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

 

 

09800HB5526ham001- 2 -LRB098 15322 RLC 58133 a

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.".