Nevada § 597.998 - Prohibited acts relating to sale, preparation, distribution or advertisement of kratom products or products containing kratom
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 597.998 — Prohibited acts relating to sale, preparation, distribution or advertisement of kratom products or products containing kratom, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 597.998. Prohibited acts relating to sale, preparation, distribution or advertisement of kratom products or products containing kratom
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.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 597.998 cover?
Section 597.998 ("Prohibited acts relating to sale, preparation, distribution or advertisement of kratom products or products containing kratom") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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