Effective: November 3, 1999
Latest Legislation: House Bill 223 - 123rd General Assembly
Trade secrets and other forms of information that, under this chapter, are required to be furnished to or are procured by a licensor of food service operations shall be for the exclusive use and information of the licensor in the discharge of the licensor's official duties. The information shall not be open to the public or used in any action or proceeding in any court. If the licensor is a board of health, the board may share the information with the director of health and director of agriculture. If the licensor is the director of health, the director may share the information with the director of agriculture.
The licensor shall maintain the confidentiality of the information, except that the information may be consolidated in statistical tables and published by the licensor in statistical form for the use and information of state and local agencies and the public, if the statistics do not disclose details about a particular person or government entity that provided information to the licensor. An individual employed by the licensor or assisting the licensor in the administration of the food service operation licensing requirements of this chapter shall not willfully divulge any information that is confidential under this section to any person or government entity other than the licensor or the individual's superior.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals
Chapter 3717 | Retail Food Establishments; Food Service Operations
Section 3717.01 | Retail Food Establishments - Food Safety Operations Definitions.
Section 3717.02 | Retail Food Safety Advisory Council.
Section 3717.03 | Council Meetings - Duties.
Section 3717.04 | Rules Regarding Retail Food Establishments and Food Service Operations.
Section 3717.041 | Joint Letter of Opinion From Directors of Agriculture and Health.
Section 3717.05 | Uniform Food Safety Code.
Section 3717.07 | Uniform Methodologies for Calculating Costs of Licensing.
Section 3717.071 | Forms for Calculating Licensing Fees.
Section 3717.08 | Director to Promote Food Safety Awareness and Education.
Section 3717.09 | Certification in Food Protection.
Section 3717.11 | Board of Health Surveys.
Section 3717.111 | Board of Health May Withdraw as Licensor.
Section 3717.12 | Jurisdiction Change - Licenses to Remain Valid.
Section 3717.14 | Dogs in Outdoor Dining Areas.
Section 3717.21 | License Required for Retail Food Establishments - Separate Licenses.
Section 3717.22 | Excluded Operations and Entities.
Section 3717.221 | Voluntary Registration of Farm Market, Farmers Market, or Farm Product Auction.
Section 3717.23 | Applying for License or Renewal of License.
Section 3717.24 | License Endorsement to Provide Food Service Operation Services.
Section 3717.26 | Transfer of License.
Section 3717.27 | Inspections.
Section 3717.28 | Confidentiality of Information.
Section 3717.29 | Board of Health May Suspend or Revoke Retail Food Establishment License.
Section 3717.30 | Director of Agriculture May Suspend or Revoke Retail Food Establishment License.
Section 3717.31 | Prosecution and Other Remedies When Board of Health Is Licensor.
Section 3717.41 | License Required for Food Service Operation - Separate Licenses.
Section 3717.42 | Exclusions - Exemptions From License Requirement.
Section 3717.46 | Transfer of License.
Section 3717.47 | Inspections.
Section 3717.48 | Confidentiality of Information.
Section 3717.49 | Licensor May Suspend or Revoke Food Service Operation License.
Section 3717.50 | Prosecution and Other Remedies for Violations.
Section 3717.51 | Director of Health to Adopt Rules.
Section 3717.52 | Director of Health to Adopt Rules.
Section 3717.53 | Provision of Food Nutrition Information and Consumer Incentive Items.