Section 921.04. Protection of trade secrets or commercial or financial information

(A) In submitting data required for product registration under this chapter, the applicant may:

(1) Clearly mark any portions thereof which in his opinion are trade secrets or commercial or financial information;

(2) Submit such marked material separately from other material required to be submitted under this chapter.

(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the director of agriculture shall not make public privileged or confidential information which in his judgment contains or relates to trade secrets or commercial or financial information obtained from a person, except that, when necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, information relating to formulae of products acquired by authorization of this chapter may be revealed to any state or federal agency consulted.

(C) If the director proposes to release for inspection information which the applicant or registrant believes to be protected from disclosure under division (B) of this section, he shall notify the applicant or registrant, in writing, by certified mail. The director shall not thereafter make available for inspection such data until thirty days after receipt of the notice by the applicant or registrant. During this period, the applicant or registrant may institute an action in an appropriate court for a declaratory judgment as to whether such information is subject to protection under division (B) of this section.

Effective Date: 09-01-1976