If it was pepper spray report her to the Police, as its an offence under section 5 of the firearms act (That UK Law, not TJ’s Law btw, so its actually applies to the real world)
https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q589.htm
Pepper spray falls under s 5(b) of the Firearms Act 1968;
“(b) any weapon of whatever description designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other thing”
It is offence to possess, purchase, acquire, manufacture, sell or transfer a s 5 firearm (or weapon in this case rather than firearm) without permission from the appropriate authorities. It’s not technically impossible to get that permission but so unlikely as to be impossible in practice.
The police can carry CS gas because the Firearms Act does not apply to Crown Servants (ie police, army) so they are not restricted by it.
The sentencing case law for this offence suggest that possession of CS gas is likely to attract 6 months (Attorney-General’s Reference No 128 of 2006). Pepper spray, while technically different from pepper spray, is unlikely to be treated any differently.
Source(s):
Firearms Act 1968 s 5(b)
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968…
Sentencing case law
Attorney-General’s Reference No 128 of 2006 No: 200605840 A3 [2007] EWCA Crim 296
Some people don’t seem to understand that the stuff is illegal for a **** good reason, for example taken from here:
http://www.aclu-sc.org/attach/p/Pepper_Spray_New_Questions.pdf
US study results for pepper spray use over an 18 month period
The fatality total suggests that one person dies
after being pepper sprayed for about every 600 times the spray is used by police.
Then you have the blisters and skin issues to deal with, fair enough for the Police to use it when necessary, but a dog walker shouldn’t be spraying it around willy-nilly.