Kratom Laws in Utah

How Utah law treats kratom, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: Kratom is legal but tightly regulated in Utah. Processors and retailers may sell only registered 'pure leaf kratom' (plant matter with no kratom extract and no more than 0.4% 7-hydroxymitragynine of total kratom alkaloids) labeled with its mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine content; Utah Code §§ 4-45-102, 4-45-104, 4-45-105

Kratom	Kratom is legal but tightly regulated in Utah. Processors and retailers may sell only registered 'pure leaf kratom' (plant matter with no kratom extract and no more than 0.4% 7-hydroxymitragynine of total kratom alkaloids) labeled with its mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine content; violating this is a class B misdemeanor for a first violation, a class A misdemeanor for a second and a third degree felony after that. Retailers must register with the Department of Agriculture and Food and be licensed as a retail tobacco specialty business. Selling kratom to anyone under 21 is a class A misdemeanor for each violation. Version effective 5/6/2026 (Kratom Regulation Act, amended by Chapters 362 and 480, 2026 General Session). Source: Utah Code §§ 4-45-102, 4-45-104, 4-45-105

Kratom

Kratom is legal but tightly regulated in Utah. Processors and retailers may sell only registered 'pure leaf kratom' (plant matter with no kratom extract and no more than 0.4% 7-hydroxymitragynine of total kratom alkaloids) labeled with its mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine content; violating this is a class B misdemeanor for a first violation, a class A misdemeanor for a second and a third degree felony after that. Retailers must register with the Department of Agriculture and Food and be licensed as a retail tobacco specialty business. Selling kratom to anyone under 21 is a class A misdemeanor for each violation.

Version effective 5/6/2026 (Kratom Regulation Act, amended by Chapters 362 and 480, 2026 General Session).

Source: Utah Code §§ 4-45-102, 4-45-104, 4-45-105

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