The board shall, upon request, provide to the State Department of Health Services, the office of the Attorney General, a law enforcement agency, and any agency authorized to enforce local tobacco control ordinances, access to the board’s database of licenses issued to distributors and wholesalers for locations within the jurisdiction of that agency or law enforcement agency. The agencies authorized by this section to access the board’s database shall only access and use the board’s database for purposes of enforcing tobacco control laws and shall adhere to all state laws, policies, and regulations pertaining to the protection of personal information and individual privacy.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 890, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)