Pepper spray question - NYC

[kludge]

I'm thinking of getting pepper spray as a gift for all the women in my life this Christmas.

I have a niece that lives in NYC. Legal?

If it matters, I would be ordering from Sabre Red.

 

[Prince Yamato]

In NYS and NYC, it is perfectly legal to posses pepper spray, however, it must be purchased in-state at a gun store.

 

[nyctpt]

Careful with NYC, I believe it must be purchased at an authorized gun store or pharmacy in the city. The sale is recorded. NYS and NYC rarely have the same laws on this sort of thing.

Ryan

 

[toivo]

In New York State, you have to buy pepper spray in person -- no mail order. I don't know about gifting it, but my guess would be that you could, to an adult, anyway.

I don't know about NYC, but AFAIK, in NYS it doesn't have to be from a gun store. I've seen pepper spray for sale at bicycle shops, for use on aggressive dogs.

 

[drsfmd]

Negative toivo- it can only LEGALLY be sold in gun shops and pharmacies in NYS. That said, I see it in dollar stores, and all sorts of other places and it doesn't seem to arouse any comments or concerns.

 

[Owen Sparks]

What about buying Tobasco sauce in NY? It contains the exact same active ingredient as pepper spray. You don't have to buy it in a gun store do you?

 

[drsfmd]

*sigh* Owen, I'm not saying I LIKE that law... simply putting forward what's accurate.

 

[kludge]

OK thanks, I'll just give her $20 with the stipulation that she has to buy spray with it.

 

[toivo]

Negative toivo- it can only LEGALLY be sold in gun shops and pharmacies in NYS. That said, I see it in dollar stores, and all sorts of other places and it doesn't seem to arouse any comments or concerns.

Thanks -- I'll tell the bike shop guy that he might want to reconsider his display rack.

 

[Prince Yamato]

Dog spray is not legally the same as pepper spray. Chemically, sure. it's considered different for legal reasons; one is used on aggressive dogs, the other, on people.

 

[Birch Knoll]

One is used on snarling, vicious animals. The other is used on dogs.

 

[toivo]

Dog spray is not legally the same as pepper spray. Chemically, sure. it's considered different for legal reasons; one is used on aggressive dogs, the other, on people.

Is it maybe a different concentration? Dogs' noses are pretty sensitive, so maybe it doesn't take as much to incapacitate them.

One is used on snarling, vicious animals. The other is used on dogs.

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[pkariher]

I saw this asked on another forum. Looks like in NYC you need a permit.



http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/LAWSSEAF.cgi?QUERYTYPE=LAWS+&QUERYDATA=$$ADC10-131$$@TXADC010-131+&LIST=LAW+&BROWSER=BROWSER+&TOKEN=55161386+&TARGET=VIEW

Quote:
Originally Posted by NY ADC 10-131(e)
e. Tear gas; sale or possession of; fees for permits. 1. It shall be
unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell or offer for sale, possess
or use, or attempt to use, any lachrymating, asphyxiating,
incapacitating or deleterious gas or gases, or liquid or liquids, or
chemical or chemicals, without a permit issued by the police
commissioner under such regulations as the commissioner or the council
may prescribe; nor shall any person manufacture, sell or offer for sale,
possess or use any weapon, candle, device, or any instrument of any kind
designed to discharge, emit, release or use any lachrymating,
asphyxiating, incapacitating or other deleterious gas or gases, or
liquid or liquids, or chemical or chemicals, without a similar permit,
similarly issued, except that the members of the police department in
the line of duty may possess or use any such gas, liquid or chemical.
2. Applicants for permits under the provisions of this subdivision
shall pay annual fees as follows:
(a) To carry or possess such gas or liquid... Ten dollars
Renewals****************************.. Five dollars
(b) To install such gas or liquid on any premises...Twenty-five
dollars
Renewals****************************...Five dollars
(c) To manufacture such gas or liquid... One hundred dollars
(d) To sell such gas or liquid at wholesale... One hundred dollars
(e) To sell such gas or liquid at retail... Fifty dollars
(f) To sell instruments or devices designed to discharge or emit such
gas or liquid... Fifty dollars
(g) To possess or carry any instrument or device to discharge or emit
such gas or liquid... Five dollars
f. Violations. Except as is otherwise specifically provided in this
section, any person who shall wilfully violate any provisions of this
section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than
fifty dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.