Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:989.3

  • Distribute: means to deliver a controlled dangerous substance whether by physical delivery, administering, subterfuge, furnishing a prescription, or by filling, packaging, labeling or compounding the substance pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:961
  • Person: includes any institution whether public or private, hospitals or clinics operated by the state or any of its political subdivisions, and any corporation, association, partnership, or one or more individuals. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:961

            A. It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute any product containing Mitragyna speciosa to a minor.

            B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

            Acts 2012, No. 355, §1, eff. May 31, 2012; Acts 2019, No. 231, §§6 and 8; Acts 2023, No. 416, §3.