KRS 217.2202: Kratom processors and retailers -- Prohibitions. (Effective until July 1,

2027)

A kratom processor or kratom retailer shall not:

(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) Prepare, manufacture, distribute, dispense, sell, or make available for sale any

kratom extract or kratom product that:

(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;

(b) Contains a poisonous or otherwise harmful nonkratom ingredient, including

but not limited to any controlled substance as defined in KRS Chapter 218A;

(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;

(d) Contains any synthetic alkaloid, including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7 -

hydroxymitragynine, or any other synthetically derived compound of the plant

Mitragyna speciosa;

(e) Contains levels of residual solvents higher than those permitted under the

United States Pharmacopeia Chapter 467; or

(f) Does not meet the labeling requirements established pursuant to KRS

217.2203 or any administrative regulation promulgated thereunder.

Effective: July 15, 2024