HB4312 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB103 34539 RLC 64373 b

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.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Kratom Control Act is amended by adding Section 10 as follows:

(720 ILCS 642/10 new)

Sec. 10. Kratom sales and advertisements within 1,000 feet of certain areas prohibited.

(a) In this Section, "advertise" means to engage in promotional activities on behalf of a product, including, but not limited to:

(1) billboard, newspaper, radio, Internet, electronic media, or television advertising;

(2) the distribution of fliers or circulars; or

(3) the display of window or interior signs.

"Advertise" does not mean to post exterior signs displaying only the name of a business.

(b) 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.

(c) No person or entity shall sell 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.

(d) A violation of this Section is a business offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $5,000.