(a) Any person who distributes or sells fertilizer to a nonregistrant shall furnish the commissioner with a written report detailing: (1) The county of the consignee of such fertilizer, (2) the amount, in tons or fractions thereof, of each grade of such fertilizer, and (3) the form in which such fertilizer was distributed, including, but not limited to, bags, bulk or liquid. Such written report shall be submitted to the commissioner not later than the thirtieth day of July for distributions or sales made by such person during the preceding twelve months.
(b) Except for law enforcement purposes or as otherwise required by law, the commissioner shall not disclose to a third party any individual identifying information concerning a person who has submitted a report pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(February, 1965, P.A. 198, S. 8; 1969, P.A. 95, S. 4; P.A. 73-278, S. 5, 21; P.A. 09-229, S. 12.)
History: 1969 act amended Subsec. (a) to reflect change from semiannual statements to annual statements; P.A. 73-278 replaced “director”, i.e. director of Agricultural Experiment Station with “commissioner”, i.e. commissioner of agriculture; P.A. 09-229 replaced former provisions with new Subsecs. (a) and (b) re report to commissioner and confidentiality or report information, effective July 1, 2009.