Pepper spray laws in Georgia
We have not been able to check Georgia's pepper spray laws yet: its official code isn't published openly online.
What we searched
- O.C.G.A. tit. 16 ch. 11 art. 4 (16-11-101, 16-11-125.1, 16-11-127.1, 16-11-136) per existing research data/research/US-GA.json
- Web search for Georgia pepper spray/tear gas sale or minor statute and 2024-2026 changes (none found)
- Governor's signed-legislation lists 2019-2026 incl. 2026 special session (https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/legislation/signed-legislation; 2,891 bill captions keyword-searched)
- legis.ga.gov search/detail API: HTTP 401 without token (not worked around)
- dlg.usg.edu Georgia Laws volumes: Cloudflare Turnstile challenge (not worked around)
- 2023 and 2026 Legislative Counsel O.C.G.A. indexes (links as in knives): no tear gas / pepper spray / self-defense spray section amended
No 2019-2026 spray/tear gas act (captions; 2023 and 2026 LC indexes); older code not readable. Reviewer override keeps not_checked. [Reviewer: The official code is only on Lexis and wasn't read; 'nothing found' rests on an incomplete search, so the lookup must not say 'can ship'.]
Federal
Applies in every state.
BannedDo not mail via USPS a spray or device containing more than 2 percent CN/CS tear gas by mass (or bulk tear gas substance); devices with 2 percent or less tear gas are classed as aerosols and are mailable by surface (flammable) or air/surface (nonflammable) under Pub 52 Appendix A.
USPS Publication 52 § 346.24 (Nonmailable Division 6.1 Toxic Substances: Irritating Materials) · draft
Exact text
346.24 Nonmailable Division 6.1 Toxic Substances ... Irritating Materials: All irritating materials are nonmailable. Examples include the following: Bromobenzyl cyanide (UN1694). Chloroacetophenone (UN1697). Diphenylamine chloroarsine (UN1698). Diphenylchloroarsine (UN1699). Tear gas (UN1700, NA1693, and UN1693), except for those containing oleoresin capsicum.