[PART V.]  ELECTRIC GUNS

     §134-81  Definitions.  As used in this part:

     "Cartridge" means any device or object that is designed to be used with an electric gun to project a missile.  "Cartridge" includes but is not limited to a Taser cartridge.

     "Electric gun" means any portable device that is designed to discharge electric energy, charge, voltage, or current into the body through direct contact or utilizing a projectile.  "Electric gun" includes but is not limited to devices commonly referred to as stun guns and Tasers.  "Electric gun" does not include any automatic external defibrillator used in emergency medical situations.

     "Law enforcement agency" means any county police department, the department of law enforcement, the department of the attorney general, the division of conservation and resources enforcement of the department of land and natural resources, and any other state or county public body that employs law enforcement officers.

     "Law enforcement officer" means a sheriff or deputy sheriff, a police officer, an enforcement officer within the division of conservation and resources enforcement of the department of land and natural resources, a special agent of the department of the attorney general, and any other public servant vested by law with a duty to maintain public order, make arrests for offenses, or enforce criminal laws, whether that duty extends to all offenses or is limited to a specific class of offenses.

     "Licensee" means a person licensed to sell, offer to sell, distribute, or otherwise transfer electric guns and cartridges pursuant to section 134-83.

     "Person" means an individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or any form of business or legal entity.

     "Transfer" means the granting of possession or ownership to another.  "Transfer" includes but is not limited to the granting of temporary possession to another. [L 2021, c 183, pt of §2; am L 2022, c 278, §17]