A kratom processor or kratom retailer shall not:

1. (1) Distribute, dispense, sell, or make available for sale any kratom extract or kratom product to an individual who is under twenty-one (21) years of age; or

2. (2) Prepare, manufacture, distribute, dispense, sell, or make available for sale any kratom extract or kratom product that:

   1. (a) Is adulterated with a dangerous nonkratom substance that affects the quality or strength of the kratom extract or kratom product to such a degree that it may injure a consumer;
   2. (b) Contains a poisonous or otherwise harmful nonkratom ingredient, including but not limited to any controlled substance as defined in KRS Chapter 218A;
   3. (c) Contains a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent (2%) of the overall alkaloid composition of the product;
   4. (d) Contains any synthetic alkaloid, including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7- hydroxymitragynine, or any other synthetically derived compound of the plant Mitragyna speciosa;
   5. (e) Contains levels of residual solvents higher than those permitted under the United States Pharmacopeia Chapter 467; or
   6. (f) Does not meet the labeling requirements established pursuant to KRS 217.2203 or any administrative regulation promulgated thereunder.

Effective: July 15, 2024

History: Created 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2024.