Vermont | Legal | — |
 Virginia | Legal | — |
 Washington | Legal with Restrictions | Purchase restriction to persons age 18 and older, or 14 with a parent or guardian's permission. |
 West Virginia | Legal | — |
 Wisconsin | Legal with Restrictions | Cannot be sold to minors., Propduct canisters cannot exceed 2.0 oz. and the oleoresin capsicum (OC) content must be between 15 to 50 grams.+1 |
 Wyoming | Legal | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this pepper spray laws by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Pepper Spray Laws by State - Zarc International; Pepper Spray Laws by State - Sabre.