West Virginia § 19-12F-3 Definitions

West Virginia Statutes

§ 19-12F-3 — Definitions

West Virginia § 19-12F-3

Ch. 19AGRICULTURE

Art. 12FSELECT PLANT-BASED DERIVATIVES REGULATION ACT: KRATOM

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W. Va. Code § 19-12F-3 (2026).

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(1)"Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Commissioner" means the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Commissioner or his or her designee.

(2)"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture or his or her designee.

(3)"Contaminated" means made impure and unsafe by biological, chemical, or physical additives.

(4)"Department" or "Department of Agriculture" means the West Virginia Department of Agriculture.

(5)"Kratom" means a psychoactive preparation that is composed of the crushed or powdered dried leaves of the mitragyna speciosa, a lowered tropical tree which contains the alkaloids mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine.

(6)"Kratom product" means a food product, food ingredient, dietary ingredient, dietary supplement, or beverage intended or marketed for h

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(1) "Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Commissioner" means the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Commissioner or his or her designee.

(2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture or his or her designee.

(3) "Contaminated" means made impure and unsafe by biological, chemical, or physical additives.

(4) "Department" or "Department of Agriculture" means the West Virginia Department of Agriculture.

(5) "Kratom" means a psychoactive preparation that is composed of the crushed or powdered dried leaves of the mitragyna speciosa, a lowered tropical tree which contains the alkaloids mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine.

(6) "Kratom product" means a food product, food ingredient, dietary ingredient, dietary supplement, or beverage intended or marketed for human consumption containing any part of the leaf of the plant mitragyna speciosa.

(7) "Grower" means a person or entity which grows kratom for commercial purposes.

(8) "Processor" or "manufacturer" means a person or entity that processes, compounds, or converts plant material from mitragyna speciosa into a kratom product. This also includes further processing, compounding, converting, or repackaging of existing kratom products.

(9) "Retailer" or "seller" means a person or entity that distributes, offers for sale, or sells kratom or kratom products to persons for personal consumption.