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Pepper Spray Laws

This information is intended as a guide line. Laws and regulations on pepper spray, teargas, mace are changing from day to day. Please check with local and state officials where you intend to use your defense spray!

Some states have regulations that forbid defense sprays, while some states allow the individuals cities to make their own laws concerning these products. Sometimes an actual country will forbid pepper spray, tear gas and mace such as Canada. Therefore, before you take your self defense products anywhere it is a good idea to contact your local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the area to find out what the specific laws are. Dog and bear pepper sprays are LEGAL in all 48 contigous states and can be purchased through online defense spray retailers, including the Pepper Spray Store.

In most states pepper spray is legal against bears but using mace and tear gas is not legal. Tearing and involuntary closure of the eyes accompanied by severe burning sensations on the nerve endings of the skin are the effects of exposure to tear gas. Other effects that may result include coughing, inflammation, mucous secretion, headache, dizziness, a tight feeling in the chest or excessive salivation. Vision can be severely degraded even on a PCP-intoxicated person who can’t feel pain should a significant enough inflammatory response be caused by the pepper spray. The face should be your target when using tear gas defensively. Especially if you achieve an element of surprise a person will experience panic when properly sprayed with tear gas.

After the agent has been completely irrigated from skin surfaces the effects of the pepper spray may last up to forty minutes and even then some minor irritation will continue for a few hours after exposure to the chemical. On the other hand, irritation only occurs when there is sufficient concentration in contact with the skin should you use CS, CN and CR and the residual irritation which lasts from fifteen to thirty minutes degrade rapidly. Especially in a basic solution, CS is hydrolyzed in water and with a pH of nine its half life is about a minute.

Pepper Spray Laws and Restrictions By State
The following six states have outlined specific restrictions and laws of purchasing traditional pepper sprays. Animal repellents (bear sprays and dog sprays) for protection against vicious dogs and wild bears can be shipped to all 48 contiguous states.

* New York Pepper Spray Laws: Animal repellents, including dog and bear pepper sprays, can be legally sold and shipped through online retailers. High decibel personal safety alarms also legal to carry and use. Traditional pepper spray sold in pharmacies and by licensed firearms dealers locally.

* Massachusetts Pepper Spray Laws: Animal repellent pepper sprays are legal and can be purchased online. Traditional pepper sprays are only available through local licensed firearms dealers and cannot be purchased through online websites.

* Michigan Pepper Spray Laws: Animal defense sprays and personal alarms can be legally purchased online. Other pepper spray products must be less than 35 grams of product and 2% or less OC concentration. OC pepper sprays only. No UV dyes.

* Wisconsin Pepper Spray Law: Pepper spray only, no stronger than 10%. Safety features required. Weight allowed 15-60 grams.

* California Pepper Spray Law: Canisters must be less than 2.5 ounces.

* Washington D.C.: Must register pepper spray possesion with local law enforcement

Defense Spray Use in California (Tear Gas)
In California you can get a state penalty of up to a thousand dollar fine and/or up to three years in prison for misuse of tear gas and you would also have a felony conviction on your record for the rest of your life. Some conditions that qualify as misuse of tear gas including using it on people in anger, spraying it as a joke or tear gas possessed by prohibited persons. Those who are legally prohibited from possessing tear gas includes minors, drug addicts or persons convicted of felonies and assault, although these people can procure tear gas with very few barriers.

In California any legally purchased canister of tear gas that is going to be possessed or used must have a label stating the following: “WARNING: The use of this substance or device for any purpose other than self-defense is a crime under the law. The contents are dangerous--use with care.” For a canister of tear gas the maximum legal weight is 2.5 ounces or 70 grams of OC, CS or CN. For civlian use CR is illegal.

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