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Utah's existing Kratom Consumer Protection Act would see substantial changes under this bill, which affects both companies that process and manufacture kratom (a plant-based supplement) and the retailers who sell it to consumers. Both kratom processors and retailers would be required to register with the Department of Agriculture and Food, which could fine unregistered sellers up to $5,000 and seize unregistered products; the bill also bans kratom extracts and other concentrated forms, requires that kratom products remain identifiable as plant matter, and prohibits mixing kratom with anything other than a basic inert capsule material, while raising the legal purchase age from 18 to 21. Penalties for selling products that don't meet these standards would escalate from a class B misdemeanor for a first offense to a class A misdemeanor for a second offense and a third-degree felony for any subsequent violation, and selling to someone under 21 would become a class A misdemeanor. Finally, the entire regulatory framework created by this law would automatically stop functioning if the state classifies every alkaloid found in the kratom plant as a controlled substance.