Nitrous oxide laws in Kentucky

We track 1 Kentucky rule on whipped-cream chargers, nitrous oxide tanks and crackers; 1 is a ban.

Kentucky

BannedKentucky bans retailers from selling nitrous oxide canisters and tanks except as a food propellant / houseware product or for automotive use: do not ship flavored nitrous oxide or consumer "Galaxy Gas"-style tanks to Kentucky.

KRS 438.343 · effective Jun 27, 2025 · draft

Exact text

438.343 Prohibition on sale of nitrous oxide -- Definition -- Exceptions -- Penalties.
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(2) A retailer shall not sell, distribute, give away, or cause to be sold any device, canister, tank, or receptacle that either exclusively contains nitrous oxide or exclusively contains a chemical compound mixed with nitrous oxide.
(3) Nitrous oxide shall onl y be available for the uses as authorized by this subsection. This section shall not prohibit:
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(d) The possession, use, or sale of nitrous oxide as a propellant in food preparation for restaurant, food service, or houseware products; or
(e) The possession, use, or sale of nitrous oxide for automotive purposes.
(4) Any retailer that violates this section shall be subject to:
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(5) Each citation shall be specific to the premises of the retai ler where the violation occurred.
Effective: June 27, 2025
History: Created 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 16, effective June 27, 2025.