§ 270.05 Unlawfully possessing or selling noxious material.
1. As used in this section, "noxious material" means any container
which contains any drug or other substance capable of generating
offensive, noxious or suffocating fumes, gases or vapors, or capable
of immobilizing a person.
2. A person is guilty of unlawfully possessing noxious material
when he possesses such material under circumstances evincing an intent
to use it or to cause it to be used to inflict physical injury upon or
to cause annoyance to a person, or to damage property of another, or
to disturb the public peace.
3. Possession of noxious material is presumptive evidence of intent
to use it or cause it to be used in violation of this section.
4. Bank security devices not prohibited. Notwithstanding the
provisions of subdivision one of this section, it shall not be
unlawful for any bank, national banking association, trust company,
savings bank, savings and loan association, industrial bank, or credit
union to store, possess, transport, use or cause to discharge any bank
security device as described in subdivision one of section 270.00 of
this chapter; nor shall it be unlawful for any manufacturer,
wholesaler, dealer, jobber or common carrier to manufacture, store,
possess, transport, or sell such a device to banks, national banking
associations, trust companies, savings banks, savings and loan
associations, industrial banks or credit unions.
5. Self-defense spray devices not prohibited. Notwithstanding the
provisions of subdivisions two and three of this section, it shall not
be unlawful for a person eighteen years of age or older to possess a
self-defense spray device as defined in paragraph fourteen of
subdivision a of section 265.20 of this chapter in accordance with the
provisions set forth therein.
6. A person is guilty of unlawfully selling a noxious material when
he or she sells a self-defense spray device as defined in paragraph
fourteen of subdivision a of section 265.20 of this chapter and such
sale was not authorized in accordance with the provisions of paragraph
fifteen of subdivision a of section 265.20 of this chapter.
Unlawfully possessing or selling noxious material is a class B
misdemeanor.
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