City Council

9. PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 1571 ADDING CHAPTER 10 TO ARTICLE 6 OF THE TUSTIN CITY CODE PROHIBITING THE SALE OF KRATOM PRODUCTS The City Attorney’s office has prepared proposed amendments to Article 6 of the Tustin City Code to add a ban on the sale, distribution, and advertisement for sale of kratom products within the City. The proposed ordinance would ban the sale, distribution, and advertisement for sale of any product containing any part of the leaf of the plant Mitragyna speciosa (more commonly known as the kratom plant). The purpose of the ordinance is to protect the public health and welfare against the sale and distribution of products which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has identified as having opioid-like characteristics, and which pose a threat to the health and safety of the American Public. Recommendation: Introduce and conduct first reading by title only of Ordinance No. 1571 adding Chapter 10 (Prohibition on the Sale and Distribution of Kratom Products) to Article 6 (Public Welfare) of the Tustin City Code and schedule the adoption for the City Council’s next scheduled regular meeting. ORDINANCE NO. 1571 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 10 (PROHIBITION ON THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF KRATOM PRODUCTS) TO ARTICLE 6 (PUBLIC WELFARE) OF THE TUSTIN CITY CODE Fiscal Impact: Minimal fiscal impact associated with efforts to enforce the prohibition by the City’s code enforcement and/or law enforcement personnel. AGENDA REPORT