Sale, purchase, and possession of butane.
Sacramento City Code § 8.52.030
in effect8.52.030 Sale, purchase, and possession of butane.
A. No retailer shall sell, or offer to sell, to a customer any number of butane canisters that exceed a combined total storage quantity of 600 mL of butane during any single transaction.
B. A retailer shall maintain a bill of sale at the location of a butane transaction with a customer for a period of not less than two years from the date of the transaction. The customer shall provide, and the retailer shall record on the bill of sale, at the time of the butane transaction, the following information:
1. The date of the transaction;
2. The name of the customer;
3. The name, address, and date of birth of the person accepting receipt of the butane on behalf of the customer;
4. The driver's license number, state identification card number, passport number, or other valid government-issued photographic identification of the person accepting receipt of the butane on behalf of the customer;
5. The brand, type, and quantity of butane transferred to the customer;
6. The identity of the person transferring the butane on behalf of the retailer.
C. No customer shall purchase or acquire any number of butane canisters that exceed a combined total storage
quantity of 600 mL of butane, whether sold individually or by the package, during any 30-day period.
D. No customer shall possess, or have in his or her custody or control, any number of butane canisters that exceed a combined total storage quantity of 600 mL of butane at any one time.
E. The limitations in subsections C and D do not apply to the following:
1. Butane canisters possessed by persons solely for the purposes of furthering their ongoing, lawful, commercial operations; or
2. Butane canisters containing a sulfur-containing odorant, such as ethyl mercaptan. (Ord. 2018-0020 § 2)8.52.030
Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-17514Fetched: 10/24/2026