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NRS 597.998

Prohibited acts relating to sale, preparation, distribution or advertisement of kratom products or products containing kratom

Known as the Infant Crib Safety Act

The act spans §§ 597–597 (272 sections).

(Added to NRS by 2019, 2658)

1. A person shall not knowingly sell or offer to sell any material, compound, mixture or preparation containing a kratom product to a child under the age of 18 years.

2. A person shall not knowingly prepare, distribute, advertise, sell or offer to sell a kratom product that is adulterated with a 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. A person has not violated the provisions of this subsection if he or she can show by a preponderance of evidence that he or she relied in good faith upon the representations of a manufacturer, processor, packer or distributor of the kratom product.

3. A person shall not sell a kratom product that does not have a label that clearly sets forth the ingredients and directions for the safe and effective use of the kratom product.

4. A person who violates any provision of this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation.

5. As used in this section, “kratom product” means any product or ingredient containing:

(a) Any part of the leaf of the Mitragyna Speciosa plant if the plant contains the alkaloid mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine; or

(b) A synthetic material that contains the alkaloid mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine,

Ê regardless of whether the product or ingredient is labeled or sold for human consumption.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.