ORDINANCE NO. 260335
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Sponsor: Director of Neighborhood Services Department
Amending Chapter 20, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Article II, entitled Kratom Retail License, for the purpose of regulating and licensing the sale of Kratom Products.
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WHEREAS, the Kansas City Health Department ("KCHD") has reported that the Overdose Fatality Review Board recently examined a case involving a polysubstance overdose in which Kratom was detected on the autopsy toxicology screen, and the Board is continuing to monitor and evaluate future cases involving these substances; and
WHEREAS, KCHD advises that there are no FDA-approved medical uses for Kratom or its alkaloids, that Kratom is not legally marketed in the United States as a drug product, dietary supplement or food additive, and that federal health agencies warn against its use; and
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2025, the City passed Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 250942, which directed the City Manager to evaluate Kratom regulations in other Missouri municipalities and make recommendations within thirty (30) days for any necessary code amendments to regulate Kratom in the City; and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2026, the City Council Passed Ordinance No. 251028, which directed the City Manager develop a Kratom Retail Licensing Program, to be administered and enforced through the City's Regulated Industries Division, governing the sale of Kratom Products within the City; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That Chapter 20, Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended by enacting a new Article II, Kratom Retail License, to read as follows:
ARTICLE II
KRATOM RETAIL LICENSE,
Sec. 20-50. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meanin...
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