Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-10-1408 - Disclosure of Records to Outside Parties
Records obtained by an authorized employee or agent of the Department are subject to disclosure pursuant to A.R.S. § 3-525.06.
A.
Documents, data and records
received by the department and employees and agents of the department from a
farm under this Article are public records and are subject to disclosure as
provided by law, except for:
1.
Trade secrets, the disclosure of which would give an unfair advantage
to competitors or would otherwise cause substantial harm to the farm's
competitive position.
2.
Financial information.
3.
Documents, data and records
derived from inspections and investigations under this
Article.
B.
Any documents, data and records may be disclosed on a confidential
basis to agencies or instrumentalities of any of the following that have data
sharing agreements or data sharing credentials with the department or the
United States food and drug administration:
1.
The United
States.
2.
This
state.
3.
Political subdivisions of this state with which the director has a
memorandum of understanding for the purposes of this
subsection.
4.
Indian tribal governments in this state.
5.
Any other state:
a.
From which produce was transported
into this state.
b.
Into which produce is transported from this
state.
C.
Any documents, data and records
may be disclosed pursuant to:
1.
The order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
2.
A signed and notarized release by
a farm authorizing the disclosure of specific information to a specific person
or persons for a specific reason or reasons.
D.
Aggregate statistical data derived
from confidential information may be disclosed if the data does not identify,
or enable the identification of, and is not attributable to, any individual
farm. Information may not be disclosed pursuant to this subsection if a farm
demonstrates that disclosure would give an unfair advantage to competitors or
would otherwise cause substantial harm to the farm's competitive
position.
E.
A
person, including a former employee or agent of the department or a person
previously having an administrative duty for the department, who receives
confidential information while an employee or agent of the department or while
performing an administrative or enforcement duty for the department may not
disclose that information except as provided in this
Article.
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