A. It shall be unlawful for any person to wear under his clothes or conceal about his person, with intent to use as a weapon or to use or to attempt to use as a weapon, stance or article containing any substance whatsoever which is capable of inflicting bodily harm to any person or animal, or may be the cause of illness to any person or animal; provided, however, where such a substance is used by a person as a deadly weapon and causes bodily injury to another person, this section does not apply.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his possession, to sell, to offer for sale, to give away, to lend, or to furnish, to use, or to threaten to use any device for dispensing mace, paralyzing gas, or any similar chemicals or combination of chemicals, or other ingredients, designed to injure, maim, paralyze, immobilize or cause the illness of a person or animal, whether or not such substance is packaged in a container under pressure; provided, however, that any such device designed to be carried in a handbag or pocket and which does not contain more than one ounce of chemical may be possessed by and sold to persons eighteen (18) years of age and older and may be used by such persons in self-defense. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of such devices by peace officers and mail carriers in the discharge of their duties, nor by town employees who have obtained the approval of the town manager to use such devices in the discharge of their duties. (Ord. 13, Series 1981)