- Level
- County
- State
- New York
- Citation
- Introductory No. 6, Print No. 1 of 2026 (Resolution 308 of 2026)
- Action date
- Effective date
- None stated or not yet known
- Reaches
- Advertising, Distribution, Retail Sale
- Inbound shipments
- Reaches parcels shipped into the jurisdiction.
The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors adopted Introductory No. 6, Print No. 1 of 2026, "A Local Law to Prohibit the Sale and Distribution of Kratom Products Within the County of Saratoga", on October 20, 2026 under Resolution 308, unchanged from the text introduced on September 15. News reports differ on the vote count: WNYT reported 20 to 3, and the Daily Gazette reported 17 to 4 with 2 absent. The resolution directs the Clerk of the Board to file the law with the Secretary of State, and under Section 9 it takes effect the day it is filed.
It reaches natural leaf: Section 4(E) is headed "No Exception for Natural Kratom Leaf Products" and applies the prohibitions to natural leaf, including powder and capsules. Section 4 bars selling, offering, distributing or supplying any kratom product in the county, keeping it on premises used for selling it, and advertising it there; personal possession is not prohibited. The only exemption is for a product the FDA approves after the law takes effect.
A first violation carries a fine of up to $1,000. A repeat within five years of a conviction is an unclassified misdemeanor, with up to $1,500 more, up to one year in jail, or both. Section 10 gives sellers in the county 30 days after the effective date to clear inventory, with no sales allowed in that time, and Section 11 makes the law void once a state or federal law with the same or substantially similar provisions takes effect.
The Public Safety Committee approved the measure on September 4, 2026, and the full Board introduced it on September 15 under Resolution 257. At the public hearing on October 14, 2026 eleven people spoke, and the Clerk reported 48 emailed comments from 34 people, 26 opposed and 8 in favor. The Town of Clifton Park adopted Local Law No. 13 of 2026 on October 6, 2026, 5 to 0; the Saratoga County ban covers Clifton Park as well.
Hudson Valley Botanicals stopped shipping to Saratoga County addresses, Clifton Park included, on October 21, 2026, before the filing.
It reaches natural leaf: Section 4(E) is headed "No Exception for Natural Kratom Leaf Products" and applies the prohibitions to natural leaf, including powder and capsules. Section 4 bars selling, offering, distributing or supplying any kratom product in the county, keeping it on premises used for selling it, and advertising it there; personal possession is not prohibited. The only exemption is for a product the FDA approves after the law takes effect.
A first violation carries a fine of up to $1,000. A repeat within five years of a conviction is an unclassified misdemeanor, with up to $1,500 more, up to one year in jail, or both. Section 10 gives sellers in the county 30 days after the effective date to clear inventory, with no sales allowed in that time, and Section 11 makes the law void once a state or federal law with the same or substantially similar provisions takes effect.
The Public Safety Committee approved the measure on September 4, 2026, and the full Board introduced it on September 15 under Resolution 257. At the public hearing on October 14, 2026 eleven people spoke, and the Clerk reported 48 emailed comments from 34 people, 26 opposed and 8 in favor. The Town of Clifton Park adopted Local Law No. 13 of 2026 on October 6, 2026, 5 to 0; the Saratoga County ban covers Clifton Park as well.
Hudson Valley Botanicals stopped shipping to Saratoga County addresses, Clifton Park included, on October 21, 2026, before the filing.
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Last verified 26 Oct 2026
