South Carolina Statutes
§ 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 mi
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 2025 Act No. 35 (S.221), SECTION 1, eff July 11, 2025.
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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.