N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-83-09
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4.1-83-09. Release of records - Confidentiality
Official statutory text
4.1-83-09. Release of records - Confidentiality
1. As a condition of licensure, the applicant shall agree to provide to the agriculture
commissioner, upon request, any financial record that the commissioner deems
relevant for purposes related to:
a. The issuance of a livestock dealer's license; or
b. An investigation after issuance of a livestock dealer's license.
2. As a condition of licensure, the applicant shall file a records release with the
agriculture commissioner, authorizing the commissioner to obtain, from any source,
any financial record that the commissioner deems relevant for purposes related to:
a. The issuance of a livestock dealer's license; or
b. An investigation after issuance of a livestock dealer's license.
3. Any information gained by the agriculture commissioner under this section is
confidential and may be provided only:
a. To federal authorities in accordance with federal law;
b. To the attorney general, state agencies, and law enforcement agencies, for use in
the pursuit of official duties; and
c. As directed by an order of a court pursuant to a showing of good cause.
1. As a condition of licensure, the applicant shall agree to provide to the agriculture
commissioner, upon request, any financial record that the commissioner deems
relevant for purposes related to:
a. The issuance of a livestock dealer's license; or
b. An investigation after issuance of a livestock dealer's license.
2. As a condition of licensure, the applicant shall file a records release with the
agriculture commissioner, authorizing the commissioner to obtain, from any source,
any financial record that the commissioner deems relevant for purposes related to:
a. The issuance of a livestock dealer's license; or
b. An investigation after issuance of a livestock dealer's license.
3. Any information gained by the agriculture commissioner under this section is
confidential and may be provided only:
a. To federal authorities in accordance with federal law;
b. To the attorney general, state agencies, and law enforcement agencies, for use in
the pursuit of official duties; and
c. As directed by an order of a court pursuant to a showing of good cause.
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