City Council

13. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1571 ADDING CHAPTER 10 TO ARTICLE 6 OF THE TUSTIN CITY CODE PROHIBITING THE SALE OF KRATOM PRODUCTS Adoption of Ordinance No. 1571 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: That the City Council have second reading by title only and adoption of Ordinance No. 1571. 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