Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 3.2. Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food |
SUBTITLE I. General Provisions; Protection and Promotion of Agriculture |
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions |
ARTICLE 1. Department and Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
SECTION 3.2-103. Records to be held in confidence |
The Commissioner shall hold the following records of the Department in confidence unless otherwise directed by the Governor or the Board: 1. Schedules of work for regulatory inspection; 2. Trade secrets and commercial or financial information supplied by individuals or business entities to the Department; 3. Reports of criminal violations made to the Department by persons outside the Department; 4. Records of active investigations until the investigations are closed; 5. Financial records of applicants for assistance from the Virginia Farm Loan Revolving Account except those records that are otherwise a matter of public record; and 6. Tax returns required by the agricultural commodity boards established pursuant to this title to the extent necessary to protect the privacy of individual taxpayers. Code 1950, § 3-13; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-14; 1975, c. 260; 1977, c. 186; 1978, cc. 219, 540; 1982, c. 150; 1993, c. 455; 1994, cc. 261 , 261 ; 1995, c. 261 ; 1996, c. 261 ; 2005, c. 261 ; 2008, c. 261 . |