| 11 | | - | SectionA.Chapter196,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 12 | | - | 2knownassection196.1170,toreadasfollows: |
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| 13 | | - | 196.1170.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Kratom |
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| 14 | | - | 2ConsumerProtectionAct". |
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| 15 | | - | 3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 16 | | - | 4 (1)"Dealer",apersonwhosells,prepares,ormaintainskratomproductsor |
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| 17 | | - | 5advertises,represents,orholdsoneselfoutasselling,preparing,ormaintainingkratom |
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| 18 | | - | 6products.Suchpersonmayinclude,butnotbelimitedto,amanufacturer,wholesaler, |
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| 19 | | - | 7store,restaurant,hotel,cateringfacility,camp,bakery,delicatessen,supermarket, |
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| 20 | | - | 8grocerystore,conveniencestore,nursinghome,orfoodordrinkcompany; |
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| 21 | | - | 9 (2)"Department",thedepartmentofhealthandseniorservices; |
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| 22 | | - | 10 (3)"Director",thedirectorofthedepartmentorthedirector'sdesignee; |
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| 23 | | - | 11 (4)"Food",afood,foodproduct,foodingredient,dietaryingredient,dietary |
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| 24 | | - | 12supplement,orbeverageforhumanconsumption; |
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| 25 | | - | 13 (5)"Kratomproduct",afoodproductordietaryingredientcontaininganypart |
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| 26 | | - | 14oftheleafoftheplantMitragynaspeciosa. |
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| 27 | | - | 15 3.Thegeneralassemblyherebyoccupiesandpreemptstheentirefieldof |
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| 28 | | - | 16regulatingkratomproductstothecompleteexclusionofanyorder,ordinance,or |
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| 29 | | - | 17regulationofanypoliticalsubdivisionofthisstate.Anypoliticalsubdivision'sexisting |
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| 30 | | - | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 31 | | - | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18orfutureorders,ordinances,orregulationsrelatingtokratomproductsarehereby |
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| 32 | | - | 19void. |
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| 33 | | - | 20 4.(1)Adealerwhoprepares,distributes,sells,orexposesforsaleafoodthatis |
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| 34 | | - | 21representedtobeakratomproductshalldiscloseontheproductlabelthefactualbasis |
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| 35 | | - | 22uponwhichthatrepresentationismade. |
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| 36 | | - | 23 (2)Adealershallnotprepare,distribute,sell,orexposeforsaleafood |
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| 37 | | - | 24representedtobeakratomproductthatdoesnotconformtothedisclosurerequirement |
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| 38 | | - | 25undersubdivision(1)ofthissubsection. |
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| 39 | | - | 26 5.Adealershallnotprepare,distribute,sell,orexposeforsaleanyofthe |
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| 40 | | - | 27following: |
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| 41 | | - | 28 (1)Akratomproductthatisadulteratedwithadangerousnon-kratom |
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| 42 | | - | 29substance.Akratomproductshallbeconsideredtobeadulteratedwithadangerous |
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| 43 | | - | 30non-kratomsubstanceifthekratomproductismixedorpackedwithanon-kratom |
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| 44 | | - | 31substanceandthatsubstanceaffectsthequalityorstrengthofthekratomproductto |
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| 45 | | - | 32suchadegreeastorenderthekratomproductinjurioustoaconsumer; |
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| 46 | | - | 33 (2)Akratomproductthatiscontaminatedwithadangerousnon-kratom |
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| 47 | | - | 34substance.Akratomproductshallbeconsideredtobecontaminatedwithadangerous |
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| 48 | | - | 35non-kratomsubstanceifthekratomproductcontainsapoisonousorotherwise |
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| 49 | | - | 36deleteriousnon-kratomingredientincluding,butnotlimitedto,anysubstancelistedin |
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| 50 | | - | 37section195.017; |
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| 51 | | - | 38 (3)Akratomproductcontainingalevelof7-hydroxymitragynineinthealkaloid |
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| 52 | | - | 39fractionthatisgreaterthantwopercentofthealkaloidcompositionoftheproduct; |
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| 53 | | - | 40 (4)Akratomproductcontaininganysyntheticalkaloids,includingsynthetic |
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| 54 | | - | 41mitragynine,synthetic7-hydroxymitragynine,oranyothersyntheticallyderived |
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| 55 | | - | 42compoundsoftheplantMitragynaspeciosa;or |
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| 56 | | - | 43 (5)Akratomproductthatdoesnotincludeonitspackageorlabeltheamountof |
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| 57 | | - | 44mitragynineand7-hydroxymitragyninecontainedintheproduct. |
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| 58 | | - | 45 6.Adealershallnotdistribute,sell,orexposeforsaleakratomproducttoan |
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| 59 | | - | 46individualundereighteenyearsofage. |
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| 60 | | - | 47 7.(1)Ifadealerviolatessubdivision(1)ofsubsection4ofthissection,the |
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| 61 | | - | 48directormay,afternoticeandhearing,imposeafineonthedealerofnomorethanfive |
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| 62 | | - | 49hundreddollarsforthefirstoffenseandnomorethanonethousanddollarsforthe |
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| 63 | | - | 50secondorsubsequentoffense. |
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| 64 | | - | 51 (2)Adealerwhoviolatessubdivision(2)ofsubsection4ofthissection, |
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| 65 | | - | 52subsection5ofthissection,orsubsection6ofthissectionisguiltyofaclassD |
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| 66 | | - | 53misdemeanor. |
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| 67 | | - | SSHB1667 2 54 (3)Apersonaggrievedbyaviolationofsubdivision(2)ofsubsection4ofthis |
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| 68 | | - | 55sectionorsubsection5ofthissectionmay,inadditiontoanddistinctfromanyother |
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| 69 | | - | 56remedyatlaworinequity,bringaprivatecauseofactioninacourtofcompetent |
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| 70 | | - | 57jurisdictionfordamagesresultingfromthatviolationincluding,butnotlimitedto, |
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| 71 | | - | 58economic,noneconomic,andconsequentialdamages. |
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| 72 | | - | 59 (4)Adealerdoesnotviolatesubdivision(2)ofsubsection4ofthissectionor |
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| 73 | | - | 60subsection5ofthissectionifapreponderanceoftheevidenceshowsthatthedealer |
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| 74 | | - | 61reliedingoodfaithupontherepresentationsofamanufacturer,processor,packer,or |
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| 75 | | - | 62distributoroffoodrepresentedtobeakratomproduct. |
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| 76 | | - | 63 8.Thedepartmentshallpromulgaterulestoimplementtheprovisionsofthis |
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| 77 | | - | 64sectionincluding,butnotlimitedto,therequirementsfortheformat,size,and |
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| 78 | | - | 65placementofthedisclosurelabelrequiredpursuanttosubdivision(1)ofsubsection4of |
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| 79 | | - | 66thissectionandfortheinformationtobeincludedinthedisclosurelabel.Anyruleor |
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| 80 | | - | 67portionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedunderthe |
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| 81 | | - | 68authoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandis |
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| 82 | | - | 69subjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.This |
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| 83 | | - | 70sectionandchapter536arenonseverable,andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe |
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| 84 | | - | 71generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto |
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| 85 | | - | 72disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof |
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| 86 | | - | 73rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2022,shallbe |
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| 87 | | - | 74invalidandvoid. |
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| 88 | | - | âś” |
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| 89 | | - | SSHB1667 3 |
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| 12 | + | Section A. Chapter 196, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1 |
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| 13 | + | one new section, to be known as section 196.1170, to read as 2 |
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| 14 | + | follows:3 |
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| 15 | + | 196.1170. 1. This section shall be known and may be 1 |
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| 16 | + | cited as the "Kratom Consumer Protection Act". 2 |
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| 17 | + | 2. As used in this section, the following terms mean: 3 |
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| 18 | + | (1) "Dealer", a person who sells, prepares, or 4 |
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| 19 | + | maintains kratom products or advertises, re presents, or 5 |
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| 20 | + | holds oneself out as selling, preparing, or maintaining 6 |
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| 21 | + | kratom products. Such person may include, but not be 7 |
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| 22 | + | limited to, a manufacturer, wholesaler, store, restaurant, 8 |
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| 23 | + | hotel, catering facility, camp, bakery, delicatessen, 9 |
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| 24 | + | supermarket, grocery store, convenience store, nursing home, 10 |
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| 25 | + | or food or drink company; 11 |
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| 26 | + | (2) "Department", the department of health and senior 12 |
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| 27 | + | services; 13 |
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| 28 | + | (3) "Director", the director of the department or the 14 |
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| 29 | + | director's designee; 15 |
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| 30 | + | (4) "Food", a food, food product, food ingredient, 16 |
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| 31 | + | dietary ingredient, dietary supplement, or beverage for 17 |
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| 32 | + | human consumption; 18 |
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| 33 | + | (5) "Kratom product", a food product or dietary 19 |
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| 34 | + | ingredient containing any part of the leaf of the plant 20 |
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| 35 | + | Mitragyna speciosa. 21 |
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| 36 | + | 2 |
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| 37 | + | 3. The general assembly hereby occupies and preempts 22 |
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| 38 | + | the entire field of regulating kratom products to the 23 |
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| 39 | + | complete exclusion of any order, ordinance, or regulation of 24 |
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| 40 | + | any political subdivision of this state. Any political 25 |
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| 41 | + | subdivision's existing or future orders, o rdinances, or 26 |
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| 42 | + | regulations relating to kratom products are hereby void. 27 |
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| 43 | + | 4. (1) A dealer who prepares, distributes, sells, or 28 |
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| 44 | + | exposes for sale a food that is represented to be a kratom 29 |
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| 45 | + | product shall disclose on the product label the factual 30 |
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| 46 | + | basis upon which that representation is made. 31 |
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| 47 | + | (2) A dealer shall not prepare, distribute, sell, or 32 |
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| 48 | + | expose for sale a food represented to be a kratom product 33 |
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| 49 | + | that does not conform to the disclosure requirement under 34 |
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| 50 | + | subdivision (1) of this subsection. 35 |
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| 51 | + | 5. A dealer shall not prepare, distribute, sell, or 36 |
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| 52 | + | expose for sale any of the following: 37 |
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| 53 | + | (1) A kratom product that is adulterated with a 38 |
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| 54 | + | dangerous non-kratom substance. A kratom product shall be 39 |
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| 55 | + | considered to be adulterated with a dangerous non-kratom 40 |
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| 56 | + | substance if the kratom product is mixed or packed with a 41 |
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| 57 | + | non-kratom substance and that substance affects the quality 42 |
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| 58 | + | or strength of the kratom product to such a degree as to 43 |
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| 59 | + | render the kratom product injurious to a consumer; 44 |
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| 60 | + | (2) A kratom product that is contaminated with a 45 |
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| 61 | + | dangerous non-kratom substance. A kratom product shall be 46 |
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| 62 | + | considered to be contaminated with a dangerous non -kratom 47 |
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| 63 | + | substance if the kratom product contains a poisonous or 48 |
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| 64 | + | otherwise deleterious non -kratom ingredient including, but 49 |
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| 65 | + | not limited to, any substance listed in section 195.017; 50 |
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| 66 | + | (3) A kratom product containing a level of 7 - 51 |
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| 67 | + | hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater 52 |
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| 68 | + | than two percent of the alkaloid composition of the product; 53 |
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| 69 | + | 3 |
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| 70 | + | (4) A kratom product containing any synthetic 54 |
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| 71 | + | alkaloids, including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7 - 55 |
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| 72 | + | hydroxymitragynine, or any other synthetically derived 56 |
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| 73 | + | compounds of the plant Mitragyna speciosa; or 57 |
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| 74 | + | (5) A kratom product that does not include on its 58 |
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| 75 | + | package or label the amount of mitragynine and 7 - 59 |
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| 76 | + | hydroxymitragynine contained in the product. 60 |
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| 77 | + | 6. A dealer shall not distribute, sell, or expose for 61 |
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| 78 | + | sale a kratom product to an individual under eighteen years 62 |
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| 79 | + | of age. 63 |
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| 80 | + | 7. (1) If a dealer violates subdivision (1) of 64 |
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| 81 | + | subsection 4 of this section, the director may, after notice 65 |
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| 82 | + | and hearing, impose a fine on the dealer of no more than 66 |
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| 83 | + | five hundred dollars for the first offense and no more than 67 |
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| 84 | + | one thousand dollars for the second or sub sequent offense. 68 |
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| 85 | + | (2) A dealer who violates subdivision (2) of 69 |
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| 86 | + | subsection 4 of this section, subsection 5 of this section, 70 |
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| 87 | + | or subsection 6 of this section is guilty of a class D 71 |
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| 88 | + | misdemeanor. 72 |
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| 89 | + | (3) A person aggrieved by a violation of subdivisio n 73 |
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| 90 | + | (2) of subsection 4 of this section or subsection 5 of this 74 |
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| 91 | + | section may, in addition to and distinct from any other 75 |
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| 92 | + | remedy at law or in equity, bring a private cause of action 76 |
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| 93 | + | in a court of competent jurisdiction for damages resulting 77 |
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| 94 | + | from that violation including, but not limited to, economic, 78 |
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| 95 | + | noneconomic, and consequential damages. 79 |
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| 96 | + | (4) A dealer does not violate subdivision (2) of 80 |
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| 97 | + | subsection 4 of this section or subsection 5 of this section 81 |
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| 98 | + | if a preponderance of the evidence shows that the dealer 82 |
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| 99 | + | relied in good faith upon the representations of a 83 |
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| 100 | + | manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor of food 84 |
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| 101 | + | represented to be a kratom product. 85 |
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| 102 | + | 4 |
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| 103 | + | 8. The department shall promulgate rules to implement 86 |
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| 104 | + | the provisions of this section including, but not limited 87 |
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| 105 | + | to, the requirements for the format, size, and placement of 88 |
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| 106 | + | the disclosure label required pursuant to subdivision (1) of 89 |
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| 107 | + | subsection 4 of this section and for the information to be 90 |
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| 108 | + | included in the disclosure label. Any rule or portion o f a 91 |
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| 109 | + | rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is 92 |
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| 110 | + | created under the authority delegated in this section shall 93 |
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| 111 | + | become effective only if it complies with and is subject to 94 |
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| 112 | + | all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, 95 |
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| 113 | + | section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are 96 |
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| 114 | + | nonseverable, and if any of the powers vested with the 97 |
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| 115 | + | general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay 98 |
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| 116 | + | the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are 99 |
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| 117 | + | subsequently held unconstitutional, the n the grant of 100 |
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| 118 | + | rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after 101 |
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| 119 | + | August 28, 2022, shall be invalid and void. 102 |
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