Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB407: Create the kratom consumer protection act
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act providing definitions; providing kratom product limitations; providing for kratom product registration; providing for kratom processor, distributor, and retailer registration; providing for labeling requirements; providing for enforcement by the department of revenue; providing civil penalties; providing for misdemeanor and felony convictions; providing for fees and taxes; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for contingent federal preemption providing a statutory appropriation; amending section 17-7-502, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING KRATOM PRODUCT LIMITATIONS; PROVIDING FOR KRATOM PRODUCT REGISTRATION; PROVIDING FOR KRATOM PROCESSOR, DISTRIBUTOR, AND RETAILER REGISTRATION; PROVIDING FOR LABELING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; PROVIDING CIVIL PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR MISDEMEANOR AND FELONY CONVICTIONS; PROVIDING FOR FEES AND TAXES; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AND PROVIDING FOR CONTINGENT FEDERAL PREEMPTION PROVIDING A STATUTORY APPROPRIATION; AMENDING SECTION 17-7-502, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: (Refer to Introduced Bill) Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Short title -- purpose. (1) [Sections 1 through 7] may be cited as the "Kratom Consumer Protection Act". (2) It is the purpose of [sections 1 through 7] to prohibit the selling, giving, or other distribution of kratom products to the public unless specifically authorized by [sections 1 through 7] or other statutory act of the legislature. It is the express purpose of [sections 1 through 7] to prohibit the sale of kratom products to persons under 21 years of age. NEW SECTION. Section 2. Definitions. As used in [sections 1 through 7], unless context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Attractive to children" means kratom products manufactured in the shape of cartoons or - 1 - Authorized Print …