Section 149.07. Records; inspection; reports.

 

(1)  Each affected producer shall maintain accurate records of all potato production and sales to handlers. Each producer-handler shall maintain accurate records of all potato production and sales to wholesalers, retailers, consumers or non-resident handlers. Each handler shall maintain accurate records and accounts of all potatoes purchased from or sold for affected producers by the handler. A separate record shall be maintained on a producer's or handler's own production which was handled by the producer or handler, acting as a producer-handler. The secretary may require an affected producer, producer-handler or handler to make records available for inspection and copying by the department, or may require a producer, producer-handler or handler to file reports with the department, if the secretary determines that the inspection or filing is necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter. No information related to the individual businesses of producers and handlers may be disclosed to the public or potato industry board members.

(2)  The secretary may require the potato industry board to provide information necessary for enforcement of ch. 96 , Stats. , or this order.

History: Cr. Register, September, 1989, No. 405 , eff. 10-1-89.