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Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) A kratom processor may not prepare, distribute, sell, or offer for sale a kratom product:
(a) that is mixed or packed with a nonkratom substance that affects the quality or strength of the kratom product to such a degree as to render the kratom product injurious to a consumer;
(b) that contains a poisonous or otherwise deleterious nonkratom ingredient, including a controlled substance as defined in Section 58-37-2;
(c) containing a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than 2% of the alkaloid composition of the kratom product;
(d) containing a synthetic alkaloid, including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, or any other synthetically derived compound of the kratom plant; or
(e) that does not include a product label on the kratom product packaging that states the amount of mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine contained in the packaged kratom product.
(2) A kratom processor who violates Subsection (1) is guilty of a class C misdemeanor for each violation.
(3) A kratom processor does not violate Subsection (1) if the kratom processor shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the kratom processor relied in good faith upon the representation of a manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor of food represented to be a kratom product.
(4) A kratom processor may not prepare, distribute, sell, or offer for sale a kratom product that is not registered with the department in accordance with this chapter.
(5) A kratom processor shall register as a food establishment in accordance with Section 4-5-301.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 4. Utah Agricultural Code § 4-45-104. Kratom processor requirements--Criminal penalty - last updated May 05, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-4-utah-agricultural-code/ut-code-sect-4-45-104/
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