(1) (a) A retailer, manufacturer, and/or wholesaler shall not distribute or sell a kratom product to an individual under twenty-one (21) years of age.(b) Kratom products offered for sale must be placed behind the retailer’s counter.(c) Every person engaged in the business of selling kratom products at retail shall notify each individual employed by that person as a retail sales clerk that state law:(i) Prohibits the sale or distribution of kratom products, including samples, to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age and the purchase or receipt of kratom products by any person under twenty-one (21) years of age; and(ii) Requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient if the individual is not known to the seller, barterer, deliverer or giver of the kratom product to be the age of twenty-one (21) years or older. Every person employed by a person engaged in the business of selling kratom products at retail shall sign an agreement with his employer in substantially the following or similar form:“I understand that state law prohibits the sale or distribution of kratom products to persons under the age of twenty-one (21) years, and requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient if the individual is not known to the seller, barterer, deliverer or giver of the kratom product to be the age of twenty-one (21) years or older. I promise, as a condition of my employment, to observe this law.”(d) No retailer who instructs his employee as provided in this section shall be liable for any violations committed by such employees.
(a) A retailer, manufacturer, and/or wholesaler shall not distribute or sell a kratom product to an individual under twenty-one (21) years of age.
(b) Kratom products offered for sale must be placed behind the retailer’s counter.
(c) Every person engaged in the business of selling kratom products at retail shall notify each individual employed by that person as a retail sales clerk that state law:(i) Prohibits the sale or distribution of kratom products, including samples, to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age and the purchase or receipt of kratom products by any person under twenty-one (21) years of age; and(ii) Requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient if the individual is not known to the seller, barterer, deliverer or giver of the kratom product to be the age of twenty-one (21) years or older. Every person employed by a person engaged in the business of selling kratom products at retail shall sign an agreement with his employer in substantially the following or similar form:“I understand that state law prohibits the sale or distribution of kratom products to persons under the age of twenty-one (21) years, and requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient if the individual is not known to the seller, barterer, deliverer or giver of the kratom product to be the age of twenty-one (21) years or older. I promise, as a condition of my employment, to observe this law.”
(i) Prohibits the sale or distribution of kratom products, including samples, to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age and the purchase or receipt of kratom products by any person under twenty-one (21) years of age; and
(ii) Requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient if the individual is not known to the seller, barterer, deliverer or giver of the kratom product to be the age of twenty-one (21) years or older. Every person employed by a person engaged in the business of selling kratom products at retail shall sign an agreement with his employer in substantially the following or similar form:
“I understand that state law prohibits the sale or distribution of kratom products to persons under the age of twenty-one (21) years, and requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient if the individual is not known to the seller, barterer, deliverer or giver of the kratom product to be the age of twenty-one (21) years or older. I promise, as a condition of my employment, to observe this law.”
(d) No retailer who instructs his employee as provided in this section shall be liable for any violations committed by such employees.
(2) A retailer, wholesaler, jobber, distributor and manufacturer shall not prepare, distribute, or sell any of the following:(a) A product represented as being a kratom product that does not meet the definition for a kratom product pursuant to Section 75-103-1;(b) A kratom product containing a level of7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than one percent (1%) of the alkaloid composition and not to exceed one-half (0.5) milligram per container of the product;(c) A kratom product containing any controlled substance listed in the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, unless the product is compounded by a licensed pharmacist with the controlled substance dispensed in accordance with a valid prescription; or(d) Any kratom product that does not have a label that clearly sets forth the identity, address and telephone number of the manufacturer, and a full list of the ingredients in the kratom product.
(a) A product represented as being a kratom product that does not meet the definition for a kratom product pursuant to Section 75-103-1;
(b) A kratom product containing a level of
7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than one percent (1%) of the alkaloid composition and not to exceed one-half (0.5) milligram per container of the product;
(c) A kratom product containing any controlled substance listed in the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, unless the product is compounded by a licensed pharmacist with the controlled substance dispensed in accordance with a valid prescription; or
(d) Any kratom product that does not have a label that clearly sets forth the identity, address and telephone number of the manufacturer, and a full list of the ingredients in the kratom product.
(3) A retailer, wholesaler, jobber, distributor or manufacturer shall not sell, distribute or expose for sale a kratom product prior to registering with the Mississippi Department of Revenue.
(4) A retailer, wholesaler, jobber, distributor or manufacturer shall comply with the provisions of subsection (3) of this section from and after October 1, 2025.