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NRS 597.998 - Prohibited acts relating to sale, preparation, distribution or advertisement of kratom products or products containing kratom.

NV Rev Stat § 597.998 (2019) (N/A)
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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,

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

(Added to NRS by 2019, 2658)

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NRS 597.998 - Prohibited acts relating to sale, preparation, distribution or advertisement of kratom products or products containing kratom.