(1) Information relating to any assessments paid or quantities of potatoes shipped by an individual processor, grower, or shipper which has been disclosed pursuant to this act is exempt from the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. This exemption does not include information regarding any penalties levied under this act.
  (2) The director may obtain information necessary to confirm compliance with this act and may disclose statistical information as long as information of the type described in subsection (1) is not disclosed.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 290.424a

  • Director: means the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 290.421
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Grower: means any business unit, including a family operation, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, or other business organization engaged in the business of growing potatoes for market. See Michigan Laws 290.421
  • Processor: means a person engaged in canning, freezing, dehydrating, chipping, fermenting, distilling, extracting, preserving, or changing the form of potatoes for the purpose of consumption or for any other commercial use. See Michigan Laws 290.421
  • Shipper: means a person engaged in the shipment of potatoes, whether as owner, agent, or otherwise; or engaged in the processing of potatoes for human or animal consumption in any form or for any other commercial use. See Michigan Laws 290.421
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