Pepper spray laws in Utah
We didn't find any Utah law restricting the sale or shipping of pepper spray. Federal law still applies.
What we searched
- Utah Code § 76-11-101 definitions (dangerous weapon) and § 76-11-211 (existing captures)
- Utah Code § 76-15-210 explosive, chemical, or incendiary devices (bombs only, sprays not covered) https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter15/C76-15-S210_2025050720250507.html
- Web search 2026-10-25 for 2024-2026 enacted pepper-spray bills in TN/PA/VA/UT/WV (none found)
No spray-specific law; 2025 recodification (Title 76 ch. 11/15) did not add one.
Federal
Applies nationwide.
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.