Is Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) Legal in South Dakota? (2026)

Rule type

permanent

Tier

kcpa regulated

Effective

2021-07-01

What the record says

Whole-leaf kratom conditioned by the KCPA (age/labeling/registration); the 7-OH concentration cap does not apply to leaf.

Controlling language, verbatim

Kratom, for the purposes of this section, is a substance that contains 7-hydroxymitragynine, Mitragynine, or Mitragynine pseudoindoxyl. (S.D. Codified Law 34-20B-115; names alkaloids to scope the age offense, not a schedule)

Source of excerpt

Citations

1. S.D. Codified Law 34-20B-115 - Kratom age-21 law (schedules silent) (South Dakota Legislature) PRIMARYOFFICIAL

Where Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) stands across the country

Among South Dakota's 6 neighbors, North Dakota is illegal; Minnesota, Nebraska and Wyoming are restricted; Iowa and Montana are legal.

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Federal posture

Not federally scheduled. Kratom leaf / mitragynine not federally scheduled; DEA 7-OH re-notice (Nov 13+) reaches extracts under 100:1 mitragynine to 7-OH Federal detail

Pending deadlines

• 2026-11-13 · Federal · DEA 7-OH threshold order would reach kratom extracts under 100:1 mitragynine to 7-OH (DEA-1570 / FR 2026-20943)
  On or after Nov 13, 2026: kratom products whose mitragynine is less than 100 times their 7-OH (or 7-OH plus pseudoindoxyl), or above 1 mg/g or 1 mg/mL of those, would be Schedule I. Plain leaf and typical extracts sit above 100:1; enhanced 7-OH kratom does not. Kratom leaf and mitragynine are not scheduled.

Verbatim law on file for South Dakota

1 instrument on file for this compound's framework in South Dakota; 1 of 1 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

34-20B-115.1. No person may prepare, sell, or distribute a kratom product that: (1) Contains a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent of the alkaloid composition of the product; (2) Contains synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, or any other synthetic alkaloid or synthetically derived compound from the Mitragyna speciosa plant; (3) Contains a poisonous or otherwise deleterious non-kratom substance ...; (4) Is mixed or packed with a non-kratom substance ...; (5)-(7) [serving/label/warning requirements]. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
34-20B-115. Any of the following are unlawful: (1) To knowingly sell or distribute a kratom product to a person under the age of twenty-one; (2) purchase/possession/consumption by a person under 21; (3) purchase on behalf of a person under 21 ... A violation is a Class 2 misdemeanor. [Enrolled SL 2025 ch.138 s2 defines, for this section, "Kratom" as a substance that contains 7-hydroxymitragynine, Mitragynine, or Mitragynine pseudoindoxyl.]

Related

Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in neighboring states

• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Iowa Legal
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Minnesota Restricted
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Montana Legal
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Nebraska Restricted
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in North Dakota Illegal
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Wyoming Restricted

Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in other states

Same framework in South Dakota

• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in South Dakota Illegal
• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in South Dakota Restricted
• Speciociliatine in South Dakota Restricted

Other compounds in South Dakota

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