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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="21-2E-02" title_number="21" title_name="Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics" subtitle_number="2E" subtitle_name="Kratom Consumer Protection Act">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A retailer that prepares, distributes, sells, or exposes for sale a kratom product shall disclose on the product label the factual basis on which the representation is made.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A retailer may not prepare, distribute, sell, or expose for sale a kratom product that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Does not comply with the disclosure requirement established under paragraph (1) of this subsection; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Has not been recognized as a dietary ingredient or approved drug by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a retailer may not prepare, distribute, sell, or expose for sale any of the following:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A kratom product that is adulterated with a dangerous substance other than kratom;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A kratom product that is contaminated with a dangerous substance other than kratom;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A kratom product containing a level of 7–hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than 2% of the alkaloid composition of the product;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>A kratom product containing a synthetic alkaloid, including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7–hydroxymitragynine, or any other synthetically derived compound of the kratom plant; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>A product containing kratom that does not include on its package or label the amount of mitragynine and 7–hydroxymitragynine contained in the product.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>For the purpose of paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection, a kratom product is adulterated with a dangerous substance other than kratom if:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>The kratom product is mixed or packed with a substance other than kratom; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>That substance affects the quality or strength of the kratom product to a degree as to render the kratom product injurious to a consumer.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>For the purpose of paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, a kratom product is contaminated with a dangerous substance other than kratom if the kratom product contains a poisonous or otherwise deleterious ingredient other than kratom, including a drug that is designated as a controlled dangerous substance under Title 5 of the Criminal Law Article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A retailer may not distribute, sell, or expose for sale a kratom product to an individual under the age of 21 years.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>In a prosecution for a violation of this section, it is a rebuttable defense that the defendant relied in good faith on the representations on the manufacturer’s label on a kratom product.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A retailer that violates subsection (a)(1) of this section is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>$1,000 for a first violation; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>$2,000 for each subsequent violation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A retailer that violates subsection (a)(2), (b), or (c) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>In addition to any other penalties specified in this section, a retailer who violates this section is liable for any civil damages sustained by the individual resulting from the violation.</text>
  </level>
</section>
