1. (1) None of the following information, received by the department from a dairy plant operator, including a milk contractor that submits a milk producer license application on behalf of a milk producer and thereby certifies that the milk producer’s dairy farm and milking operations comply with applicable requirements under this chapter, is subject to public inspection under s. 19.35, Stats.

   1. (a) Financial information protected from disclosure under s. 126.84 (1) (a), Stats.
   2. (b) Information qualifying as a trade secret as defined in s. 134.90 (1) (c), Stats.

2. (2) None of the following information received by the department from a dairy plant operator, including a milk contractor that submits a milk producer license application on behalf of a milk producer and thereby certifies that the milk producer’s dairy farm and milking operations comply with applicable requirements under this chapter, is subject to public inspection under s. 19.35, Stats., unless the department determines that inspection is necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare:

   1. (a) Information that identifies individual milk producers who deliver milk to the dairy plant operator, or sell milk to a milk contractor, if the information is in the form of a composite list identifying those producers with that dairy plant operator or milk contractor, except as provided under s. 126.70 (6) (b) and (c), Stats.

      Note: See s. 97.20 (3m), Stats.

   2. (b) Information pertaining to individual milk producer production and milk quality records if that information identifies the producer.

      Note: See s. 97.22 (10), Stats.

History

History: CR 14-073: cr. Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16.