UtahKratom sellers must register and follow new product rules
Starting May 6, 2026, Utah kratom sellers must register, follow product and labeling limits, and refuse sales to people under 21.
What it does
Kratom processors and retailers must register with the state, and retailers must also hold a retail tobacco specialty business license. Fees and fines apply.
Kratom sellers may not sell to people under 21 or offer certain products, including some products with high 7-hydroxymitragynine levels, synthetic ingredients, or incomplete labels.
The controlled-substance list includes two kratom-related substances, while compliant pure-leaf kratom receives a limited exemption from specified possession, manufacturing, and distribution penalties.
Argument forRegistration and age limits could make sellers easier to oversee and reduce access to kratom products by people under 21.
Argument againstRegistration fees, licensing requirements, product limits, and criminal penalties could make it harder for some businesses to sell kratom legally.
More detail
Kratom processors and retailers must register with the Department of Agriculture and Food. Processors include people who prepare, make, distribute, sell, or advertise kratom products. Retailers sell kratom products at retail in Utah. A retailer must also hold a retail tobacco specialty business license. The department must set registration fees and may impose fines of up to $5,000 for selling or offering unregistered kratom products. These requirements take effect May 6, 2026.
Kratom sellers may not sell kratom products to anyone under 21 or sell products that violate the listed content and labeling rules. The rules apply to kratom processors and retailers and cover kratom products sold, offered for sale, prepared, possessed, or distributed in Utah. The text restricts products with certain harmful or non-kratom ingredients, more than 2% 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid composition, synthetic kratom alkaloids, or missing required amounts of mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine on the label. A temporary exception allows some non-pure-leaf products through March 6, 2027, only when they are made for lawful sale in another state, are not offered for sale or distribution in Utah, and contain no more than 0.4% 7-hydroxymitragynine in total kratom alkaloid composition. The age rule and product restrictions take effect May 6, 2026. The temporary out-of-state exception ends March 6, 2027.
The controlled-substance rules treat 7-hydroxymitragynine and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl as Schedule I substances, while exempting compliant pure-leaf kratom from specified penalties. The exemption covers people who possess, manufacture, or distribute pure-leaf kratom, or certain other kratom products covered by the temporary statutory exception. The activity must comply with Utah's Kratom Regulation Act. The exemption applies only to penalties for possessing, manufacturing, or distributing 7-hydroxymitragynine under the stated conditions; it does not remove the other kratom requirements. These provisions take effect May 6, 2026. The separate exemption for products covered by the temporary exception lasts until March 6, 2027.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 26Governor Spencer Cox SignedBecame Law
- Mar 13Senate/ to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 13Senate/ received enrolled bill from PrintingMinor
- Mar 12Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 12Enrolled Bill Returned to House or SenateMinor
- Mar 11Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- Mar 11Bill Received from Senate for EnrollingMinor
- Mar 11Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrollingMajor
- Mar 11Senate/ received from HouseMinor
- Mar 5House/ to Senate
- Mar 5House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to SenateMajor
- Mar 5House/ received from SenateMinor
- Mar 4Senate/ to House
- Vote recorded Senate/ concurs with House amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded House/ passed 3rd reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Senate/ concurs with House amendmentMajor
- Mar 4Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- Mar 4Senate/ received from HouseMinor
- Mar 4House/ to Senate
- Mar 4House/ passed 3rd readingPassed House
- Mar 4House/ substitute adoption failedMajor
- Mar 4House/ floor amendment failedMajor
- Mar 4House/ uncircled
- Mar 4House/ circled
- Mar 4House/ substituted
- Mar 4House/ 3rd readingMinor
- Mar 4LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0045S05
- Mar 4LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0045S05
- Mar 4LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0045S04
- Mar 4LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0045S04
- Mar 4House/ 2nd readingMinor
- Mar 4House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- Mar 3LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0045S04
- Mar 3LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0045S04
- Feb 27LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0045S03
- Feb 25LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0045S03
- Feb 25House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact [House Rules Committee]
- Feb 25House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
- Feb 25House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]Minor
- Feb 25House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]Major
- Feb 24LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0045S03
- Feb 24LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0045S03
- Feb 23House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]Minor
- Feb 18House/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Vote recorded Senate/ passed 3rd reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18House/ received from SenateMinor
- Feb 18Senate/ to House
- Feb 18Senate/ passed 3rd readingPassed Senate
- Feb 18Senate/ substituted
- Feb 18Senate/ uncircled
- Feb 18LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0045S02
- Feb 18LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0045S02
- Feb 13LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0045S02
- Feb 13LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0045S02
- Feb 9Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal AnalystMinor
- Feb 9Senate/ circled
- Feb 9Senate/ 3rd readingMinor
- Feb 9LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0045
- Feb 6Senate/ passed 2nd readingMinor
- Vote recorded Senate/ passed 2nd reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Senate/ substitute adoption failedMajor
- Feb 6Senate/ 2nd readingMinor
- Feb 6LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0045S01
- Feb 5LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0045S01
- Feb 4LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0045S01
- Feb 4LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0045S01
- Jan 27Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 27Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Business and Labor Committee]Minor
- Jan 26Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]Minor
- Jan 20Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Business and Labor Committee]Minor
- Jan 20Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Jan 17LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0045
- Jan 7Senate/ received bill from Legislative ResearchMinor
- 2025
- Dec 22LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0045
- Dec 22LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0045
- Dec 22Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 22Bill Numbered but not DistributedIntroduced
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