131.618 Disclosure of records by commissioner and Attorney General -- Authority to require submission of additional information. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 131.618 Disclosure of records by commissioner and Attorney General -- Authority to require submission of additional information. (1) Notwithstanding KRS 131.190, the commissioner is authorized to disclose to the Attorney General the name and address of a stamping agent or distributor and the
number of sticks by brand name that have been purchased from a nonparticipating
manufacturer and have been stamped with Kentucky stamps by that agent or
distributor. The Attorney General may share this information with other federal,
state, or local agencies only for the purposes of enforcement of KRS 131.602 and
131.604 to 131.630 or corresponding laws of other states. The Attorney General is
further authorized to disclose to a nonparticipating tobacco product manufacturer
this information that has been provided by a stamping agent regarding the purchases
from that manufacturer. This information provided by a stamping agent may be
used in any enforcement action against the nonparticipating manufacturer by the
Attorney General. (2) In addition to the information required to be submitted pursuant to KRS 131.608, 131.614, and 131.620, the Attorney General or the commissioner may require a
stamping agent, distributor, or tobacco product manufacturer to submit any
additional information including but not limited to samples of the packaging or
labeling of each brand family as is necessary to enable the Attorney General to
determine whether a tobacco product manufacturer is in compliance with KRS
131.604 to 131.630. Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 159, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 8, effective April 6, 2003.