Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
Filed: 4/7/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5526 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5526 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Kratom Control Act.
 
6    Section 5. Kratom sale to or possession by minors 
7prohibited. 
8    (a) As used in this Act, "Kratom" means any parts of the 
9plant Mitragyna
speciosa, whether growing or not, and any 
10compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture, or 
11preparation of that plant, including but not limited to 
12mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine.
13    (b) A minor under 18 years of age shall not knowingly 
14purchase or possess any product containing any
quantity of 
15Kratom.
16    (c) A minor under 18 years of age in the furtherance or 
 
 
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1facilitation of obtaining any product
containing Kratom shall 
2not knowingly display or  use a false or forged identification 
3card or transfer,
alter, or deface an identification card.
4    (d) A person shall not knowingly sell, buy for, distribute 
5samples of, or furnish any product containing any
quantity of 
6Kratom to any minor under 18 years of age.
7    (e) Sentence.   Violation of subsection (b) or (c) of this 
8Section is a Class B misdemeanor. Violation of subsection (d) 
9of this Section  is
a Class B misdemeanor for which the offender 
10shall be fined an amount of not less than $500.".