Sec. 444.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Food" has the meaning assigned by Section 431.002.
(2)  "Kratom" means any part of the leaf of the plant Mitragyna speciosa.
(3)  "Kratom processor" means a person who:
(A)  manufactures, prepares, distributes, or maintains kratom products for sale;
(B)  advertises, represents, or holds oneself out as a manufacturer, preparer, or seller of kratom products;
(C)  is responsible for ensuring the purity and proper labeling of kratom products; or
(D)  packages or labels kratom products.
(4)  "Kratom product" means a food, including an extract, capsule, or pill, containing any form of kratom.
(5)  "Kratom retailer" means a kratom processor who sells kratom products to consumers or who advertises, represents, or holds oneself out as a person who sells kratom products to consumers.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 497), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.