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ADOPTED
Senator
Bulloch of the 11th offered the following amendment:
Amend
HB 875 by inserting after
"To"
at the beginning of line 1 the
following:
amend Code Section 50-18-72
of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when public disclosure is
not required for certain records and disclosure of exempting legal authority, so
as to exempt certain records of the Department of Agriculture from disclosure;
to
By
redesignating Section 1 as Section 1A and inserting after the enacting clause
the following:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when
public disclosure is not required for certain records and disclosure of
exempting legal authority, is amended by adding a new paragraph in subsection
(a) to read as follows:
"(10.4)
Records, data, or information compiled and maintained by the Department of
Agriculture regarding applicants for or recipients of certification for taxation
purposes as a qualified agriculture producer as defined in Code Section
48-8-3.3; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the
release of such records, data, or information to a law enforcement officer,
prosecutor, or judge or another state or federal agency for use in the
investigation or prosecution of alleged criminal or unlawful activity or for
other official use;"