Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB3147: Creates new provisions relating to the sale of kratom products
Status: In committee, March 11, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapter 196, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to kratom products, with penalty provisions. Section A. Chapter 196, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 196.1170, to read as follows: 196.1170. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Kratom Consumer Protection Act". 2. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Dealer", a person who sells, prepares, or maintains kratom products or advertises, represents, or holds oneself out as selling, preparing, or maintaining kratom products. Such person may include, b.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 196, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to kratom products, with penalty provisions. Section A. Chapter 196, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 196.1170, to read as follows: 196.1170. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Kratom Consumer Protection Act". 2. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Dealer", a person who sells, prepares, or maintains kratom products or advertises, represents, or holds oneself out as selling, preparing, or maintaining kratom products. Such person may include, but shall not be limited to, a manufacturer, wholesaler, store, restaurant, hotel, catering facility, camp, bakery, delicatessen, supermarket, grocery store, convenience store, nursing home, or food or drink company; (2) "Department", the state department of health and senior services; (3) "Director", the director of the department or the director's designee; (4) "Food", a food, food product, food ingredient, dietary ingredient, dietary supplement, or beverage for human consumption; (5) "Kratom product", a food product or dietary ingredient containing any part of the leaf of the plant Mitragyna speciosa. 3. The general assembly hereby occupies and preempts the entire field of regulating kratom products to the complete exclusion of any order, ordinance, or EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill …