(1) Criminal or civil intelligence or investigative information or any other information held by the department as part of a joint or multiagency examination or investigation with another state or federal regulatory, administrative, or criminal justice agency which is confidential or exempt under the laws or regulations of that state or federal agency is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. The department may obtain, use, and release the information in accordance with the conditions imposed by the joint or multiagency agreement.
(2) The department may release information that is made confidential and exempt under subsection (1):
(a) In the furtherance of its official duties and responsibilities.
(b) To another governmental agency in the furtherance of its official duties and responsibilities.
(3) The public records exemption provided in subsection (1) does not apply to information held by the department as part of an independent examination or investigation conducted by the department.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2016-161; s. 1, ch. 2021-88.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry
Chapter 570 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 570.01-570.232)
570.01 - Department created; commissioner.
570.041 - Organization of departmental work.
570.051 - Interference with department employees in performance of duties.
570.06 - Offices of the department.
570.07 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; functions, powers, and duties.
570.077 - Confidentiality of intelligence or investigative information.
570.081 - Division of work between department and experiment station and extension service.
570.09 - Assistant commissioner.
570.091 - Deputy commissioners.
570.11 - Directors; oath of office.
570.12 - Other officers and employees.
570.13 - Salary of commissioner, officers, and employees; expenses.
570.15 - Access to places of business and vehicles.
570.191 - Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust Fund.
570.1912 - Funding of Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust Fund.
570.192 - Administrative Trust Fund.
570.193 - Federal Grants Trust Fund.
570.194 - Florida Saltwater Products Promotion Trust Fund.
570.20 - General Inspection Trust Fund.
570.205 - Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
570.209 - Market Improvements Working Capital Trust Fund.
570.21 - Publication of department’s bulletins, publications, and reports.