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, 370; 1995, c. 10; 1996, c. 996; 2005, c. 633; 2008, c. 860.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 3.2-101. Department continued; appointment of Commissioner; agriculture education
§ 3.2-101.1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
§ 3.2-102. General powers and duties of the Commissioner
§ 3.2-103. Records to be held in confidence
§ 3.2-104. Commissioner may serve on board of national tobacco trust entity
§ 3.2-105. Century farm program
§ 3.2-106. Horse breeder incentive program
§ 3.2-108. Department to establish a program to support new and emerging crops and technologies
§ 3.2-108.1. Virginia Pollinator Protection Strategy
§ 3.2-108.2. Expansion of the Commonwealth's slaughter and meat-processing facilities
§ 3.2-109. Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services; appointments; qualifications; terms of office
§ 3.2-110. Officers of the Board; meetings
§ 3.2-111. General powers and duties of the Board