| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSEBILLNO.912 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1837H.02C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter196,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtokratomproducts, |
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| 8 | 8 | | withpenaltyprovisions. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter196,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection196.1170,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 196.1170.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Kratom |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2ConsumerProtectionAct". |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4 (1)"Dealer",apersonwhosells,prepares,ormaintainskratomoradvertises, |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5represents,orholdsoneselfoutasselling,preparing,ormaintainingkratom.Such |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6personmayinclude,butnotbelimitedto,amanufacturer,wholesaler,store,restaurant, |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7hotel,cateringfacility,camp,bakery,delicatessen,supermarket,grocerystore, |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8conveniencestore,nursinghome,orfoodordrinkcompany; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9 (2)"Kratom",anygoodplacedinthemarketplacecontaininganypartofthe |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10leafoftheplantMitragynaspeciosa. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11 3.Thegeneralassemblyherebyoccupiesandpreemptstheentirefieldof |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12regulatingkratomtothecompleteexclusionofanyorder,ordinance,orregulationof |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13anypoliticalsubdivisionofthisstate.Anypoliticalsubdivision'sexistingorfuture |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14orders,ordinances,orregulationsrelatingtokratomareherebyvoid. |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 4.Adealerwhoprepares,distributes,sells,orexposeskratom,includingbutnot |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16limitedtokratomintendedforhumanconsumption,shalldisclosethefactualbasisupon |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17whichthatrepresentationismade. |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 5.Adealershallnotprepare,distribute,sell,orexposeforsaleanyofthe |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19following: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20 (1)Kratomthatisadulteratedwithadangerousnonkratomsubstance.Kratom |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21shallbeconsideredtobeadulteratedwithadangerousnonkratomsubstanceifthe |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22kratomismixedorpackedwithanonkratomsubstanceandthatsubstanceaffectsthe |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23qualityorstrengthofthekratomtosuchadegreeastorenderthekratominjurioustoa |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24consumer; |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25 (2)Kratomthatiscontaminatedwithadangerousnonkratomsubstance. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26Kratomshallbeconsideredtobecontaminatedwithadangerousnonkratomsubstance |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27ifthekratomcontainsapoisonousorotherwisedeleteriousnonkratomingredient |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28including,butnotlimitedto,anysubstancelistedinsection195.017; |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29 (3)Kratomcontainingalevelof7-hydroxymitragynineinthealkaloidfraction |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30thatisgreaterthantwopercentofthealkaloidcompositioncontainedtherein; |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31 (4)Kratomcontaininganysyntheticalkaloids,includingsyntheticmitragynine, |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32synthetic7-hydroxymitragynine,oranyothersyntheticallyderivedcompoundsofthe |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33plantMitragynaspeciosa;or |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34 (5)Kratomthatdoesnotincludeonitspackageorlabeltheamountof |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35mitragynineand7-hydroxymitragyninecontainedtherein. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36 6.Adealershallnotdistribute,sell,orexposeforsalekratomtoanindividual |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37undereighteenyearsofage. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38 7.(1)Adealerviolatessubsection4ofthissectionshallbeguiltyofan |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39infraction. |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40 (2)Adealerwhoviolatessubsection5or6ofthissectionshallbeguiltyofaclass |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41Dmisdemeanor. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42 (3)Adealerwhoviolatessubdivision(2)ofsubsection4ofthissection, |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43subsection5ofthissection,orsubsection6ofthissectionisguiltyofaclassD |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44misdemeanor. |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45 (4)Apersonaggrievedbyaviolationofsubsection4or5ofthissectionmay,in |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46additiontoanddistinctfromanyotherremedyatlaworinequity,bringaprivatecause |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47ofactioninacourtofcompetentjurisdictionfordamagesresultingfromthatviolation |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48including,butnotlimitedto,economic,noneconomic,andconsequentialdamages. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49 (5)Adealerdoesnotviolatesubsection4or5ofthissectionifapreponderance |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50oftheevidenceshowsthatthedealerreliedingoodfaithupontherepresentationsofa |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51manufacturer,processor,packer,ordistributorrepresentedtobekratom. |
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| 64 | 64 | | âś” |
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| 65 | 65 | | HCSHB912 2 |
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