§ 78288 Producer Data Confidentiality Rules

(a) The commission may specify the conditions under which proprietary information obtained from producers may be disclosed. Otherwise, all proprietary information obtained by the commission or the secretary from producers is confidential and shall not be disclosed except when required by a court order after a hearing in a judicial proceeding involving this chapter. (b) Information on volume shipments, product value, and any other related information that is required for reports to governmental agencies, financial reports to the commission or aggregate sales and inventory information, and any other information that the commission requires that gives only totals, but excludes individual producer information, may be disclosed by the commission. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 170. Effective January 1, 1996.)