The following records of the seed department are exempt from section 44-04-18:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 4.1-53-60

  • Department: means the North Dakota department of agriculture. See North Dakota Code 4.1-01-01
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1.    Records of any plant or seed analysis, testing, and variety or disease determination conducted by the seed department on a fee-for-service basis for private persons; and

2.    Information that is received by the seed department under this chapter from a private person and which the private person determines is proprietary information or a trade secret.