75602. (a) In order to prevent unfair trade practices, which are detrimental to California’s apple industry, including, but not limited to, deception and misinformation, the commission may collect and disseminate to any and all interested persons, handler F.O.B. market price information based on sales that have occurred.(b) The identity of each handler reporting information and the information reported pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential and not made public by the commission under any circumstances. Information that gives industry totals, averages, and other similar data may be disclosed by the commission.(c) The procedure for the collection and dissemination of the information pursuant to this section shall be approved by the secretary.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 399, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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