South Carolina § 44-53-2020 - Kratom processors and retailers; unlawful acts.

§ 44-53-2020. Kratom processors and retailers; unlawful acts.

(A) It is unlawful for a kratom processor or kratom retailer to:

(1) distribute, dispense, or sell any kratom product to any individual under twenty-one years of age; or

(2) prepare, manufacture, distribute, dispense, or sell any kratom product that:

(a) is adulterated with a dangerous non-kratom substance that affects the quality or strength of the product to such a degree that it may injure a consumer;

(b) contains a poisonous or otherwise harmful non-kratom ingredient including, but not limited to, any substance listed in Section 44-53-190, 44-53-210, 44-53-230, 44-53-250, or 44-53-270;

(c) contains a fully synthetic alkaloid including, but not limited to, fully synthetic mitragynine, fully synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, or any other fully synthetically derived compound of the plant mitragyna speciosa;

(d) contains levels of residual solvents higher than the standards set forth in Chapter 467 of the U.S. Pharmacopeia-National Formulary (USP-NF); or

(e) does not meet the labeling requirements established pursuant to Section 44-53-2030 and a regulation promulgated to implement the provisions of that section.

(B) It is unlawful for a kratom retailer to display or store a kratom product in a retail location in a manner that would allow the product to be accessed by an individual under twenty-one years of age.

HISTORY: 2025 Act No. 35 (S.221), SECTION 1, eff July 11, 2025.