103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4312
 
Introduced 1/16/2024, by Rep. Travis Weaver
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 642/10 new
    Amends the Kratom Control Act. Provides that no person or entity shall advertise a product containing any quantity of Kratom, in any form or medium, within 1,000 feet of the perimeter of school grounds, a playground, a recreation center or facility, a child care center, a public park or public library, or a game arcade that admits persons under 18 years of age. Provides that no person or entity shall sell a product containing any quantity of Kratom, in any form or through any medium, within 1,000 feet of the perimeter of school grounds, a playground, a recreation center or facility, a child care center, a public park or public library, or a game arcade that admits persons under 18 years of age. Provides that a violation is a business offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $5,000.


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A BILL FOR
 
HB4312LRB103 34539 RLC 64373 b

1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Kratom Control Act is amended by adding 
5Section 10 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 642/10 new)
7    Sec. 10. Kratom sales and advertisements within 1,000 feet 
8of certain areas prohibited. 
9    (a) In this Section, "advertise" means to engage in 
10promotional activities on behalf of a product, including, but 
11not limited to:
12        (1) billboard, newspaper, radio, Internet, electronic 
13    media, or television advertising;
14        (2) the distribution of fliers or circulars; or
15        (3) the display of window or interior signs.
16    "Advertise" does not mean to post exterior signs 
17displaying only the name of a business.
18    (b) No person or entity shall advertise a product 
19containing any quantity of Kratom, in any form or medium, 
20within 1,000 feet of the perimeter of school grounds, a 
21playground, a recreation center or facility, a child care 
22center, a public park or public library, or a game arcade that 
23admits persons under 18 years of age.
 
 
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1    (c) No person or entity shall sell a product containing 
2any quantity of Kratom, in any form or medium, within 1,000 
3feet of the perimeter of school grounds, a playground, a 
4recreation center or facility, a child care center, a public 
5park or public library, or a game arcade that admits persons 
6under 18 years of age.
7    (d) A violation of this Section is a business offense 
8punishable by a fine not to exceed $5,000.