South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-53-2010 — Definitions.
As used in this article:
(1)"Department" means the South Carolina Department of Public Health.
(2)"Food" means any food, food product, food ingredient, dietary ingredient, dietary supplement, or beverage intended for human consumption.
(3)"Kratom" means any part of the tropical evergreen plant mitragyna speciosa.
(4)"Kratom processor" means a person or entity that prepares, manufactures, distributes, or maintains kratom products or advertises, represents, or claims to sell, prepare, or maintain kratom products.
(5)"Kratom product" means any food or dietary ingredient, produced as a food, drink, powder, pill, capsule, or any other format intended for oral consumption that:
(a)contains any part of the leaf of the plant mitragyna speciosa, either on its native leaf or extracted form; or
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 2025 Act No. 35 (S.221), SECTION 1, eff July 11, 2025.
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§ 44-53-10
General powers of Department of Health and Environmental Control regarding controlled substances.§ 44-53-110
Definitions.§ 44-53-1130
Penalties.§ 44-53-120
Duties of State Law Enforcement Division.§ 44-53-1210
Definitions.§ 44-53-1220
Sale of caustic or corrosive substance in misbranded parcel, package, or container prohibited.§ 44-53-1230
Confiscation of misbranded caustic or corrosive substance parcels, packages, or containers.§ 44-53-1240
Enforcement; approval of brands and labels.§ 44-53-1250
Penalties.§ 44-53-130
Coordination of law enforcement.§ 44-53-1310
Short title.§ 44-53-1320
Definitions.§ 44-53-1350
Exemptions.