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. - City of Tustin, CA

Meeting: Regular Meeting of the City Council/Special Closed Session-5:30pm/Regular Meeting-6:00pm

Meeting Time: October 21, 2025 at 6:00pm PDT

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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.