| Alabama | Must verify the buyer's license | In some cases |
| Alaska | Must verify the buyer's license | Check with the state |
| Arizona | Must verify the buyer's license | In some cases |
| Arkansas | Must verify the buyer's license | In some cases |
| California | Must verify the buyer's license | Yes |
| Colorado | Must verify the buyer's license | In some cases |
| Connecticut | May sell only to licensed buyers | Yes |
| Delaware | Federal rules apply | No separate license |
| Florida | May sell only to licensed buyers | In some cases |
| Georgia | Must verify the buyer's license | In some cases |
| Hawaii | Federal rules apply | No separate license |
| Idaho | May sell only to licensed buyers | Yes |
| Illinois | Must verify the buyer's license | In some cases |
| Indiana | May sell only to licensed buyers | In some cases |
| Iowa | May sell only to licensed buyers | Yes |
| Kansas | Must verify the buyer's license | Yes |
| Kentucky | Must verify the buyer's license | In some cases |
| Louisiana | Must verify the buyer's license | Yes |
| Maine | Federal rules apply | In some cases |
| Maryland | Must verify the buyer's license | Yes |
| Massachusetts | May sell only to licensed buyers | No separate license |
| Michigan | May sell only to licensed buyers | Yes |
| Minnesota | May sell only to licensed buyers | In some cases |
| Mississippi | May sell only to licensed buyers | Yes |
| Missouri | Federal rules apply | In some cases |
| Montana | Federal rules apply | Yes |
| Nebraska | Must verify the buyer's license | No separate license |
| Nevada | May sell only to licensed buyers | Yes |
| New Hampshire | Must verify the buyer's license | Yes |
| New Jersey | Federal rules apply | Yes |
| New Mexico | May sell only to licensed buyers | No separate license |
| New York | May sell only to licensed buyers | In some cases |
| North Carolina | Federal rules apply | In some cases |
| North Dakota | Must verify the buyer's license | Yes |
| Ohio | Must verify the buyer's license | In some cases |
| Oklahoma | May sell only to licensed buyers | In some cases |
| Oregon | Must verify the buyer's license | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | May sell only to licensed buyers | Yes |
| Rhode Island | May sell only to licensed buyers | Check with the state |
| South Carolina | May sell only to licensed buyers | Yes |
| South Dakota | Must verify the buyer's license | In some cases |
| Tennessee | Federal rules apply | Yes |
| Texas | Must verify the buyer's license | Yes |
| Utah | May sell only to licensed buyers | In some cases |
| Vermont | Federal rules apply | Check with the state |
| Virginia | May sell only to licensed buyers | In some cases |
| Washington | May sell only to licensed buyers | Check with the state |
| West Virginia | Federal rules apply | Check with the state |
| Wisconsin | Must verify the buyer's license | Check with the state |
| Wyoming | Federal rules apply | Check with the state |
