Is it legal to possess a pepper spray in a car in Belgium?
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Belgian Justice lists self-defence aerosols and sprays as prohibited weapons. Prohibited weapons cannot lawfully be possessed, bought, transported or carried by civilians.
Conditions
What would need to be true
Civilians cannot lawfully buy, possess, transport or carry this prohibited weapon.
Exceptions
Known carve-outs or edge cases
The official Justice page does not give a general civilian exception for these prohibited weapons.
Penalties
Penalty snapshot
Belgian Justice says prohibited-weapons offences can be punished by fines of up to €25,000 and prison of up to 5 years.
Enforcement
How this may be enforced
The Justice Ministry says prohibited weapons are seized, confiscated and destroyed.
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Australia
Australia does not have one uniform civilian pepper-spray rule. Victoria Police says capsicum spray is illegal to purchase, possess, carry or use without a Governor in Council exemption or Chief Commissioner approval, while WA regulations expressly allow carrying or possessing a capsicum spray weapon for lawful defence where the person has reasonable grounds to apprehend circumstances may arise.
Austria
Austria’s official pepper spray page allows civilian pepper spray but says it may only be used exclusively in self-defence. Carrying it therefore depends on lawful adult possession and self-defence use.
Canada
Keeping a spray in a car is not a clean yes or no in Canada because a spray designed for use against humans is a prohibited weapon but animal repellents are treated differently.
Denmark
Pepper spray in Denmark is permit-controlled. Danish police say you need permission to buy and have it, and a permit holder may possess and carry it at home and in publicly accessible places.
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