Kratom products; prohibited acts, civil penalty.

Kratom; prohibited acts; civil penalty.Provides that no person that sells, prepares, manufactures, distributes,or maintains kratom products, as defined in the bill, or advertises,represents, or holds itself out as selling, preparing, manufacturing,distributing, or maintaining kratom products shall prepare, distribute,sell, or expose for sale (i) any kratom product that is includesor is packed with a substance that is not kratom and that affectsthe quality or strength of the kratom product or that contains any poisonous or otherwise deleterious ingredient; (ii) any kratom productthat contains a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fractionthat is greater than two percent of the overall alkaloid compositionof the product or any synthetic alkaloids or other synthetically derived compounds of the kratom plant; (iii) any kratom extract thatcontains levels of residual solvents that are higher than is allowedin Chapter 467 of current edition of the United States Pharmacopeia;or (iv) any kratom product that does not provide labeling directionsnecessary for safe and effective use by consumers, including a recommendedserving size. The bill provides that any person that violates theprovisions of the bill shall be subject to a civil penalty in theamount of $100 for a first violation, a civil penalty in the amountof $200 for a second violation, and a civil penalty in the amountof $500 for a third or subsequent violation.