A. Individual totals of commodities produced or shipped are not subject to public disclosure and are strictly confidential. If a shipper presents a signed and notarized release to the associate director or the associate director’s agent, a person may receive individual totals of commodities shipped by the shipper.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 3-488

  • Associate director: means the associate director of the division. See Arizona Laws 3-481
  • Commission merchant: means a person that receives on consignment or solicits from the producer any fruit or vegetable for sale on commission on behalf of the producer or that accepts any fruit or vegetable in trust from the producer for the purpose of resale. See Arizona Laws 3-481
  • Person: includes an individual, firm, association, partnership, trust or corporation. See Arizona Laws 3-481
  • Shipper: means a person that ships, transports, sells or markets fruit or vegetables under the person's registered trademark or label or a person that first markets the fruit or vegetables on behalf of the producer. See Arizona Laws 3-481

B. Records of shippers are subject to inspection during business hours by the associate director or the associate director’s designee. The associate director or designee may investigate any records of any transaction of a commission merchant for possible violations of this article.