I Googled " barbed broadheads illegal" and came up with a list of states where they are not legal. Please bear in mind that this did not come from official State sources but from another forum discussing the VPA turkey head. The states where they are said to be illegal are: AK,IA,KS, MA, MN, MT, NY, OR, PA, SD, TN And Alberta Canada. This list is probably not complete, But I hope it helps. Some states only ban barbed broadheads for big game, so in those states you could still use them for rabbits and squirells.