Oklahoma 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB3574 Latest Draft

Bill / Enrolled Version Filed 04/29/2024

                            An Act 
ENROLLED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 3574 	By: Pae of the House 
 
   and 
 
  Prieto of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to public health and safety; amendin g 
63 O.S. 2021, Sections 1-1432.2 and 1-1432.4, which 
relate to the Oklahoma Kratom Consumer Protecti on 
Act; adding and modifying definitions; providing 
restrictions on the preparation, distribut ion, or 
sale of certain kratom products; and providing an 
effective date. 
 
 
 
 
SUBJECT: Public health and safe ty 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
 
SECTION 1.    AMENDATORY     63 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -1432.2, is 
amended to read as follows: 
 
Section 1-1432.2 As used in this act: 
 
1.  "Food" means a food, food product, fo od ingredient, dietary 
ingredient, dietary supplement or beverage for human consumption; 
 
2. "Kratom leaf" means the leaf of the kratom plant, Mitragyna 
speciosa, in fresh or dehydrated or dried form that undergoes no 
post-harvest processing other than dry ing or size reduction by 
cutting, milling, or similar procedure, and may be cleaned or 
sterilized using standard treatments applied to food ingredients, 
such as heat, steam, pressurization, or irradiatio n or other 
standard treatments applied to food ingred ients.  The total alkaloid 
content of kratom leaf material used in the kratom product shall not 
exceed three and one-half percent (3.5%) measured on a dried weight-
to-weight basis;  ENR. H. B. NO. 3574 	Page 2 
 
3.  "Kratom leaf extract" means the material obtained by 
extracting kratom using a solvent consisting of: 
 
a. water, ethanol, or food-grade carbon dioxide (CO2), or 
 
b. any other solvent allowed by federal or state 
regulation for use in manufacturing a food ingredient . 
 
The extracted material shall contain mitragynine as the most 
abundant alkaloid, measured on a weight-to-weight basis, and at a 
level that is equal to or exceeds twice that of any other alkaloid 
present.  The ratio of mitragynine to other alkaloids in the extract 
shall be equal to or greater than the ratio found in the starting 
material;  
 
4. "Kratom product" means a food product or ingredient 
containing any part of the dietary supplement that co nsists of or 
contains kratom leaf of the plant Mitragyna speciosa or kratom leaf 
extract that does not contain any synthesized kratom alkaloids, 
other kratom constituents, or synthesized metabolites of any kratom 
constituent in which the level of 7-hydroxymitragynine, on a perce nt 
weight basis, is not greater than one percent (1%) of the amount of 
total kratom alkaloids, as confi rmed with a high-performance liquid 
chromatography testing method. For purposes of this paragraph, 
"synthesized" refers to substances p roduced using directed synthetic 
or biosynthetic chemistry, as opposed to traditional food 
preparation techniques such a s heating or extracting; and 
 
3. 5.  "Total kratom alkaloids" means the sum of mitragynine, 
speciociliatine, speciogynine, paynantheine , and 7-
hydroxymitragynine; and 
 
6. "Vendor" means a person that sells, prepares or maintains 
kratom products or that adve rtises, represents or holds itself out 
as selling, preparing or maintaining kratom products and includes a 
manufacturer, wholesaler, store, restaurant, hotel, catering 
facility, camp, bakery, delicatessen, supermarket, grocery store, 
convenience store, nur sing home or food or drink company. 
 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-1432.4, is 
amended to read as follows: 
 
Section 1-1432.4  A. A vendor shall not prepare, distribute, 
sell or expose for sale any of the f ollowing:  ENR. H. B. NO. 3574 	Page 3 
 
1.  A kratom product that is adulterated with a nonkratom 
substance.  A does not meet the definition for a kratom product is 
adulterated with a nonkratom s ubstance if the kratom product is 
mixed or packed with a nonkratom substance and that substance 
affects the quality or streng th of the kratom product to such a 
degree as to render the kratom product injurious to a consumer 
pursuant to Section 1-1432.2 of this title ; 
 
2.  A kratom product that is contaminated with a dangerous 
nonkratom substance.  A kratom product is contaminated with a 
dangerous nonkratom substance if the kratom product contains a 
substance that is not safe for human c onsumption; 
 
3.  A kratom product containing a level of 7 -hydroxymitragynine 
in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two one percent (2%) 
(1%) of the alkaloid composition of the product; 
 
4.  A kratom product containing any synthetic synthesized 
alkaloid including synthetic synthesized mitragynine, synthetic 
synthesized 7-hydroxymitragynine or any other synthetically derived 
synthesized compounds of the kratom plant; or 
 
5.  A kratom product containing any cont rolled substance listed 
in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Subs tances Act, unless the 
product is compounded by a license d pharmacist with the controlled 
substance dispensed in accordance with a valid prescription; or 
 
6.  A kratom product containing a level of any residual solvent 
that was used in the manufacturing of the extra ct that exceeds the 
residual level specified for pharmaceutical products in the documen t 
"Q3C - Tables and List, Guidance for Industry , [June 2017] ICH 
Revision 3" issued by the United States Department of Health and 
Human Services, Food and Drug Administr ation. 
 
B.  Kratom products shall be accompanied by a label , or a quick 
response (QR) code on the product label linked to a websit e, bearing 
the following information prior to its sale in th is state: 
 
1.  A list of the ingredients, which shall include the common or 
usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the 
product, listed in descending order of predominance; 
 
2.  That the sale or transfer of kratom to a person under 
eighteen (18) years of age is prohi bited;  ENR. H. B. NO. 3574 	Page 4 
 
3.  The amount of total kratom alkaloids, mitragynine, and 7-
hydroxymitragynine contained in the product; 
 
4.  The amount of total kratom alkaloids, mitragynine, and 7-
hydroxymitragynine contained in packaging for the product; 
 
5.  The name and the principal street address of the vendor or 
the person responsible for distrib uting the product; 
 
6. The suggested Any federal food allergen labeling 
requirements, if applicable, and clear and adequate directions for 
the consumption and safe and effective use of the such product, 
including the recommended serving size, the number of serving s in 
the container, and the number of servings that can be safely 
consumed in a day.  Provided, liquid kratom products shall be 
packaged in a retail container that has clear serving size markings 
and be subject to the following requirements: 
 
a. products of less than eight (8) fluid ounces which 
contain more than three servings shall be accompanied 
by a calibrated measuring device , and  
 
b. if such a product contains more than the eight (8) 
fluid ounces, the requirements specified in 
subparagraph a of this paragraph do not a pply. 
 
Provided further, packaging for powdered kratom products not in 
capsule form shall have a calibrated measuring device included in 
the container; and 
 
7.  Any precautionary state ments as to the safety and 
effectiveness of the product , including a warning that a cons umer 
should consult a health care professional on questions about the use 
of kratom, that the product may be habit-forming, and a statement 
that the kratom product is not intended to "diagnose, treat, cure, 
or prevent any disease"; and 
 
8.  A statement that a kratom product label is prohibited from 
making any therapeutic claims unless approved by the United States 
Food and Drug Administration. 
 
C.  A vendor may not distribute, sell or expose for sale a 
kratom product to an individual under eighteen (18) years of age. 
  ENR. H. B. NO. 3574 	Page 5 
D. Upon request by the State Department of Health, the vendor 
shall provide test results from a United States-based testing 
facility to confirm the items listed on the product label. 
 
SECTION 3.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. 
  ENR. H. B. NO. 3574 	Page 6 
Passed the House of Representati ves the 5th day of March, 2024. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives 
 
 
 
Passed the Senate the 25th day of April, 2024. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate 
 
 
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 
Received by the Office of the Governor this _________ ___________ 
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. 
By: _________________________________ 
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____ 
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. 
 
 
 	_________________________________ 
 	Governor of the State of Oklahoma 
 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE 
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ 
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. 
By: _________________________________