18 U.S.C. § 229C : Crimes And Criminal Procedure — Chemical Weapons — Crimes — Individual Self-Defense Devices Date: 7 Mar 2017 TEXT PDF Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any individual self-defense device, including those using a pepper spray or chemical mace. (Added Pub. L. 105–277, div. I, title II, § 201(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–869.)